Overview
Set in the 14th century. Under their leader Timur, the Tartar hordes invade the Middle East and take over areas as widespread as Persia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, and Syria. A lowly woman from a harem (Lubna Aziz) rises to lead the Egyptians against the invaders.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1962)
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Robert AndrewsScreenplay
- Ali Ahmed BaktheirNovel
- Original title
- وا إسلاماه
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 9, 1961
- Original language
- Arabic
- Countries
- Italy, Egypt
Production
Cast
Lobna Abdel AzizJihad / Julnar
Ahmad MazharMahmoud/Qutz
Farid ShawqyBaltay
Rushdy AbazaPeppers
Emad HamdyEzzedine Aybak
Mahmood Al-MelejiFakhr al-Din Aktay
Tahiya CarioccaShajarat al-Durr
Hussein ReyaadSalamah
Abbas FaresSheikh Ibn Abdul Salam
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakimInjy
Naima WasfiUmm Al-Mansour- Mohamed SobeihKatbgha
Nazim SharawySultan Jalaluddin
Hussain Ismaelslave seller
Adel AttiaAl-Mansour
Abdel Ghani NaserCrusader leader
Shaladimofrom the Tatar army
Mahmoud El IraqiBaltay's assistant
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