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The Land (1970)
130 min | Drama

The Land (1970)

130 min | Drama

A small peasant village's struggles against the careless inroads of the large local landowner. The Land shows why political oppression does not necessarily lead to a sense of solidarity among the disinherited.

Director

Youssef Chahine

Writers

Abderrahman Charkawi (novel) | Hassan Fuad

Composer

Ali Ismail

Cinematographer

Abdelhalim Nasr

Editor

Rashida Abdel Salam

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Updated Jan 26, 1970

Release date

1996 (United States)

Awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
8 cast members

Name	Known for
Mahmoud Al Meleji Muhammad Abu Swelim Muhammad Abu Swelim See fewer	The Flirtation of Girls (1949)
Nagwa Ibrahim Wassifa Wassifa See fewer	Khaefah Men Shayen ma (1979)
Ezzat El Alaili Abd El-Hadi Abd El-Hadi See fewer	Kuwait Connection (1973)
Hamdy Ahmed Mohammad Effendi Mohammad Effendi See fewer	Souq al mot aa (1999)
Ali El Sherif Diab (as Ali El Scherif) Diab (as Ali El Scherif) See fewer	Shader al-samak (1986)
Yehia Chahine Hassuna Hassuna See fewer	The Village of Lovers (1954)
Salah El-Saadany Elwani Elwani See fewer	Nightmares (1965)
Tawfik El Deken Khedr (as Tewfik El Dekn) Khedr (as Tewfik El Dekn) See fewer	The Tough (1957)