The Blazing Sun (1954 film)
The Blazing Sun | |
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Farid Shawki Hamdy Gheith | |
Cinematography | Ahmed Khorshed |
Music by | Fouad El Zahiri |
Distributed by | Nile Cinema |
Release date | 1954 |
Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | Egypt |
Language | Arabic |
Budget | 25.8 million tickets (Soviet Union) |
The Blazing Sun
Plot
Omar Sharif plays Ahmed Salam, an
Ahmed is in a love relationship with the Pasha's daughter, Amal (Faten Hamama), but due to their different social class, they hide their relationship. Riad asks the Pasha for his permission to marry Amal, but the Pasha refuses.[1][4][5][6]
The Pasha soon learns of a heated dispute that occurred between Ahmed's father and the
Riad attempts to kill Ahmed in the temple, where Ahmed is simultaneously being pursued by Selim. Both Ahmed and Amal are wounded in the chase. Riad kills the Pasha, who confesses his crimes. Selim apologizes to Ahmed, and they both turn Riad over to the police. Ahmed and Amal embrace and walk off into the distance.[1][4][5][6]
Main cast
- Faten Hamama as Amal
- Omar Sharif as Ahmed
- Zaki Rostom as Taher Pasha
- Abdel Waress Assar as Ahmed's father
- Farid Shawqi as Reyad
- Hamdy Gheith as Selim
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Film information" (in Arabic). Faten Hamama's official site. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Sira' Fi al-Wadi". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ "«Борьба в долине» (Siraa Fil-Wadi, 1953)". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Film summary" (in Arabic). Adab wa Fan. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
- ^ a b c "Film summary" (in Arabic). AraMovies. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
- ^ a b c "Film summary" (in Arabic). Arabic Movies. Archived from the original on February 18, 2003. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
External links
- Struggle in the Valley at IMDb