Drama ·Romance · Egypt · 1954 · 1h 56m

The Blazing Sun

صراع في الوادي

Director

Cast

Faten Hamama as Amal أمال Omar Sharif as Ahmed أحمد Zaki Rostom as Taher Pasha الباشا Farid Shawqy as Riyad رياض Abdel Warith Assir as Saber صابر Hamdy Ghaith as Selim سليم

Crew

Ahmed Khorshed — Director of Photography Kamal Abul Ela — Editor Fouad El-Zahry — Original Music Composer Ali El Zorkani — Screenplay Helmy Halim — Story Gabriel Talhami — Producer

Tagline

Struggle in the Valley

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

black and white

Key Collaborators

Youssef Chahine Director Ahmed Khorshed Director of Photography Kamal Abul Ela Editor Fouad El-Zahry Original Music Composer Ali El Zorkani Screenplay Helmy Halim Story Gabriel Talhami Producer

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