The Blazing Sun
Struggle in the Valley
Genres
Overview
A wealthy landlord floods and destroys a village on purpose to prevent the people living there from making a profit off their crops. What he doesn't know is that his own daughter, Amal, is in love with Ahmed, a young man from the village.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
116 min
Release Date
1954-03-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Arabic
Vote Count
33
Vote Average
7
Faten Hamama
Amal أمال
Omar Sharif
Ahmed أحمد
Zaki Rostom
Taher Pasha الباشا
Farid Shawqy
Riyad رياض
Abdel Warith Assir
Saber صابر
Hamdy Ghaith
Selim سليم
Zaki Ibrahim
The Lawyer المحامي
Abdel Ghani El Nagdi
حسان
Abdel Ghani Qamar
Hassan
Mansi Fahmy
The Sheikh الشيخ
Abdel Halim ElQala'awy
Aziza Badr
Mohsen Hassanein
Ahmed ElGezeiry
Ahmed Abaza
Amina Khairy
Ibrahim Fawzi
Motawie Eweiss
Rashad Hamed
ضابط المباحث
Rafeaa ElShal
خدامة في قصر الباشا
Serag Jomaa
نافع الطفل
Abdel Ghani El Nagdi
0.0
Figaros Hochzeit
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1949-11-25 | de
7.2
3:10 to Yuma
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1957-08-07 | en
6.0
Autumn Weddings
A poetic story about the first love of the village girl Natasha, loyal to the memory of the deceased fiancé. In peacetime, the heroine's fiancé blew up on a land mine that remained on the collective farm field since the war, and her life turned into a nightmare. But sooner or later, dreams end and the world opens again. Pregnant Natasha goes to the institutions, seeking to be signed with the father of the unborn child who died tragically. At the end, after long ordeals, she comes to the conclusion that writing in the marriage book will not change anything in her life.
1968-08-19 | ru
0.0
The Fifth Groom
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1942-12-04 | ar
5.0
Nosferatu: The First Vampire
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6.6
Elephant Boy
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1937-03-12 | en
6.2
Madame X
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1937-10-01 | en
6.5
Maytime
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1937-03-26 | en
6.4
The Firefly
Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Her mission is to seduce French officers, in order for them to reveal Napoleon's intentions toward Spain. She is sent to Bayonne, France to gather military secrets. Prior to this, she meets Don Diego while performing at a club. Unknown to her, Don Diego is actually Captain Andre, who is sent to Spain to spy on her. While in France, Nina discovers Diego's true identity, only after she has fallen in love with him. Nina Maria outwits her potential captors, returns to Spain and goes into hiding. Napoleon's troops invade Spain, resulting in Nina's capture. In a strange twist of fate, Nina and Captain Andre are reunited, but the 2 nations are now at war...
1937-11-05 | en
7.0
Camille
Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish soirees, men of means exert their wills and women turned courtesans exult in pleasure. One such woman is Marguerite Gautier, who begins a sumptuous romance with Armand Duval.
1936-12-26 | en
6.2
Romeo and Juliet
Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.
1936-09-03 | en
6.2
Rose Marie
An incognito opera singer falls for a policeman who has been assigned to track down her fugitive brother.
1936-01-31 | en
7.2
Les Misérables
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
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5.4
Naughty Marietta
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1935-03-29 | en
6.7
David Copperfield
A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.
1935-01-18 | en
6.9
A Generation
Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.
1955-01-26 | pl
7.2
The White Sheik
In Italy, small-town newlyweds Wanda and Ivan Cavalli embark on their honeymoon in the big city of Rome. Ivan dutifully wants to keep appointments with family and church, but Wanda is only interested in meeting her favorite photo-strip star known as "The White Sheik". While Wanda impetuously sneaks away to locate the object of her affections, disconsolate Ivan tries his hardest to keep up appearances with the couple's relatives.
1952-09-27 | it
7.5
Diary of a Country Priest
An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.
1951-02-07 | fr
7.0
Variety Lights
In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters the starry-eyed, gorgeous Lily Antonelli, and hires her as a dancer on the show. Vivacious Lily quickly sells out crowds and earns the resentment of Checco's mistress, Melina Amour, but the fledgling performer has far bigger ambitions and soon sets her sights on a higher-profile role.
1950-12-06 | it
0.0
Valley of stars
Adly and Raouf are brothers who love adventures. They end up on one of the islands far from urbanization. They encounter a tribe celebrating by beating drums, and its members surround Zainab tied up, dancing around him as she calls for help in an Egyptian language. Adly is determined to save her. During the return trip, Adly feels a feeling of love for Zainab. He is surprised by a magician who wants to retrieve Zainab.
1943-04-19 | ar