The Night of Counting the Years (1969)

Name: The Night of Counting the Years
Director: Shadi Abdel Salam
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1969
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq, Abdelmonen Aboulfoutouh, Ahmad Anan, Ahmed Hegazi, Ahmed Khalil

Original Title: المومياء

Drama History

7.6 (63 votes)

1h 42m

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.

Details

Director: Shadi Abdel Salam
Writer: Shadi Abdel Salam, Alaa El Deeb
Original Language: Arabic
Budget: N/A

Cast

Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq Abdelmonen Aboulfoutouh Ahmad Anan Ahmed Hegazi Ahmed Khalil Ahmed Marei Antic Melkior Gaby Karraz Helmi Halali Mohamed Khairy Mohamed Morshed Mohamed Nabih Nadia Lotfi Shafiq Nour ElDein Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim