The Land
Released
January 26, 1970
Runtime: 2h 15m
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.
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Cast & Crew
Nagwa Ibrahim
Wasifa
Ezzat Al Alaily
Abdel Hadi
Mahmoud El Meligy
Mohamed Abu Swelam
Yehia Chahine
Sheikh Hassouna
Hamdy Ahmed
Mohamed Effendi
Tawfiq Al-Deqen
Sheikh Sha'ban
Salah El-Saadany
Elwani
Ali Al Sharif
Diab
Abdel Warith Assir
Mayor
Abdel Rahman El Khamesy
Sheikh Youssef
Ashraf El-Selehdar
Mahmoud Bey
Hussain Ismael
Sheikh Shenawy
Fatma Imara
Khadra
Abdel Mohsen Selim
Abdel Ati
Ibrahim ElShamy
Sheriff
Hussein Asar
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Helmy Hilaly
Survey Engineer
Nabila El Sayed
Mayor's wife
Youssef Chahine
Director
Abd El Rahman El Sharqawy
Writer
Media
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