The Night of Counting the Years

(1969)Directed by Shadi Abdel Salam102 minDrama, History
The day when the years are counted

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.

Ahmed Mareias Wannis
Ahmed Hegazias Brother
Nadia Lotfias Zeena
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakimas Mother
Mohamed Khairyas Kamal
Ahmad Ananas Badawi
Gaby Karrazas Maspero
Antic Melkioras Jacques Larson
Mohamed Morshedas Stranger
Abdelmonen Aboulfoutouhas Uncle
Ahmed Khalilas First cousin
Helmi Halalias Second cousin
Mohamed Abdel Rahmanas Third cousin