''Adieu Bonaparte'' or ''Bonaparte in Egypt'' ( arz, وداعا بونابرت, translit. Weda'an Bonapart) is a 1985 Egyptian-French

historical drama film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swas ...

directed by

Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine ( ar, يوسف شاهين, Yūsuf Shāhīn ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptians, Egyptian film director. He was active in the Cinema of Egypt, Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He directed twel ...

and starring

Michel Piccoli Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...

Salah Zulfikar Salah El Din Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar ( ar, صلاح ذو الفقار; ; 18 January 1926 – 22 December 1993) was an Egyptian actor and film producer. He started his career as a police officer in the Egyptian National Police, before becoming an ac ...

Patrice Chéreau Patrice Chéreau (; 2 November 1944 – 7 October 2013) was a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer. In France he is best known for his work for the theatre, internationally for his films '' La Reine Margot'' and ...

and Mohsen Mohieddin. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. It was later selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the

2016 Cannes Film Festival The 69th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian director George Miller was the President of the Jury for the main competition. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. On 15 Marc ...

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as Cafarelli *

as Cheikh Hassouna *

as Napoléon Bonaparte * Mohsen Mohieddin as Ali * Mohsena Tewfik as La mère *

Christian Patey Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρισ ...

as Horace *

Gamil Ratib Gamil Ratib ( ar, جميل راتب; 18 August 1926 – 19 September 2018) was an Egyptian actor. He appeared in television and film productions and briefly in theater over a 65-year career. He was known for numerous villainous roles and his appe ...

as Barthelemy *

Taheya Cariocca Taheyya Kariokka ( ar, تحية كاريوكا) also Tahiya Carioca (born Badaweya Mohamed Kareem Ali Elnedany), (February 22, 1915 – September 20, 1999) was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress. Early life Born in the Egypti ...

as La sage femme *

Huda Sultan Huda Sultan or Hoda Sultan ( ar, هـدى سلطان, Birth name: Bahiga Abd El Aal ( arz, بهيجة عبد العال), (15 August 1925 – 5 June 2006) was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was mostly known for her mother roles in both Egy ...

as Nefissa * Claude Cernay as Decoin * Mohamad Dardiri as Sheikh Charaf * Hassan El Adl as Cheikh Aedalah * Tewfik El Dekn as Le Derwiche (as Tewfik El Dekken) * Seif El Dine as Kourayem (as Seif Eddina) * Hassan Husseiny as Le père * Farid Mahmoud as Faltaos

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* 1985 films French war films 1980s Arabic-language films French multilingual films Egyptian multilingual films 1985 multilingual films 1980s French-language films French Revolutionary Wars films Films set in the 1800s Films set in Egypt Films directed by Youssef Chahine Egyptian war films 1980s French films {{1980s-France-film-stub

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