Release Date: 1985-05-17
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.
Rating: 5.8 / 10
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
as ALI
Ahmed Abdelaziz
as Bakr
Gamil Ratib
as Barthélémy
Michel Piccoli
as Caffarelli
Patrice Chéreau
as Napoléon Bonaparte
Youssef Chahine - Director
Jean-Pierre Mahot - Producer
Humbert Balsan - Producer
Marianne Khoury - Producer
Yousry Nasrallah - Writer
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