The Cruel Sea (1972 film)

The Cruel Sea
Directed byKhaled Al Siddiq [ar]
Written byKhalid Al Siddiq
StarringMohammed Al-Mansour
CinematographyTewfik El-Amir
Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryKuwait
LanguageArabic

The Cruel Sea (Arabic: بس يابحر, translit. Bas Ya Bahar) is a 1972 Kuwaiti drama film directed by Khaled Al Siddiq [ar]. It was the first Kuwaiti film to be produced.[1][2] The film was selected as the Kuwaiti entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]

  1. ^ "History of Cinema in Kuwait". filmbirth. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  2. ^ Clarke Fountain (2008). "Bas Ya Bahar (1972)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences