Youssef Chahine's drama follows an engineer's romance with a landowner's daughter in a village riven by feudal power. Omar Sharif and Faten Hamama star in a melodramatic, energetic and socially pointed early Chahine.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (1,857 votes)
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