Al-Karnak (1975)
December 29, 1975Release Date
Al-Karnak (1975)
December 29, 1975Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
سعاد حسني
Zainab Diab
Nour El-Sherif
Ismail El-Sheikh
Kamal Al-Shenawy
Khaled Safwan
Farid Shawqi
Diab
شويكار
Aranfala
صلاح ذو الفقار
Shukri
Emad Hamdy
Writer Taha Al-Ghareeb
Shwikar
Aranfala
Mohamed Sobhi
Helmy
Tahiya Cariocca
Zainab's mother
Ali Al Sharif
Hasab Allah
Fayez Halawa
Ali El Scherif
Hasab Allah
Naima ElSoghier
Umm Ismail
Younes Shalaby
Mohsen
Hassan Hosny
Waiter
Mohsen Nasr
Director of Photography
Naguib Mahfouz
Writer
Ali Badrakhan
Director
Ramses Naguib
Producer
Saeed El-Sheikh
Editor
Gamal Salamah
Music
Mamdouh Al Laithy
Producer / Writer
Abdel Moneim Basyouni
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Karnak (translit: Al-Karnak, Egyptian Arabic: الكرنك) is a 1975 Egyptian political film based on a novel written by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz with the same name, and directed by Ali Badrakhan and starring Soad Hosny. The film features Salah Zulfikar in a special appearance as Shoukry the rebellious member of parliament. The film includes an ensemble cast that includes Nour El-Sherif, Kamal El-Shennawi, Farid Shawqi, Taheyya Kariokka, Emad Hamdy and Shwikar. Karnak is listed in the Top 100 films in Egyptian cinema of the 20th century.
The film is set against the discussions between the patrons of a café in Cairo, the Karnak Café. It follows the stories of three individuals during the 1960s, including the Six-Day War (1967), War of Attrition (1967–70) and ends with victory in October War (1973).