Adieu Bonaparte
movie

Released May 17, 1985
Overview
This big-budget historical epic from acclaimed Egyptian director Youssef Chahine features a crazed turn by Patrice Chereau as Napoleon Bonaparte. The film, an Egyptian-French co-production, deals with Napoleon's occupation of Alexandria and its effect on a typical Egyptian family. Michel Piccoli leads the cast as a general in Napoleon's army who tentatively befriends a local poet.
Cast

Mohsen Mohey ElDein
as
ALI

Ahmed Abdelaziz
as
Bakr

Gamil Ratib
as
Barthélémy

Michel Piccoli
as
Caffarelli

Patrice Chéreau
as
Napoléon Bonaparte

Abla Kamel
as
La femme de Bakr

Mohsena Tawfiq
as
La Mère

Seif Abdelrahman
as
Kourayem
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Christian Patey
as
Horace

Hassan Hussein
as
Le père

Salah Zulfikar
as
Le cheikh Hassouna

Huda Sultan
as
Nefissa
Crew

Youssef Chahine
as
Director

Youssef Chahine
as
Writer

Yousry Nasrallah
as
Writer

Humbert Balsan
as
Producer
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Marianne Khoury
as
Producer
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Jean-Pierre Mahot
as
Producer

Luc Barnier
as
Editor

Onsi Abou Seif
as
Production Design
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Gabriel Karraze
as
Art Direction
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Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle
as
Costume Design
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Evelyne Byot
as
Makeup Artist
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Mohsen Fahmy
as
Makeup Artist