Ard al-Salam

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Ard al-Salam أرض السلام
Omar Sharif and Faten Hamama in Ard al-Salam
Directed by	Kamal El Sheikh
Produced by	Helmy Halim
Written by	Ali El Zorkani Helmy Halim
Starring	Faten Hamama Omar Sharif See cast below
Music by	Muhamed Elmogi
Cinematography	Mahmoud Nasr
Release date(s)	1957
Country	Egypt
Language	Arabic
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Ard al-Salam listen (help·info) (Arabic: أرض السلام‎, English: Land of Peace) is a 1957 Egyptian war/drama film directed by the Egyptian film director Kamal El Sheikh. It starred Omar Sharif and Faten Hamama. In this film, most of the characters speak Palestinian Arabic.

[edit] Plot

The film takes place in Palestine and portrays the lives of freedom fighters trying to free their village from the control of the Israelis. Ahmed (Omar Sharif) is an Egyptian freedom fighter who ends up in this village. There, he meets Salma, a girl from the village. Together they try to save the Palestinians and always escape danger. Their friendship evolves into a love relationship and they marry each other.

[edit] Cast

Faten Hamama as Salma
Omar Sharif as Ahmed
Abdel Salam Al Nabulsy as Hamdan
Tewfik El Dekn as Khalid
Abdel Waress Assar as Mazen (Salma's father)
Fakher Fakher as Abed
Faida Kamel as neighbor and a singer
Ehsan Sherif as Rukaya

[edit] References

Film summary (Arabic). Faten Hamama's official site. Retrieved on 2007-02-01.
Film summary (Arabic). Adab wa Fan. Retrieved on 2007-02-01.
Film summary (Arabic). AraMovies. Retrieved on 2007-02-01.
Ard al-Salam at the Internet Movie Database

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