Passion in the Desert (1997)

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.

Directing:
  • Lavinia Currier

Writing:
  • Honoré de Balzac
  • Lavinia Currier

Stars:
Release Date: 1997-08-31
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 91
Ben Daniels
Ben Daniels
Augustin Robert
Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccol...
Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis
Mohammed Ali
Mohammed Ali
Medicine Man
Kenneth Collard
Kenneth Colla...
Officer
Nadia Odeh
Nadia Odeh
Bedouin Bride
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