The Night of Counting the Years (1969)
1969 · Feature film · 56 min · dir. Shadi Abdel Salam
The day when the years are counted
- Drama
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Director
- Shadi Abdel Salam
- Writer
- Shadi Abdel Salam
- Composer
- Mario Nascimbene
- Cinematography
- Abdel Aziz Fahmy
- Studio
- Merchant Ivory Productions, General Egyptian Cinema Organisation, Egyptian Ministry of Culture
- Released
- 1969-01-27
- Original title
- المومياء
- Awards
- 2 nominations
- Running time
- 56 minutes
Cast & crew
Shadi Abdel Salam Director
Nadia Lotfi
Ahmed Hegazi