Adieu Bonaparte (1985)
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 and falls in love with two young Egyptian brothers, reflecting complex themes of colonial desire, affection, and personal connection.
Director:
Youssef Chahine
Writer:
Youssef Chahine
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Mohsen Mohey ElDein as Ali - علي |
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Ahmad Abdelaziz as Bakr - بكر |
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Gamil Ratib as Barthélémy - فرط الرمان |
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Michel Piccoli as Caffarelli - كافاريللي |
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Patrice Chéreau as Napoléon Bonaparte - بونابرت |
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Abla Kamel as La femme de Bakr - زوجة بكر |
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Mohsena Tawfiq as La Mère - الأم |
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Seif Abdelrahman as Kourayem - السيد محمد كريم |
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Christian Patey as Horace |
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Hassan Hussein as Le père - الأب |
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Salah Zulfikar as Le cheikh Hassouna - شيخ حسونة |
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Huda Sultan as Nefissa - نفيسة |
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Tawfiq Al-Deqen as الدرويش |
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Tahiya Cariocca as الداية |
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Ali Al Sharif as |
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Salah Jahin as |
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Mohamed Atef as Yehia - يحيى |
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Dahlia Younès as Nahed - ناهد |
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Jean-Pierre Michaud as L'imprimeur Marcel |
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Claude Cernay as ديكوان |
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Hassan El-Adl as شيخ عبد الله |
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Mohamed Dardeery as شيخ شرف |
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Dahlia Younès as |
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Antic Melkior as |
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Magdy Ahmed Aly as |
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Naima ElSoghier as |
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Mahmoud El Gendy as |
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Farid Mahmoud as فلتاؤوس |
| Directing | Youssef Chahine | Director |
| Production | Jean-Pierre Mahot | Producer |
| Production | Humbert Balsan | Producer |
| Production | Marianne Khoury | Producer |
| Writing | Yousry Nasrallah | Writer |
| Art | Gabriel Karraze | Art Direction |
| Art | Onsi Abou Seif | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mohsen Fahmy | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Luc Barnier | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Evelyne Byot | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Yousry Nasrallah | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hassan El Geretly | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Mohsen Nasr | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Gabriel Yared | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Youssef Chahine | Screenplay |
| Writing | Youssef Chahine | Dialogue |
| Writing | Mohsen Mohey ElDein | Scenario Writer |
