Nasser 56
Nasser 56 | |
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Directed by | Mohamed Fadel |
Starring | Ahmed Zaki Fardous Abdel Hamid Hassan Hosny |
Cinematography | Abdel Latif Fahmi Essam Farid Ibrahim Saleh |
Edited by | Kamal Abul Ela (as Kamal Aobut Al-Ela) |
Music by | Yasser Abdel Rahman |
Production company | |
Release dates |
(United States)
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Running time | 140 |
Country | Egypt |
Language | Arabic |
Nasser 56 is a 1996[1] Egyptian historical film directed by Mohamed Fadel, starring Ahmed Zaki. The film focuses on the nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt's second President, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and the subsequent invasion of Egypt by Israel, the United Kingdom, and France.
Throughout the film, events are depicted from an Egyptian nationalist viewpoint. The film's star, Ahmed Zaki, subsequently portrayed Nasser's successor as President, Anwar Sadat, in the 2001 film The Days of Sadat.[2]
References[]
Categories:
- 1996 films
- 1997 films
- Arabic-language films
- Egyptian films
- Egyptian drama films
- Documentary films about Egypt
- Suez Crisis films
- Cultural depictions of Gamal Abdel Nasser
- British Empire stubs
- Egyptian film stubs