Drama · Czechoslovakia · 1982 · 1h 50m

The Balad of Mamelouk

سراب

Director

Cast

Yorgo Voyagis as Mamluk Bekim Fehmiu as Ruler Irene Papas as Mamluk's Mother Jozef Kroner as Sidi Ali Juraj Kukura as Landowner Ahmed Snoussi as Abdelmalak

Crew

Jiří Macák — Director of Photography Alois Fišárek — Editor Armando Trovajoli — Original Music Composer Abdelhafidh Bouassida — Screenplay Kamil Pixa — Screenplay Jaroslav Vokřál — Screenplay

Synopsis

Mamluk is an unassuming, handsome young peasant who happens to have come along just in time to save the king from a fatal trap, and as a reward, the king offers him the amount of land he can mark off by walking around in one day but he must return to the starting point before sunset.

Mood & Themes

based on myths, legends or folklore

Key Collaborators

Abdelhafidh Bouassida Director Jiří Macák Director of Photography Alois Fišárek Editor Armando Trovajoli Original Music Composer Abdelhafidh Bouassida Screenplay Kamil Pixa Screenplay Jaroslav Vokřál Screenplay Kamil Pixa Story Jaroslav Vokřál Story Abdelhafidh Bouassida Story Hassen Soufi Production Design Theodor Pištěk Costume Design

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