Al Qadisiyya
1981 film
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Al Qadisiyya is a 1981 drama film directed and co-written by Salah Abu Seif and stars Soad Hosny. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.[1] The historical film was produced in tandem with Egypt and with Iraq’s Cinema and Theatre Department.[2]
Ali Ahmad Bakathir
Salah Abu Seif
Ezzat El Alaili
Laila Taher
Shaza Salem
Hassan Al-Jundi
| Al Qadisiyya | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Salah Abu Seif |
| Written by | Mahfouz Abdel Rahman Ali Ahmad Bakathir Salah Abu Seif |
| Starring | Soad Hosny Ezzat El Alaili Laila Taher Shaza Salem Hassan Al-Jundi |
| Music by | Walid Gholmieh |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Countries | Egypt Iraq |
| Language | Arabic |
| Box office | $15,000,000 |
Plot
The film portrays the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, in which the Islamic army of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (after the death beforehand of Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha) definitively ended the Sassanid Empire by defeating the Persian forces of Rostam Farrokhzad.[2]
Cast
- Soad Hosny as Chirine
- Ezzat El Alaili as Saad Ibn Abi Waqas
- Laila Taher as Bouran
- Shetha Salim as Salma bint Hafsa
- Hassan Al Joundi as Rostam
- Hala Shawkat as Azar Midukht
- Mohamed Almansour as Abu Mahjan
- Omar Khalfah as Ibn Amr
- Sa'dia Zeidi as Al Khansaa
- Taema Al Tamimi as Al Maany
Production
The cost of production was estimated at 4 million Iraqi dinars, at the time equivalent to 15 million dollars. It was the most expensive Arab film production in history at the time.[3][4]
