Passion in the Desert (1997)
1h 31m
Running Time
August 31, 1997Release Date
Passion in the Desert (1997)
1h 31m
Running Time
August 31, 1997Release Date
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Plot.
Young French officer Augustin Robert escorts artist Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis to Egypt during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. Napoleon sent de Paradis to record Egypt's great monuments and temples that are destroyed by French soldiers in acts of barbarism. During combat, Augustin and Jean-Michel are separated from their regiment, and they start wandering through the desert fighting for their life. In one of the canyons Augustin meets a leopard he names Simoom and a strange bond between them appears.
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Cast & Crew.
Ben Daniels
Augustin Robert
Michel Piccoli
Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis
Paul M. Meston
Grognard
Kenneth Collard
Officer
Nadia Odeh
Bedouin Bride
Auda Mohammed Badoul
Shepherd Boy
Mohammed Ali
Medicine Man
Honoré de Balzac
Story
Lavinia Currier
Screenplay / Director
Alexey Rodionov
Director of Photography
José Nieto
Composer
Nicolas Gaster
Editor
Daphne Becket
CastingDirector
Amanda McArthur
ProductionDesigner
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 31, 1997
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Content RatingPG-13
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This Movie Is About.
egypt
napoleon
leopard
woman director
Wiki.
Passion in the Desert, or Simoom: A Passion in the Desert, is a 1997 film from director Lavinia Currier based on the 1830 short story "A Passion in the Desert" by Honoré de Balzac. The film follows the ventures of a young French officer named Augustin Robert (Ben Daniels) in late 18th-century Egypt during Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign to capture the country.
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