| Al Qadisiyya | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Salah Abu Seif |
| Written by | Mahfouz Abdel Rahman Ali Ahmad Bakathir Salah Abu Seif |
| Starring | Soad Hosny Ezzat El Alaili Laila Taher Shaza Salem Hassan Al-Jundi |
| Music by | Walid Gholmieh |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 145 minutes |
| Countries | Egypt Iraq |
| Language | Arabic |
| Box office | $15,000,000 |
Al Qadisiyya is a 1981 Iraqi drama film directed and co-written by Salah Abu Seif. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. The historical film was produced in tandem with Egypt and with Iraq’s Cinema and Theatre Department.
Plot
The film portrays the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, in which the Islamic army of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (after the death beforehand of Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha) definitively ended the Sassanid Empire by defeating the Persian forces of Rostam Farrokhzad.
Cast
- Soad Hosny
- Ezzat El Alaili (as Sohrab)
- Shetha Salim
- Laila Taher
- Mohamed Hassan Al Joundi (as Rustam)
- Mohamed Almansour
- Omar Khalfah
- Sa'dia Zeidi
Production
The cost of production was estimated at 4 million Iraqi dinars, at the time equivalent to 15 million dollars. It was the most expensive Arab film production in history at the time.
References
- "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Al Qadisiya". El Cinema. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- "تحول اكبر انتاج سينمائي الى أكثر فيلم مغمور في تاريخ السينما العربية". Eye on Cinema. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- Davis, Eric (2005). Memories of State: Politics, History, and Collective Identity in Modern Iraq. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-9953-36-242-7. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
External links
- Al Qadisiyya at IMDb
- Al Qadisiyya at AllMovie
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