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The Land is a film of genre Drama directed by Youssef Chahine released in USA on 27 june 1996 with Yehia Chahine
The Land (1970)
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Add to a movie listThe Land (Arabic: الأرض, translit. Al-ard) is a 1969 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine, based on a popular novel by Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi. The film narrates the conflict between peasants and their landlord in rural Egypt in the 1930s, and explores the complex relation between individual interests and collective responses to oppression. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.
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Dans les années 1930, une monarchie sous tutelle de la Grande-Bretagne gouverne l’Égypte. Loin du Caire, les paysans d’un village vivent péniblement. Un jour, pour favoriser les propriétaires terriens, les autorités décident de restreindre les permis d’irrigation. Accablés, les paysans tentent de se révolter.Actors
Yehia Chahine
(Sheikh Hassouna)
Mahmoud el-Meliguy
(Mohamed Abu Swelam)
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