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The Night of Counting the Years (1969)

The Night of Counting the Years (1969)

Drama History

The day when the years are counted

Release Date: 1969, January 27
Directors: Shadi Abdel Salam
Countries: Egypt
Production: Merchant Ivory Productions, Merchant Ivory Productions, General Egyptian Cinema Organisation, Egyptian Ministry of Culture, General Egyptian Cinema Organisation, Egyptian Ministry of Culture
Cast: Ahmed Marei, Mohamed Abdel Rahman, Mohamed Khairy, Ahmed Khalil, Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq, Mohamed Nabih, Ahmed Hegazi, Nadia Lotfi, Antic Melkior, Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim, Ahmad Anan, Shafiq Nour ElDein

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.