France / May 17, 1985
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Seif Abdelrahman | Kourayem |
| Christian Patey | Horace |
| Hassan Hussein | Le père |
| Salah Zulfikar | Le cheikh Hassouna |
| Huda Sultan | Nefissa |
| Tawfiq Al-Deqen | |
| Tahiya Cariocca | |
| Ali Al Sharif | |
| Salah Jahin | |
| Mohamed Atef | Yehia |
| Dahlia Younès | Nahed |
| Jean-Pierre Michaud | L'imprimeur Marcel |
| Claude Cernay | |
| Hassan El-Adl | |
| Mohamed Dardeery | |
| Dahlia Younès | |
| Antic Melkior |
Genres
DramaHistoryWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | وداعا بونابرت |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, Français |
| Production countries | Egypt, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lyric International, MISR International Films, Renn Productions, TF1 Films Production |
| Release date | 17 maggio 1985 |
| Production | Marianne Khoury, Humbert Balsan, Jean-Pierre Mahot |
| Writer | Yousry Nasrallah, Youssef Chahine, Mohsen Mohey ElDein |
| Editing | Luc Barnier |
| Cinematography | Mohsen Nasr |
| Assistant directors | Yousry Nasrallah, Hassan El Geretly, Youssef Chahine |
| Camera operators | Mohsen Nasr |
| Additional photography | Mohsen Nasr |
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| Production design | Onsi Abou Seif, Gabriel Karraze |
| Art direction | Gabriel Karraze, Onsi Abou Seif |
| Set decoration | Gabriel Karraze, Onsi Abou Seif |
| Music | Gabriel Yared |
| Sound | Gabriel Yared |
| Costume design | Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle, Mohsen Fahmy, Evelyne Byot |
| Makeup | Mohsen Fahmy, Evelyne Byot, Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle |
| Hairstyling | Mohsen Fahmy, Evelyne Byot, Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Egypt / Jun 02, 1985
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