The Night of Counting the Years
“The day when the years are counted”
1969•1h 42m•7.7•Released
DramaHistory
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.
Director
Shadi Abdel Salam
Writer
Shadi Abdel Salam
Languages
Arabic
Studio
Merchant Ivory Productions
Cast
Ahmed Marei
Wannis
Ahmed Hegazi
Brother
Nadia Lotfi
Zeena
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
Mother
Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq
Uncle
Mohamed Nabih
Murad
Shafiq Nour ElDein
Ayoub
Mohamed Khairy
Kamal
Ahmad Anan
Badawi
Gaby Karraz
Maspero
Antic Melkior
Jacques Larson
Mohamed Morshed
Stranger
Abdelmonen Aboulfoutouh
Uncle
Ahmed Khalil
First cousin
Helmi Halali
Second cousin
Production
Company
Merchant Ivory Productions
Company
General Egyptian Cinema Organisation
Company
Egyptian Ministry of Culture
Producer
Roberto Rossellini
Producer
Safwat Mustafa
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