Description

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.

Cast

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Ahmed Abdelaziz

Gamil Ratib

Michel Piccoli

Patrice Chéreau

Abla Kamel

Mohsena Tawfiq

Seif Abdelrahman

Hassan Hussein

Salah Zulfikar

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