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Land of Peace

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Land of Peace
Omar Sharif and Faten Hamama in Land of Peace
Directed byKamal El Sheikh
Written byAli El Zorkani
Helmy Halim
Produced byHelmy Halim
CinematographyMahmoud Nasr
Music byMuhamed Elmogi
Release date
  • 1957 (1957)
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

Land of Peace (Arabic: أرض السلام, translit. Ard al-Salam) is a 1957 Egyptian war/drama film directed by Kamal El Sheikh. It starred Omar Sharif and Faten Hamama. In this film, most of the characters speak Palestinian Arabic.

Plot

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The film takes place in Palestine and portrays the lives of freedom fighters trying to free their village from the control of the Israelis. Ahmed (Omar Sharif) is an Egyptian freedom fighter who ends up in this village. There, he meets Salma, a girl from the village. Together they try to save the Palestinians and always escape danger. Their friendship evolves into a love relationship and they marry each other.

Cast

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References

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  • "Film summary" (in Arabic). Faten Hamama's official site. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  • "Film summary" (in Arabic). Adab wa Fan. Archived from the original on 2003-10-20. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  • "Film summary" (in Arabic). AraMovies. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  • Land of Peace at IMDb
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