The Nile and the Life (

Egyptian Arabic Egyptian Arabic, locally known as Colloquial Egyptian, or simply as Masri, is the most widely spoken vernacular Arabic variety in Egypt. It is part of the Afro-Asiatic language family, and originated in the Nile Delta in Lower Egypt. The esti ...

: النيل و الحياه translit: ''El Nil w el Hayah'') is a joint Egyptian/Soviet 1968 film starring

Salah Zulfikar Salah El-Din Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar (, ; 18 January 1926 – 22 December 1993) was an Egyptian actor and film producer. He started his career as a Egyptian National Police, police officer, before becoming an actor in 1956. He is regarded as one o ...

and 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 ...

. It is written by

Nikolai Ekk Nikolai Vladimirovich Ekk (; 14 June 1902 – 14 July 1976) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. "Ekk" was in fact a pseudonym; his real surname was Ivakin ().Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978) // 3rd edition. Moscow ...

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 ...

and Youssef Chahine.

Plot

The film painted a picture of Egyptian society, as well as Soviet workers upon embarking on the dangerous project of building the High Dam. The film presents a vision of a nation deeply rooted in unity, as well as diversity. The film also presents a vision of a renewed image of the Egyptian nation, and inadvertently acknowledges a new understanding of its political goals and objectives, and how this affects the person within it.

Production

In 1964, the Egyptian General Corporation for Cinema and Television had commissioned director Youssef Chahine to direct a huge colorful film glorifying the project of building the High Dam, but after the filming of the first film (The Nile and the Life) was finished in 1968, the General Film Organization rejected it, as opposed to the Russian side. The film was not shown in

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

or abroad until the year 1999, when the film was later shown in

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

and was admired by the French audience and eventually shown in Egypt as well and earned critical recognition.

Main cast

Igor Vladimirov Igor Petrovich Vladimirov (; 1 January 1919, Dnipro, Yekaterinoslav – 20 March 1999, Saint Petersburg) was a Soviet film and theater actor, theater and film director, and teacher. People's Artist of the USSR (1978). From 1960 until his death in ...

Emad Hamdy Emad Hamdy (, ; November 25, 1909 – January 28, 1984) also known as Imad Hamdi, was an Egyptians, Egyptian actor. He was married to the Egyptian actress Shadia between 1953 and 1956. And between 1962 and 1975 he was married to the Egyptian a ...

Madiha Salem Madiha Salem (; 2 October 1944 – 19 November 2015) was an Egyptian actress who appeared in 29 films, and 13 radio and TV serials. She is known for playing the "dreamy teenager" in Egyptian classics from the 1960s. early life Salem was born in ...

* Valeria Ivashkov *

Vladimir Ivashov Vladimir Sergeyevich Ivashov (; 28 August 1939 — 23 March 1995) was a Soviet and Russian actor. Biography He had a film career that spanned over 30 years. He is best known for his role as Pvt. Alyosha Skvortsov in '' Ballad of a Soldier'' wh ...

* Valentina Khoutsenko * Saif Abdul Rahman * Abdul Majeed Barraqa * Tawfiq Al-Daqn * Zouzou Mady * Youri Kamerny * Svetalna Igoun * Hassan Mustafa * Mushira Ismail * Mohamed Morched * Mabrouka

References

External links

The Nile and the Life on elCinema
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nile and the Life, The 1968 films Egyptian drama films 1960s Egyptian films Films shot in Egypt Films directed by Youssef Chahine