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Goodbye, Bonaparte (1985)

Genre : Drama, History, War

Runtime : 1H 55M

Director : Youssef Chahine

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.

Actors

Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
ALI
Ahmed Abdelaziz
Ahmed Abdelaziz
Bakr
Gamil Ratib
Gamil Ratib
Barthélémy
Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli
Caffarelli
Patrice Chéreau
Patrice Chéreau
Napoléon Bonaparte
Abla Kamel
Abla Kamel
La femme de Bakr
Saif Abdel Rahman
Saif Abdel Rahman
Christian Patey
Christian Patey
Horace
Mohamed Atef
Mohamed Atef
Yehia
Dahlia Younès
Dahlia Younès
Nahed
Hassan Hussein
Hassan Hussein
Le père
Jean-Pierre Michaud
Jean-Pierre Michaud
L'imprimeur Marcel
Mohsena Tawfiq
Mohsena Tawfiq
Salah Zulfiqar
Salah Zulfiqar
Huda Sultan
Huda Sultan
Taheya Cariocca
Taheya Cariocca
Tawfiq ElDekn
Tawfiq ElDekn
Claude Cernay
Claude Cernay
Hassan El Adl
Hassan El Adl
Mohamed Dardeery
Mohamed Dardeery
Dahlia Younès
Dahlia Younès
Ali Al Sharif
Ali Al Sharif
Antic Melkior
Antic Melkior
Magdy Ahmed Aly
Magdy Ahmed Aly
Salah Jahine
Salah Jahine

Crews

Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Director
Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Writer
Yousry Nasrallah
Yousry Nasrallah
Writer
Humbert Balsan
Humbert Balsan
Producer
Marianne Khoury
Marianne Khoury
Producer
Jean-Pierre Mahot
Jean-Pierre Mahot
Producer
Gabriel Yared
Gabriel Yared
Music
Mohsen Nasr
Mohsen Nasr
Cinematography
Luc Barnier
Luc Barnier
Editor
Onsi Abou Seif
Onsi Abou Seif
Production Design
Gabriel Karraze
Gabriel Karraze
Art Direction
Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle
Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle
Costume Design
Evelyne Byot
Evelyne Byot
Makeup Artist
Mohsen Fahmy
Mohsen Fahmy
Makeup Artist
Yousry Nasrallah
Yousry Nasrallah
Assistant Director
Hassan El Geretly
Hassan El Geretly
Assistant Director
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Writer

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