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Adieu Bonaparte

Poster for the movie "Adieu Bonaparte"
Poster for the movie "Adieu Bonaparte"

Adieu Bonaparte (1985)

115 min - Drama, History, War - 17 May 1985
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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.

Director:  Youssef Chahine
Writers:  Youssef Chahine, Yousry Nasrallah
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