Al-Qadisiyya (1981)
القادسية
A historical epic about the battle of Qadiseya, which was helmed by the Arabian knight Saad Ibn Abi Waqas, and which enabled Muslims from conquering Persia in 636 A.D.
- Date of release
- 1981-07-13
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- Genres
- History, War, Drama
- Director
- Salah Abu Seif
Casting
- Soad Hosny — شيرين
- Ezzat Al Alaily — سعد بن أبى وقاص
- Laila Taher — بوران
- Mohamed Hassan El Joundi — رستم
- Hala Shawkat — آزارميدخت
- Mohammad El Mansour
- Omar Khalfa
- Teama Altamimy
- Qaaed Al Nomani
- Qasim Mohammad
- Saadi Younes
- Badri Hassoun Farid
Interesting facts
Al Qadisiyya is a 1981 drama film directed and co-written by Salah Abu Seif and stars Soad Hosny. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. The historical film was produced in tandem with Egypt and with Iraq’s Cinema and Theatre Department.
Production
The cost of production was estimated at 4 million Iraqi dinars, at the time equivalent to 15 million dollars. It was the most expensive Arab film production in history at the time.
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