The Night of Counting the Years (1969)

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.

Year1969

Runtime102 min

GenresDramaHistory

Production countriesEgypt

Production companies

Merchant Ivory Productions

General Egyptian Cinema Organisation

Egyptian Ministry of Culture

The Night of Counting the Years

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