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title: 'The Night of Counting the Years (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Shadi Abdel Salam'
released: '1969-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Egypt'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-night-of-counting-the-years-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064703/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Night of Counting the Years (1969)

1969 · 102 min · Drama · Egypt

Original title: المومياء

## Synopsis

The Night of Counting the Years, also released in Egypt as The Mummy, is a 1969 Egyptian film and the only feature film directed by Shadi Abdel Salam. It features a special appearance by Nadia Lutfi. It is the 3rd on the list of Top 100 Egyptian films. The film was produced by Roberto Rossellini for General Egyptian Cinema Organisation. Rossellini was instrumental in encouraging Abdel Salam to make the film, which tells a story set among the grave robbers of Kurna in Upper Egypt.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Shadi Abdel Salam](https://cinepixo.com/people/shadi-abdel-salam)
- **Screenplay:** [Shadi Abdel Salam](https://cinepixo.com/people/shadi-abdel-salam)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mario Nascimbene](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-nascimbene)
- **Producer:** [Roberto Rossellini](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-rossellini)

## Cast

- [Ahmed Hegazi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ahmed-hegazi)
- [Nadia Lotfi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nadia-lotfi)

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