The Land (1970)
Al-ard
130 min
Set in 1933, the mayor informs the peasants that the share of irrigation of their land will be split equally between them and feudal lord Mahmoud Bey. The peasants send Mohamed Effendi to submit a petition to the government. Mahmoud Bey then proposes a project that would require taking part of the peasants' lands.
- Release date
- January 26, 1970
- Country of origin
- Egypt
Where to watch
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Criterion Channel
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Trailer
Cast
- Nagwa Ibrahim as Wassifa
- Ezzat El Alaili as Abd El-Hadi
- Mahmoud El Meligy as Muhammad Abu Swelim
- Yehia Chahine as Hassuna
- Hamdy Ahmed as Mohammad Effendi
- Tawfik El Deken as Khedr
- Salah El-Saadany as Elwani
- Abdulwareth Asar as The mayor
- Abdel Rahman El Khamissi as Sheikh Youssef
- Hussein Ismail as Sheikh Shenawy
- Nabila El Sayed as Mayor's wife
- Metawee Eweiss
- Fayza Abduljawad
- Ali El Sherif as Diab
Crew
- Youssef Chahine · Director
- Abderrahman Charkawi · Writer
- Hassan Fuad · Writer
- Ali Ismail · Composer
- Abdel Halim Nasr · Cinematographer
- Rashida Abdel Salam · Editor