| The Land | |
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| Directed by | Youssef Chahine |
| Written by | Abd al-Rahman Sharqawi Hassan Fuad |
| Starring | Mahmoud El-Meliguy Hamdy Ahmed |
| Cinematography | Abdelhalim Nasr |
| Edited by | Rashida Abdel Salam |
| Music by | Ali Ismail |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
The Land (Arabic: الأرض, translit. al-ʿarḍ) is a 1969 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine, based on a popular novel by Abd al-Rahman Sharqawi. 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.[1]