Road to Eilat

Road to Eilat
Road to Eilat
	الطريق إلى إيلات
Directed by	Inaam Mohammed Ali
Written by	Fayez Ghaly
Produced by	Mamdouh El Leithy
Starring	Ezzat El Alaili; Salah Zulfikar
Cinematography	Sobhi Basta
Edited by	Kamal Abu El Ela
Music by	Yasser Abdel Rahman
Production; company	Egyptian Television Network
Distributed by	Egyptian Television Network
Release date	1994;
Running time	156 minutes
Country	Egypt
Language	Egyptian Arabic

Road to Eilat (Egyptian Arabic: الطريق إلى إيلات translit: Al-Tareek Ela Eilat or El Tareeq Ela Eilat aliases: The Road to Eilat) is an Egyptian war film released in 1994. The film is directed by Inaam Mohammed Ali and features Salah Zulfikar in a special appearance as the commander of Navy.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The films stars Ezzat El Alaili and Nabil Al-Halfawi. Road to Eilat is Salah Zulfikar’s final film.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Plot[]

The film takes place during the War of Attrition in 1969, before the October War, specifically in July. The film deals with the Egyptian raids on the Israeli port of Eilat, operations carried out by a group of frogmen belonging to the Egyptian Navy, when they attacked the Eilat War Port and were able to destroy two warships: Beit Sheva, Bat Yam and the war pier (the two ships were attacking the Egyptian positions in the Red Sea after the Israeli forces took over the Sinai), then the return of these frogs safely after completing their mission successfully, after the martyrdom of one hero.

Cast[]

Ezzat El Alaili - Colonel Radi, commander of the operation
Salah Zulfikar - General Shaker, commander of the Navy
Nabil Al-Halfawi - Colonel Mahmoud, the training commander
Mohamed El-Dafrawi - Chief of Staff of the Navy
Mohamed Abdel-Gawad - Captain Hatim
Hisham Abdullah - Staff Sergeant Navy Alish
Nasir Saif - a rare naval lieutenant
Abdullah Mahmoud - Martyr Marine Sergeant Morsi Al-Zanati
Hani Kamal - Lieutenant Marine Hussain
Mohamed Saad - Sergeant Qenawyi
Alaa Morsi - Samir, boat maintenance engineer
Tariq Al-Nahry - Jalal - The Auxiliary Group
Farouk Aita - Fawaz - The Supporting Group
Suleiman Eid - Salem, desert guide
Madeleine Tabar - Maryam, one of the guides
Medhat Morsi - Director of Egyptian Military Intelligence
Yousry Mustafa - Operation Officer in Jordan
Amin Hashem Responsible for Egyptian Radio
Sherine Wagdy - the wife of Captain Mahmoud
Nahed Rushdie - the wife of Captain Radi
Alan Zogby: Israeli officer
Muhammad Mahmoud: Abu Jihad: a Palestinian fighter
Tariq Al-Amir - Ibrahim Balousha - Muhammad Ammar - Youssef Hussein - Muhammad Safwat - Tawheed Majdi - Majdi Suleiman

Military Experts[]

Retired Major General Ibrahim Dakhakhni
Retired Admiral: Mustafa Taher

From the Navy[]

Rear Admiral: Farouk Mohsab
Commodore: Nabawi Shalaby
Admiral: Abdel Azim Tawash
Naval Colonel: Mustafa Abdel-Raouf Al-Haw
Marine Major: Ashraf Mohamed
Naval Captain: Mohamed Sharif - Military Training Supervisor

Film crew[]

Story, script and dialogue: Fayez Ghaly
Music soundtrack: Yasser Abdel Rahman
Palestinian dialect references: Majeh Badrakhan
Hebrew dialect references: Tawheed Majdi
Makeup: Ramadan Imam - Imam Ramadan - Muhammad Ramadan
Hairdresser: Mamdouh Omar
Clothes: Ahmed Salem
Accessory: Amin Mostafa
Executors of the decor: Muhammad Al-Boushi - Muhammad Zaki - Sayed Amin - Ahmed Othman - Sharif Al-Salami - Abdel Hamid Abdel Fattah - Tariq Al-Boushi - Ibrahim Harb - Mohamed Abdel-Alim- Ahmed Abdel-Gawad - Salah Abu Al-Majd - Hassan Ali Hassan - Saad Ali Esawy - Muhammad Tammam Al-Bushy - Mahmoud Hassan - Mohamed Abdel-Sabour
Voice recorder: Adeeb Fouad - Ahmed Abdel Khaleq
Assistant Mixing: Hiam Mohamed
Photography: Sobhi Basta
Clacket: Ibrahim Bayoumi
Registrar: Mohsen Abdelazim
Producers: Muhammad Khamis - Imad Al-Sheikh - Muhammad Tawfiq - Ali Mahmoud - Ahmed Hamid
Produced by: Production Sector Egyptian Television
Producer: Mamdouh El-Leithy
Directed by: Inaam Muhammad Ali

References[]

^ الحوادث (in Arabic). مؤسسة الحوادث للصحافة والنشر. May 1994.
^ قاسم, محمود (2020-10-03). موسوعة الممثل في السينما العربية، الجزء الأول (in Arabic). E-Kutub Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78058-548-2.
^ الشراع (in Arabic). 1994.
^ البنا, د دعاء أحمد (2019). دراما المخابرات.. وقضايا الهوية الوطنية (in Arabic). Al Arabi Publishing and Distributing. ISBN 978-977-319-487-1.
^ Hillauer, Rebecca (2005). Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-424-943-3.
^ Sakr, Naomi (2004-09-24). Women and Media in the Middle East: Power Through Self-expression. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85773-021-3.
^ Tolchin, Martin; Tolchin, Susan J. (2007-10-30). A World Ignited: How Apostles of Ethnic, Religious, and Racial Hatred Torch the Globe. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4617-1165-0.
^ Abdelrahman, Maha M.; Hamdy, Iman A.; Rouchdy, Malak S.; Saad, Reem (2006). Cultural Dynamics in Contemporary Egypt. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-424-982-2.

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[1] الحوادث (in Arabic). مؤسسة الحوادث للصحافة والنشر. May 1994.

[2] قاسم, محمود (2020-10-03). موسوعة الممثل في السينما العربية، الجزء الأول (in Arabic). E-Kutub Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78058-548-2.

[3] الشراع (in Arabic). 1994.

[4] البنا, د دعاء أحمد (2019). دراما المخابرات.. وقضايا الهوية الوطنية (in Arabic). Al Arabi Publishing and Distributing. ISBN 978-977-319-487-1.

[5] Hillauer, Rebecca (2005). Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-424-943-3.

[6] Sakr, Naomi (2004-09-24). Women and Media in the Middle East: Power Through Self-expression. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85773-021-3.

[7] Tolchin, Martin; Tolchin, Susan J. (2007-10-30). A World Ignited: How Apostles of Ethnic, Religious, and Racial Hatred Torch the Globe. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4617-1165-0.

[8] Abdelrahman, Maha M.; Hamdy, Iman A.; Rouchdy, Malak S.; Saad, Reem (2006). Cultural Dynamics in Contemporary Egypt. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-424-982-2.

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