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Passion in the Desert

What nature divides, the spirit unites.
1997 | 91m | English

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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.
Release Date: Aug 31, 1997
Director: Lavinia Currier
Writer: Lavinia Currier, Honoré de Balzac
Genres: Adventure
Keywords egypt, napoleon bonaparte, leopard, woman director
Production Companies Fine Line Features, Roland-Film
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 03, 2025
Entered: May 02, 2024
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Name Character
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
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Lavinia Currier Screenplay, Director
Alexey Rodionov Director of Photography
Honoré de Balzac Story
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