---
title: 'The Land (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Youssef Chahine'
released: '1969-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 130
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Egypt'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-land-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064038/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Land (1969)

1969 · 130 min · Drama · Egypt

Original title: ⴰⴽⴰⵍ (ⴰⴼⵉⵍⵎ)

## Synopsis

The Land is a 1969 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine, based on a popular novel by Abd al-Rahman Sharqawi. The film narrates the conflict between Egyptian peasants and their landlord in the 1930s, and explores the complex relation between individual interests and collective responses to oppression. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Youssef Chahine](https://cinepixo.com/people/youssef-chahine)

## Cast

- [Hamdy Ahmed](https://cinepixo.com/people/hamdy-ahmed)
- [Mahmoud el-Meliguy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mahmoud-el-meliguy)

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