The Night of Counting the Years (1969)
The Night of Counting the Years (1969)
The day when the years are counted
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.

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Cast

Ahmed Marei Ahmed Marei As: Wannis
Nadia Lotfi Nadia Lotfi As: Zeina
Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq As: Uncle
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim As: Wannis' Mother
Mohamed Nabih Mohamed Nabih As: Murad
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: The day when the years are counted
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Drama, History

Language: العربية

Release Date: 27 January 1969

Country: EG

Runtime: 102m

Company Credits

Company: Merchant Ivory Productions, General Egyptian Cinema Organisation

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Cast

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Shadi Abdel Salam

Shadi Abdel Salam

Costume Design

Abdel Wahhab Qotb

Abdel Wahhab Qotb

Makeup Artist

Nabila Fawzy

Nabila Fawzy

Makeup Artist

Sound

Hassan Eltouni

Hassan Eltouni

Sound Engineer

Nasry Abdel Nour

Nasry Abdel Nour

Sound Recordist

Mario Nascimbene

Mario Nascimbene

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Abdel Aziz Fahmy

Abdel Aziz Fahmy

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Salah Marei

Salah Marei

Production Design

Other Crew

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