The Night of Counting the Years (1969) [N/A]
Featuring:
Ahmed Marei, Ahmad Hegazi, Nadia Lutfi
Written by:
Chadi Abdel Salam
Directed by:
Chadi Abdel Salam
Release Date:
January 27, 1969
Original Title:
المومياء
Alternate Titles:
Al-mummia
Die Mumie
Die Mumie oder die Nacht der gezählten Stunden
El Mummia
Gravskändarna
La momia
La mummia
Mumia
Mumya - Yılların Sayıldığı Gece
Natten de talte tårene
The Mummy
The Mummy: The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
Vuosituhansien yö
Тайна племени Харабат
المومياء
Genres:
Drama | History
Production Companies:
General Egyptian Cinema Organisation
Merchant Ivory Productions
Production Countries:
Egypt
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 102
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.
Universally recognized as one of the greatest Egyptian films ever made, The Night of Counting the Years is based on a true story: in 1881, when precious artifacts began showing up at market, it was discovered that members of the ancient Horbat tribe were secretly raiding Deir al-Bahari, the site of a legendary cache of royal mummies. The tribe had little livelihood other than selling antiquities, putting them in conflict with the Egyptian government's Antiquities Organization. After reading the script, Roberto Rossellini agreed to lend his name to the project, and Shadi Abdel Salam's film was completed in 1969. This cinematic treat was extremely difficult to see from the 1970s onward until last year's beautiful restoration by Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Foundation. Using original 35mm camera and sound negatives preserved at the Egyptian Film Center in Giza, the restoration preserves the film's poetic beauty, its evocative sense of history, and its themes of desecration and veneration. Filmed in classical Arabic, with a musical score by the great Italian composer Mario Nascimbene. Restored in 2009 by the World Cinema Foundation at Cineteca di Bologna L'Immagine Ritrovata Laboratory. The film was restored with the support of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture.
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