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The Land (1969 film)

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The Land
Directed byYoussef Chahine
Written byAbd al-Rahman Sharqawi
Hassan Fuad
StarringMahmoud El-Meliguy

Yehia Chahine

Ezzat El Alaili

Hamdy Ahmed
CinematographyAbdelhalim Nasr
Edited byRashida Abdel Salam
Music byAli Ismail
Release date
  • 1969 (1969)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageEgyptian Arabic

The Land (Arabic: الأرض, translit. al-ʿarḍ) is a 1969 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine, based on a popular novel by Abd al-Rahman Sharqawi. The film narrates the conflict between Egyptian peasants and their landlord in the 1930s, and explores the complex relation between individual interests and collective responses to oppression. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Land". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
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