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 Flag of Egypt Egypt
Language Arabic
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Ard al-Salam listen (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

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