The Night of Counting the Years (1969)

Set in 1881, a year before the start of British colonial rule, it is based on the true story of the Abd el-Rasuls, an Upper-Egyptian clan that had been robbing a cache of mummies they have discovered at tomb DB320 near the village of Kurna, and selling the artifacts on the black market. After a conflict within the clan, one of its members made a crucial decision when the Antiquities Service arrived.

Released Jan. 27, 1969 102 min None+

Genres: Drama, History

Keywords: imdb.1800s, imdb.psychotronic-film, imdb.mummy, imdb.egypt, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, aspectratio.1-37-1, imdb.pharaoh, imdb.ancient-egypt

Watch Providers: Public Domain Movies

Production Companies: Merchant Ivory Productions, General Egyptian Cinema Organisation, Egyptian Ministry of Culture

Country: Egypt
Production Country: Egypt
Languages: Arabic