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The Night of Counting the Years(1969)
Status: Released
Date: 1969-01-27
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57 Votes
Time: 1h 42m
The day when the years are counted
Overview:
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.
Languages: Arabic.
Countries:
Egypt
ProductionCompanies:
Merchant Ivory Productions
General Egyptian Cinema Organisation
Egyptian Ministry of Culture
Movie: The Night of Counting the Years
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ahmed Marei
Wannis
Nadia Lotfi
Zeina
Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq
Uncle
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
Wannis' Mother
Mohamed Nabih
Murad
محمد مرشد
Stranger
Shafiq Nour ElDein
Ayoub
Ahmed Khalil
First cousin
Mohamed Khairy
Ahmed Kamal
Ahmad Anan
Badawi Bey
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1969-01-27
Average
7.7
Rating:
3.9 startsTagline
The day when the years are counted
Genres
Languages:
العربية
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