The Land

الأرض

1970·135'

Youssef Chahine

Drama

Arabic

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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.

Cast

Nagwa Ibrahim Wasifa Ezzat Al Alaily Abdel Hadi Mahmood Al-Meleji Mohamed Abu Swelam Yehia Chahine Sheikh Hassouna Hamdy Ahmed 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