Napoleon's Obsession: The Quest For Egypt
Brief Synopsis
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Examination of Napoleon's 1798 expedition to conquer Egypt, which gave the 29-year-old his first real defeat. Host Bob Brier also explains how the scientists that Napoleon supported discovered and recorded the glories of ancient Egypt, including the Rosetta Stone and the tomb of the powerful pharaoh
Cast & Crew
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Peter Spry-leverton
Director
Bob Brier
Host
Oded Abt
Location Manager
Simon Brock
On-Line Editor
Simon French
Photography
Simon French
Cinematographer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Examination of Napoleon's 1798 expedition to conquer Egypt, which gave the 29-year-old his first real defeat. Host Bob Brier also explains how the scientists that Napoleon supported discovered and recorded the glories of ancient Egypt, including the Rosetta Stone and the tomb of the powerful pharaoh Amenhotep III.
Director
Peter Spry-leverton
Director
Cast
Bob Brier
Host
Crew
Oded Abt
Location Manager
Simon Brock
On-Line Editor
Simon French
Photography
Simon French
Cinematographer
Geret Garamendi
Publicist (Tlc)
Romany Helmy
Location Manager
Natalia Henderson
Production Management
Paul Kennedy
Sound Recordist
Toby Langton-gilks
Music
Nancy Lavin
Executive Producer (Tlc)
Ishbel Macdonald
Production Management
James Marshall
Editor
Donna Moss
Production Manager (Tlc)
Chris Phinikas
Dubbing Mixer
Nick Powell
Assistant Producer
Matthew Poynter
Photography
Matthew Poynter
Cinematographer
Pat Remler
Researcher
Michele Schmidt Moore
Production Assistant (Tlc)
Steve Seidenberg
Executive Producer
Peter Spry-leverton
Producer
Ian Sycamore
Production Coordinator (Tlc)
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
