The Land

Name: The Land
Director: Youssef Chahine
Released: 1970
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Mahmoud El Meligy, Nagwa Ibrahim, Ezzat El Alaili, Hamdy Ahmed, Ali El Sherif

1970 · 129 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 2,621 VOTES · DIR. Youssef Chahine

Overview

Set in 1933, the mayor informs the peasants that the share of irrigation of their land will be split equally between them and feudal lord Mahmoud Bey. The peasants send Mohamed Effendi to submit a petition to the government. Mahmoud Bey then proposes a project that would require taking part of the peasants' lands.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,704 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:21 Good morning, Abu-Swelam

00:11:06 I am sorry Diab

00:17:25 I am late

00:25:13 He never cared

00:31:48 Hey you Abdel-Hadi

00:38:12 Come here

00:46:13 Any news?

00:53:37 Support me Diab

01:02:12 Stand up, prisoner

01:06:29 You bastards

01:15:08 You know how long I stayed in Cairo

01:18:42 What? Something wrong about me!

01:24:26 Me too, I have nothing, we would be a perfect couple

01:29:32 It is too late sheikh Hassouna

01:32:40 Watching us talking and talking

01:38:26 Everyone to his house, No one is allowed to get out

01:44:01 And the cotton looks like thousands of lanterns

01:47:32 Let me pass

01:49:50 Alright, gather men till sheikh Hassouna arrive

01:53:22 He was just drinking tea with me a few minutes ago

01:57:00 Alright but get out now

01:59:25 No I will not

02:04:43 The price of the cotton

02:07:49 By his feet

Cast & Characters

Mahmoud El Meligy Muhammad Abu Swelim Nagwa Ibrahim Wassifa Ezzat El Alaili Abd El-Hadi Hamdy Ahmed Mohammad Effendi Ali El Sherif Diab Yehia Chahine Hassuna Salah El-Saadany Elwani Tawfik El Deken Khedr Abdulwareth Asar The mayor Abdel Rahman El Khamesy Sheikh Youssef

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,704

Dialogue density13.2 lines / min

First line00:00:21

Final line02:07:49

Production Record

DirectorYoussef Chahine

LanguageArabic

IMDb votes2,621