STORY
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 & CREW
- Mohsen Mohey ElDein
- Ahmed Abdelaziz
- Gamil Ratib
- Michel Piccoli
- Patrice Chéreau
Cast
- Youssef Chahine
- Yousry Nasrallah
Directors
INFORMATION
- Lyric International
- MISR International Films
- Renn Productions
- TF1 Films Production
Production Companies
- Egypt
- France
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- Arabic
- French
