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The Blazing Sun

"Struggle in the Valley"

1954-03-01 Drama 1hr 56m

A wealthy landlord floods and destroys a village on purpose to prevent the people living there from making a profit off their crops. What he doesn't know is that his own daughter, Amal, is in love with Ahmed, a young man from the village.

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Storyline

A wealthy landlord floods and destroys a village on purpose to prevent the people living there from making a profit off their crops. What he doesn't know is that his own daughter, Amal, is in love with Ahmed, a young man from the village.

  • Released
    1954-03-01
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 56m
  • Genre
    Drama, Romance
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    العربية
  • imdb-logo
    7.2
  • Production
    Nile Cinema Company, Gabriel Talhami Film

Crew

Youssef Chahine
Director
Ali El Zorkani
Writer
أفلام جبرائيل تلحمي
Producer
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Cast

Faten Hamama

Faten Hamama
Amal
Omar Sharif

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Ahmed
Zaki Rostom

Zaki Rostom
Taher Pasha
Farid Shawqy

Farid Shawqy
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Ahmed Abaza

Ahmed Abaza
Amina Khairy

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Ibrahim Fawzi

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Motawie Eweiss

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Rashad Hamed

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Rafeaa ElShal

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خدامة في قصر الباشا
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Reviews for The Blazing Sun
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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-11-21

Omar Sharif ("Ahmed") returns to his Egyptian village to try and help the local agrarian population improve their lot. This does not suit th... read more

Omar Sharif ("Ahmed") returns to his Egyptian village to try and help the local agrarian population improve their lot. This does not suit the local Pasha (Zaki Rustum) and so he sets about sabotaging their ambitions to grow and harvest their own crop of sugar cane. What follows is a hybrid love story/crime thriller as the Pasha's daughter - the gorgeous Faten Hamamah returns home after 8 years and begins to rekindle the feelings she had as a child for the hero; whilst becoming embroiled in an ever deepening crisis that only increases as a local Sheikh, who has assumed who was responsible for the destruction of the crop, is slain. It is easy to see why Sharif was snapped up by Hollywood - he is a very good looking man who oozes charisma, and there is a certain natural quality in the scenes he plays - especially with Hamamah. The ending let's it down a bit - I felt that the story sort of ran out of steam, but great onsite photography and a pacily directed (by Youssef Chahine) small cast make this well worth watching.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Omar Sharif ("Ahmed") returns to his Egyptian village to try and help the local agrarian population improve their lot. This does not suit the local Pasha (Zaki Rustum) and so he sets about sabotaging their ambitions to grow and harvest thei...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-11-21

Omar Sharif ("Ahmed") returns to his Egyptian village to try and help the local agrarian population improve their lot. This does not suit the local Pasha (Zaki Rustum) and so he sets about sabotaging ...

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