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The Night of Counting the Years, also released in Egypt as The Mummy (Elmomya) (المومياء), is a 1969 Egyptian film and the only feature film directed by Shadi Abdel Salam. It features a special appearance by Nadia Lutfi. It is the 3rd on the list of Top 100 Egyptian films.
Dec 31, 2014 · Egyptian critics consistently list "The Night of Counting the Years" (also known as "The Mummy") as one of the most important Egyptian films, and perhaps the most important one, but it remains largely unknown, both within Egypt and elsewhere, despite winning a number of awards at European film festivals.
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Jan 27, 1975 · The Mummy: Directed by Chadi Abdel Salam. With Ahmed Marei, Ahmad Hegazi, Nadia Lutfi, Mohamed Abdel Rahman. An Upper-Egyptian clan robs a cache of mummies and sells the artifacts on the illicit antiquities black market.
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Feb 21, 2021 · The Night of Counting the Years (1969) by Shadi abdel salam. Publication date 1969 Topics film, cinema, movie Language Arabic.
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Watching The night of counting the years, the great egyptian film of Shadi Abdel Salam (1969). A great discovery. His images, the rhythms, the scenes, the ph...
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Mar 30, 2021 · A 1969 film based on a true story of ancient Egyptian artifacts smuggling and a family conflict. The film explores the themes of modernity, identity, and heritage in nineteenth-century Egypt.
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Set in 1881, a year before the start of British colonial rule, it is based on the true story of the Abd el-Rasuls, an Upper-Egyptian clan that had been robbing a cache of mummies they have discovered at tomb DB320 near the village of Kurna, and selling the artifacts on the black market. After a conflict within the clan, one of its members made a crucial decision when the Antiquities Service arrived.
