''Al Qadisiyya'' is a 1981 Iraqi

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directed by

Salah Abu Seif Salah Abu Seif ( ar, صلاح أبو سيف, ) (May 10, 1915 – June 23, 1996) was one of the most famous Egyptian film directors, and is considered to be the godfather of Neorealist cinema in Egyptian cinema. Many of the 41 films he direct ...

. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. The historical film was produced in tandem with

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and with Iraq’s Cinema and Theatre Department.

Plot

The film portrays the

Battle of al-Qadisiyyah The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah ( ar, مَعْرَكَة ٱلْقَادِسِيَّة, Maʿrakah al-Qādisīyah; fa, نبرد قادسیه, Nabard-e Qâdisiyeh) was an armed conflict which took place in 636 CE between the Rashidun Caliphate and the ...

, in which the

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army of

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(after the death beforehand of

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) definitively ended the

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by defeating the Persian forces of

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Cast

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(as Sohrab) * Shetha Salim *

Laila Taher Laila Taher ( ar, ليلي طاهر) born Sherouette Moustafa Ibrahim ( ar, شيرويت مصطفي إبراهيم) is an Egyptian film, stage, television actress and presenter who is mostly known for her successful collaborations with Salah Zulf ...

* Mohamed Hassan Al Joundi (as Rustam) * Mohamed Almansour *

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* Sa'dia Zeidi

Production

The cost of production was estimated at 4 million

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s, at the time equivalent to 15 million dollars. It was the most expensive Arab film production in history at the time.

References

External links

* * 1980s historical adventure films 1980s historical drama films 1981 films 1981 drama films Egyptian historical films Iraqi drama films 1980s Arabic-language films Films directed by Salah Abu Seif Films set in the Arabian Peninsula Films set in the 7th century {{1980s-drama-film-stub