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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