The Land (1970)
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.
Directed by: Youssef Chahine
Top Billed Cast: Nagwa Ibrahim, Ezzat Al Alaily, Mahmoud El Meligy
Runtime: 135 minutes
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Nagwa Ibrahim
Wasifa
Ezzat Al Alaily
Abdel Hadi
Mahmoud El Meligy
Mohamed Abu Swelam
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Yehia Chahine
Sheikh Hassouna
Hamdy Ahmed
Mohamed Effendi
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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
Fatma Imara
Khadra
Abdel Mohsen Selim
Abdel Ati
Ibrahim ElShamy
Sheriff
Hussein Asar
Helmy Hilaly
Survey Engineer
Nabila El Sayed
Mayor's wife
Ali ElMoaawen
Mafia harasser
Mahmoud El Iraqi
Tousoun Motamad
Motawie Eweiss
Fayza Abdel Gawwad
Muhammad Al Saqqa
Boy
