''Oh Islam'' ( ar, وا اسلاماه,
translit.
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Wa Islamah, and also released as ''Love and Faith'') is a 1961 Egyptian
drama film directed by
Enrico Bomba
Enrico Bomba (born 2 August 1922-?) was an Italian movie producer, director, and screenwriter. He also worked in television. He was born in Amatrice, Province of Rieti, Italy.
Career
Bomba worked in various capacities from 1949 onward. In 1952, ...
and
Andrew Marton. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
34th Academy Awards
The 34th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1961, were held on April 9, 1962, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Bob Hope; this was the 13th time Hope hosted the Oscars.
Legendary ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences] The film was the first Egyptian film to be screened at the
San Francisco International Film Festival.
Cast
;Egyptians
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Ahmed Mazhar as Mahmoud (
Qutuz)
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Rushdy Abaza
Rushdy Saiid El Bughdady Abaza ( arz, رشدي سعيد البوغدادي أباظة) (3 August 1926 – 27 July 1980) was an Egyptian film and television actor. He was considered one of the most charming actors in the Egyptian film industry. He ...
as
Baibars
Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari ( ar, الملك الظاهر ركن الدين بيبرس البندقداري, ''al-Malik al-Ẓāhir Rukn al-Dīn Baybars al-Bunduqdārī'') (1223/1228 – 1 July 1277), of Turkic Kipchak ...
*
Lobna Abdel Aziz
Lobna Abdel Aziz, aka Lobna Abdelaziz or Lobna Abd- el-aziz ( arz, لبنى عبد العزيز; born August 1, 1935) is an Egyptian actress.
Family
Her father was Egyptian author Hamed Abdelaziz. In her early life she was married outside Egy ...
as Jihad
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Emad Hamdy as
Aybak
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Taheyya Kariokka as
Shajar al-Durr
*
Mahmoud el-Meliguy as
Faris ad-Din Aktai
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Farid Shawki as Bltai
*
Mahmoud el-Meliguy as
Aktai
;Italians
* Ema Andi
* Franco Carelli
* Federico Chentrens
* Mario Dionisi
*
Luisa Mattioli
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Folco Lulli as Aktai
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Silvana Pampanini as Shajar al-Durr
See also
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List of submissions to the 34th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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References
External links
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1961 films
1960s Arabic-language films
1961 drama films
Films directed by Andrew Marton
Films set in the 13th century
Egyptian drama films
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