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The Blazing Sun

6.919541h 56mMovieDramaRomance

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.

DirectorYoussef Chahine
WritersAli El Zorkani·Helmy Halim
ProducerGabriel Talhami

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Criterion ChannelCriterion Channel
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Cast · Directed by Youssef Chahine

FHFaten Hamama
Faten Hamama
Amal أمال
OSOmar Sharif
Omar Sharif
Ahmed أحمد
ZRZaki Rostom
Zaki Rostom
Taher Pasha الباشا
FSFarid Shawqy
Farid Shawqy
Riyad رياض
AAAbdel Warith Assir
Abdel Warith Assir
Saber صابر
HGHamdy Ghaith
Hamdy Ghaith
Selim سليم
ZIZaki Ibrahim
Zaki Ibrahim
The Lawyer المحامي
ANAbdel Ghani El Nagdi
Abdel Ghani El Nagdi
حسان
AQAbdel Ghani Qamar
Abdel Ghani Qamar
Hassan
MFMansi Fahmy
Mansi Fahmy
The Sheikh الشيخ
AEAbdel Halim ElQala'awy
Abdel Halim ElQala'awy
ABAziza Badr
Aziza Badr

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