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Adieu Bonaparte

Genres

Drama , History , War

Duration

115 min

Director

Youssef Chahine

Rating

5.8

Release Date

May 17, 1985

Adieu Bonaparte

Original title: وداعا بونابرت

Watch Adieu Bonaparte – Streaming Availability

Criterion Channel

Synopsis

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.