Released:
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.

Director:
Youssef Chahine

Runtime:
1h 55min

Genre:
Drama, History, War

• Cast:
• 
  Mohsen Mohey ElDein
  as
  ALI
• 
  Ahmed Abdelaziz
  as
  Bakr
• 
  Gamil Ratib
  as
  Barthélémy
• 
  Michel Piccoli
  as
  Caffarelli
• 
  Patrice Chéreau
  as
  Napoléon Bonaparte