The Night of Counting the Years

The Night of Counting the Years

1969
1h 42m
7.7

7.7/10

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"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.

Status: Released

Language: AR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Merchant Ivory Productions General Egyptian Cinema Organisation Egyptian Ministry of Culture
Production Countries
Egypt
Spoken Languages
Arabic

Quick Facts

Original Title المومياء
Release Date January 27, 1969
Status Released
Language AR
IMDb ID tt0064703

Cast

Ahmed Marei
Ahmed Marei

Wannis

Ahmed Hegazi
Ahmed Hegazi

Brother

Nadia Lotfi
Nadia Lotfi

Zeena

Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim

Mother

Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq
Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq

Uncle

Mohamed Nabih
Mohamed Nabih

Murad

Shafiq Nour ElDein
Shafiq Nour ElDein

Ayoub

Mohamed Khairy
Mohamed Khairy

Kamal

Ahmad Anan
Ahmad Anan

Badawi

Gaby Karraz
Gaby Karraz

Maspero

Antic Melkior
Antic Melkior

Jacques Larson

Mohamed Morshed
Mohamed Morshed

Stranger

Key Crew

Shadi Abdel Salam
Director
Shadi Abdel Salam
Writer
Roberto Rossellini
Producer
Safwat Mustafa
Producer