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.
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
as ALI
Ahmed Abdelaziz
as Bakr
Gamil Ratib
as Barthélémy
Michel Piccoli
as Caffarelli
Patrice Chéreau
as Napoléon Bonaparte
Abla Kamel
as La femme de Bakr
Mohsena Tawfiq
as La Mère
سيف عبد الرحمن
as Kourayem
Christian Patey
as Horace
Hassan Hussein
as Le père
صلاح ذو الفقار
as Le cheikh Hassouna
هدى سلطان
as Nefissa
