Adieu Bonaparte
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.
Starring Mohsen Mohey ElDein, Ahmed Abdelaziz, Gamil Ratib, Michel Piccoli, Patrice Chéreau, Abla Kamel, Seif Abdelrahman, Christian Patey, Mohamed Atef, Dahlia Younès
Watch "Adieu Bonaparte" on Criterion Channel released in 1985. It's a drama and history movie, and has a rating of 6.2 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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