The Land (1970)
الأرض
Set in 1933, the mayor informs the peasants that the share of irrigation of their land will be split equally between them and feudal lord Mahmoud Bey. The peasants send Mohamed Effendi to submit a petition to the government. Mahmoud Bey then proposes a project that would require taking part of the peasants' lands.
- Date of release
- 1970-01-26
- TMDB
- 8.3 / 10 (42)
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Youssef Chahine
Casting
- Nagwa Ibrahim — Wasifa
- Ezzat Al Alaily — Abdel Hadi
- Mahmood Al-Meleji — Mohamed Abu Swelam
- Yehia Chahine — Sheikh Hassouna
- Hamdy Ahmad — Mohamed Effendi
- Tawfiq Al-Deqen — Sheikh Sha'ban
- Salah El-Saadany — Elwani
- Ali Al Sharif — Diab
- Abdel Warith Assir — Mayor
- Abdel Rahman El Khamesy — Sheikh Youssef
- Ashraf El-Selehdar — Mahmoud Bey
- Hussain Ismael — Sheikh Shenawy
Interesting facts
The Land is a 1970 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.
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