

The Blazing Sun
1954-03-01 · 116 min · ★ 6.9
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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- Directors
- Youssef Chahine
- Production companies
- أفلام النيل (جبرائيل تلحمي)
- Countries
- Egypt
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Faten HamamaAmal أمال
Omar SharifAhmed أحمد
Zaki RostomTaher Pasha الباشا
Farid ShawqyRiyad رياض
Abdel Warith AssirSaber صابر
Zaki IbrahimThe Lawyer المحامي
Abdel Ghani El Nagdiحسان
Abdel Ghani QamarHassan
Mansi FahmyThe Sheikh الشيخ
Abdel Halim ElQala'awy
Aziza Badr
Mohsen Hassanein
Ahmed ElGezeiry
Ahmed Abaza
Ibrahim Fawzi
Motawie Eweiss
Rashad Hamedضابط المباحث
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