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Son of the Nile

Original title: Ibn el Nil
  • 1951
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
208
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Son of the Nile (1951)
DramaRomanceThriller

A young man from outskirt rebels against his life and abandons his woman to go to Cairo.A young man from outskirt rebels against his life and abandons his woman to go to Cairo.A young man from outskirt rebels against his life and abandons his woman to go to Cairo.

  • Director
    • Youssef Chahine
  • Writers
    • Nairuz Abdel Malek
    • Youssef Chahine
  • Stars
    • Faten Hamama
    • Yehia Chahine
    • Shukri Sarhan
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    208
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Youssef Chahine
    • Writers
      • Nairuz Abdel Malek
      • Youssef Chahine
    • Stars
      • Faten Hamama
      • Yehia Chahine
      • Shukri Sarhan
    • 1User review
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Faten Hamama
    Faten Hamama
    • Zebaida
    • (as Fetan Hamamah)
    Yehia Chahine
    • Hemaida's brother
    Shukri Sarhan
    Shukri Sarhan
    • Hemaida
    Mahmoud El Meligy
    Mahmoud El Meligy
      Omar El-Hariri
        Samira Ahmed
        Nader Galal
        • Son of Zbaida and Hmaida
        • Director
          • Youssef Chahine
        • Writers
          • Nairuz Abdel Malek
          • Youssef Chahine
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        5tonytaesser

        second film by Youssef Chahin

        The movie talk about a man grew up in a village and he went to the metropolis; he impressed by the manifestations of modernity and the people of the metropolis take advantage by his naivety. The master scenes : First when Shukry Sarhan rescued Faten Hamama on the train bar. - Also the scenes that depicted the flood of the Nile, also the scenes are not very impressive. It consider good for the possibilities of Egyptian cinema. The director Youssef Chahine went to the Cannes film festival and he was enthusiastic about his own film in France. The movie did not attract much attention. So he disappointed. This movie is number 82 in the list of the 100 best Egyptian movies.

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        • Trivia
          Director Nader Galal (son of producer Mary Queeny) was a kid in this movie (6 years old).
        • Connections
          Featured in An Egyptian Story (1982)

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        • Release date
          • January 10, 1951 (Egypt)
        • Country of origin
          • Egypt
        • Official site
          • Elcinema
        • Language
          • Arabic
        • Also known as
          • Nil'in Oğlu
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        • Runtime
          2 hours 5 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Sound mix
          • Mono

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