Abu Zayd al-Hilali (film)

Abu Zayd al-Hilali أبو زيد الهلالي
Faten Hamama in Abu Zayd al-Hilali
Directed by	Ezzel Dine Zulficar
Written by	Ezzel Dine Zulficar Abu Buthaina
Produced by	Mohamed Amin
Starring	Faten Hamama Seraj Munir
Release date	1947 (1947)
Country	Egypt
Language	Arabic

Abu Zayd al-Hilali (Egyptian Arabic: أبو زيد الهلالي) is a 1947 Egyptian film that portrays the life of the tenth-century Arabic leader and hero Abu Zayd al-Hilali. It was directed by Ezzel Dine Zulficar and written by Zulficar and Abu Butheina. It stars Faten Hamama, Seraj Munir, and . It was one of Hamama's earliest starring roles.

Plot[]

Abu Zayd al-Hilali's son and wife escape and years later, after his son has grown into a powerful and idealistic man, a battle between the two tribes starts. The son fights his father but is not aware who he is fighting. The Banu Hilalis defeat the . Back home, Abu Zayd is greeted as a hero. A huge war then starts with the Zirids, who had abandoned Shiism. The Banu Hilalis weaken the Zirid state and plunder their lands.^[1]

Cast[]

• Seraj Munir as Abu Zayd al-Hilali
• Faten Hamama as daughter of the Caliph
• as Abu Zayd's mother

References[]

External links[]

• Abu Zayd al-Hilali at IMDb

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