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Al-Qadisiyya

1981 · 160 min

A sweeping, solemn historical spectacle that moves at a stately pace, carrying the weight of armies and empires clashing.

Directed by
Salah Abu Seif
Genres
History, War, Drama
Starring
Soad Hosny, Ezzat Al Alaily, Laila Taher
Overview
A historical epic about the battle of Qadiseya, which was helmed by the Arabian knight Saad Ibn Abi Waqas, and which enabled Muslims from conquering Persia in 636 A.D.

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Directed by
Salah Abu Seif
Genres
History, War, Drama
Starring
Soad Hosny, Ezzat Al Alaily, Laila Taher
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • power
  • faith
  • survival
  • betrayal
Places
  • wilderness
  • military
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
history, war, drama
Directed by
Salah Abu Seif
Written by
Mahfouz Abdel Rahman, Salah Abu Seif
Starring
Soad Hosny, Ezzat Al Alaily, Laila Taher, Mohamed Hassan El Joundi, Hala Shawkat, Mohammad El Mansour, Omar Khalfa, Teama Altamimy
Cinematography
Abdel Latif Saleh, Mustafa Imam
Runtime
160 min
Country
Egypt, Iraq
Languages
Arabic

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