The Land

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The Land is a landmark 1969 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine that portrays the struggles of rural peasants against feudal oppression.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian film
film
alsoKnownAs Al-Ard NERFINISHED
El Ard NERFINISHED
basedOn The Land (novel) NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Abdel Aziz Fahmy NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Egypt
depicts Egyptian peasantry
feudal landowners
director Youssef Chahine NERFINISHED
editedBy Rachida Abdel Salam NERFINISHED
filmFormat black-and-white film
genre drama
political drama
mainTheme class struggle
land ownership conflict
social injustice
struggle of peasants against feudal oppression
notableFor critique of feudalism in Egypt
portrayal of rural Egyptian life
originalLanguage Arabic
partOf Youssef Chahine filmography
productionCompany General Egyptian Organization for Cinema NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1969
screenwriter Youssef Chahine NERFINISHED
settingLocation rural Egypt
settingPeriod 1930s

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Egyptian cinema notableFilm The Land
Youssef Chahine notableWork The Land
Steven Caple Jr. notableWork The Land