The Night of Counting the Years (1969)

The day when the years are counted

Set in 1881, a year before the start of British colonial rule, it is based on the true story of the Abd el-Rasuls, an Upper-Egyptian clan that had been robbing a cache of mummies they have discovered at tomb DB320 near the village of Kurna, and selling the artifacts on the black market. After a conflict within the clan, one of its members made a crucial decision when the Antiquities Service arrived.

• Release Date: 1969-01-27
• Runtime: 1h 42min
• Production Company: Merchant Ivory Productions
• Production Country: Egypt
• Director: Shadi Abdel Salam