| Karnak | |
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| Egyptian Arabic | الكرنك |
| Directed by | Ali Badrakhan |
| Written by | Naguib Mahfouz |
| Screenplay by | Mamdouh El Leithy |
| Based on | Karnak Café |
| Produced by | Mamdouh El Leithy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mohsen Nasr |
| Edited by | Said El Sheikh |
| Music by | Gamal Salama |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
Karnak (translit: Al-Karnak, Egyptian Arabic: الكرنك) is a 1975 Egyptian political film based on a novel written by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz with the same name, and directed by Ali Badrakhan and starring Soad Hosny. It includes an ensemble cast that includes Nour El-Sherif, Kamal El-Shennawi, Farid Shawqi, Taheyya Kariokka, Emad Hamdy and Shwikar. The film features Salah Zulfikar in a special appearance as Shoukry the rebellious member of parliament. The film is listed in the Top 100 films in Egyptian cinema of the 20th century.[1][2]
The film is set against the discussions between the patrons of a café in Cairo, the Karnak Café. It follows the stories of three individuals during the 1960s, including the Six-Day War (1967), War of Attrition (1967–70) and ends with victory in October War (1973).
- ^ Al karnak (1975), retrieved 2021-08-31
- ^ "Top 100 Egyptian Films (CIFF)". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-09-05.