Struggle of the Heroes (1962)

Original title

صراع الأبطال

Directed by

Tewfik Saleh

Genre

drama

Country

Egypt

Runtime

1h 52m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This Egyptian film was directed by Tewfik Saleh and is recognized as one of the great works of 20th century Egyptian cinema. It follows a story about people facing a struggle, with a tone that is dramatic and serious.

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What happens

Struggle of the Heroes (aliases: Clash of the Heroes; Arabic: صراع الأبطال, translit: Sira’ Al-Abtal) is a 1962 Egyptian film directed by Tewfik Saleh, who also co-wrote the screenplay. It is listed in the Top 100 films in the Egyptian cinema of the 20th century list and Bibliotheca Alexandrina's 100 Greatest Egyptian Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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