Set in 1881, a year before the start of British colonial rule, it is based on the true story of the Abd el-Rasuls, an Upper-Egyptian clan that had been robbing a cache of mummies they have discovered at tomb DB320 near the village of Kurna, and selling the artifacts on the black market. After a conflict within the clan, one of its members made a crucial decision when the Antiquities Service arrived.
Title | The Night of Counting the Years |
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Year | 1969 |
Genre | Drama, History |
Country | Egypt |
Studio | Merchant Ivory Productions, General Egyptian Cinema Organisation |
Cast | Ahmed Marei, Nadia Lotfi, Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq, Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim, Mohamed Nabih, Mohamed Morshed |
Crew | Shadi Abdel Salam (Director), Shadi Abdel Salam (Writer), Roberto Rossellini (Producer), Nabila Fawzy (Makeup Artist), Hassan Eltouni (Sound Engineer), Sayed Aly (Casting) |
Keyword | ملون |
Release | Jan 27, 1969 |
Runtime | 102 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.68 / 10 by 52 users |