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 in late 18th-century Egypt during Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign to capture the country.
Passion in the Desert (1998)
Directed by Lavinia Currier
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama |
Release Date - Jun 12, 1998 |
Run Time - 91 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG-13
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Box Office
$250,897
Tags
Desert, Egypt, Film Based On Literature, Fury, Leopard, Napoleon
Attributes
Based On: based on fantasy novels, based on short fiction, based on works by Honoré de Balzac
Narrative Location: Egypt
Narrative Location: Egypt
Alternate Titles
A sivatag rabjai
HU
Eine Leidenschaft in der Wüste
DE
Erämaan hehku
FI
Pasiune si desert
RO
Passion dans le désert
CA
Passion In The Desert
Passion in the Desert
GB, US
Passione nel deserto
IT
Pathos stin erimo
GR
Powiew pustyni
PL
Simoom
, US
Simoom: A Passion in the Desert
, US
Uma Paixão no Deserto
BR
Страст в пустинята
BG
Страсть в пустыне
RU