

The Night of Counting the Years (1969)
Drama
History
- 2h 42m
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The day when the years are counted
Overview
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.
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast

Ahmed Marei
Wannis

Nadia Lotfi
Zeina

Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq
Uncle

Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
Wannis' Mother

Mohamed Nabih
Murad

Mohamed Morshed
Stranger

Shafiq Nour ElDein
Ayoub

Ahmed Khalil
First cousin

Mohamed Khairy
Ahmed Kamal

Ahmad Anan
Badawi Bey
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