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The Blazing Sun (1954)

Struggle in the Valley

  • Drama
  • Romance

A wealthy landlord floods and destroys a village on purpose to prevent the people living there from making a profit off their crops. What he doesn't know is that his own daughter, Amal, is in love with Ahmed, a young man from the village.

Rating
6.9 / 10 (44 votes)
Release date
March 1, 1954
Runtime
1h 56m
Language
Arabic
Director
Youssef Chahine
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Faten HamamaAmal أمال
  • Omar SharifAhmed أحمد
  • Zaki RostomTaher Pasha الباشا
  • Farid ShawqyRiyad رياض
  • Abdel Warith AssirSaber صابر
  • Hamdy GhaithSelim سليم
  • Zaki IbrahimThe Lawyer المحامي
  • Abdel Ghani El Nagdiحسان
  • Abdel Ghani QamarHassan
  • Mansi FahmyThe Sheikh الشيخ
  • Abdel Halim ElQala'awy
  • Aziza Badr

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