CinemaOSMovie · 1969 · 1h 42m

The Night of Counting the Years

The day when the years are counted

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Set in 1881, a year before the start of British colonial rule, it is based on the true story of the Abd el-Rasuls, an Upper-Egyptian clan that had been robbing a cache of mummies they have discovered at tomb DB320 near the village of Kurna, and selling the artifacts on the black market. After a conflict within the clan, one of its members made a crucial decision when the Antiquities Service arrived.

Directed byShadi Abdel Salam

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 42m
Language
AR
Released
January 27, 1969
Studios
Merchant Ivory ProductionsGeneral Egyptian Cinema OrganisationEgyptian Ministry of Culture

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ahmed Marei

Ahmed Marei

Wannis

Ahmed Hegazi

Ahmed Hegazi

Brother

Nadia Lotfi

Nadia Lotfi

Zeena

Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim

Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim

Mother

Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq

Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq

Uncle

Mohamed Nabih

Mohamed Nabih

Murad

Shafiq Nour ElDein

Shafiq Nour ElDein

Ayoub

Mohamed Khairy

Mohamed Khairy

Kamal

Ahmad Anan

Ahmad Anan

Badawi

Gaby Karraz

Maspero

Creative team
Directed by
Shadi Abdel Salam
Shadi Abdel Salam
Written by
Shadi Abdel Salam
Shadi Abdel Salam
Alaa El Deeb
Produced by
Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini
Safwat Mustafa

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