Nasser 56 (1996)
- Original title
- ناصر 56
- Directed by
- Mohammed Fadel
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country
- Egypt
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 10 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.
How it feels
The film shows Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser as he nationalizes the Suez Canal and faces a military attack from Britain, France, and Israel. It follows the political and military events from an Egyptian perspective.
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What happens
Nasser 56 is a 1996 Egyptian historical film directed by Mohammed Fadel and starring Ahmed Zaki. The film focuses on the nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt's second President, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and the subsequent Suez War with the United Kingdom, France and Israel. The film was filmed in black and white. Throughout the film, events are depicted from an Egyptian nationalist viewpoint. It features many leading military and civilian figures of the period, including Anwar Sadat, Abdel Hakim Amer, Salah Salem, Zakaria Mohieddin, Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi, Sami Sharaf, Fathi Radwan and Mahmoud Fawzi. The film's star, Ahmed Zaki, subsequently portrayed Nasser's successor as president, Anwar Sadat, in the 2001 film The Days of Sadat. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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