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SALADIN (AL-NASER SALAH AL-DIN)
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Completed - 186 minutes

Year of production : 1963

Director(s) : Youssef CHAHINE

Synopsis

The Braveheart of its time, this is a fictional retelling of the Crusades that doubles as an allegory for Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser. Chahine’s only movie with a fusha (old Arabic) dialogue, this would become Chahine’s biggest, most elaborate action film; a rousing historical epic that remains unsurpassed in both its scope and ambitiously mad vision.

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Country(ies) : EGYPT

Festivals and Awards

Karlovy Vary IFF 2019 Tribute to Youssef Chahine


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