The Land (1969 film)
| The Land | |
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| Directed by | Youssef Chahine |
| Written by | |
| Starring | Hamdy Ahmed |
| Cinematography | Abdelhalim Nasr |
| Edited by | Rashida Abdel Salam |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
The Land (Arabic: الأرض, translit. Al-ard) is a 1969 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine, based on a popular novel by Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi. The film narrates the conflict between peasants and their landlord in rural Egypt in the 1930s, and explores the complex relation between individual interests and collective responses to oppression. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Cast[]
- Hamdy Ahmed as Mohammad Effendi
- Yehia Chahine as Hassuna
- Ezzat El Alaili as Abd El-Hadi
- as Khedr
- Mahmoud El-Meliguy as Mohamed Abu Swelam
- as Elwani
- as Diab
- as Wassifa
References[]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Land". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
External links[]
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- 1969 films
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- Films directed by Youssef Chahine
- Films about landlords
- Egyptian drama films
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