''The Land'' (, translit. ''al-ʿarḍ'') is a 1969 Egyptian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine ( ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He directed twelve films included in a list of Top 100 Egyptian films published by ...

, based on a popular novel by

Abd al-Rahman Sharqawi Abd al-Rahman al-Sharqawi (1921–1987) was an Egyptian writer.ʿAuther: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Abd al-Raḥmân al- Šarqāwī (1920-1987) (bnf.fr), Retrieved: 2022-04-27 https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb135349177 Books and studi ...

. The film narrates the conflict between Egyptian peasants and their landlord in the 1930s, and explores the complex relation between individual interests and collective responses to oppression. It was entered into the

1970 Cannes Film Festival The 23rd Cannes Film Festival took place from 3 to 18 May 1970. Guatemalan author and Nobel Prize laureate Miguel Ángel Asturias served as jury president for the main competition. The ''Grand Prix du Festival International du Film'', then the ...

Cast

Mahmoud El-Meliguy Mahmoud el-Meligy (, ; 22 December 1910 – 6 June 1983) was an Egyptian screenwriter and an actor of film, theater, and television. He started his career playing minor roles but achieved stardom in the late 1930s. A popular and award-winnin ...

as Mohamed Abu Swelam *

Yehia Chahine Yehia Chahine (, ) (28 July 1917 – 18 March 1994) was an Egyptian film producer and an actor of film and theatre. He is most notable for his role in the Egyptian Cinema's film adaptations of the ''Cairo Trilogy'', a trilogy written by the Nob ...

as Hassuna *

Ezzat El Alaili Ezzat El Alaili () (15 September 1934 – 5 February 2021) was an Egyptian actor who starred in over 300 films, TV series, and theatre plays since the 1960s. He had his bachelor's degree from the Higher Institute of Theatre Studies in 1960. Award ...

as Abd El-Hadi *

Hamdy Ahmed Hamdy Ahmed Mohamed Khalifa (; 9 November 1933, Sohag, Egypt – 8 January 2016) was an Egyptian actor. He is known for his role as Mahjoub Abdel Dayem in the film ''Cairo 30'' (1966). Ahmed was a parliamentary representative for the district o ...

as Mohammad Effendi *

Tewfik El Dekn Tawfik (), or Tewfik, is an Arabic masculine given name and a surname. The name is derived from the Arabic root: waaw-faa-qaaf (), which means to agree or to reconcile. A spelling of ''Tewfik'' or ''Toufic'' is used more among French speakers. ...

as Khedr *

Salah El-Saadany Salah El-Saadany (October 23, 1943April 19, 2024) was an Egyptian actor. He starred in or directed over 35 plays, 45 television series, and 70 films throughout his career. He studied agricultural engineering and obtained a bachelor’s degree fr ...

as Elwani * Ali El Scherif as Diab *

Nagwa Ibrahim Nagwa Ibrahim Saleh Ali (born 10 June 1975) is an Egyptian former racewalker. She is the Egyptian record holder in the 20 kilometres walk with her time of 1:41:08 hours from 2002. She is a three-time African champion and represented Egypt at the ...

as Wassifa

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* 1969 films 1969 drama films Egyptian drama films 1960s Arabic-language films Films directed by Youssef Chahine Films about landlords Films about farmers 1960s Egyptian films Arabic-language drama films {{Egypt-film-stub