Tribute to Youssef Chahine 2019 / Shaytan al-sahraa / Egypt 1954
A sword-and-sandal adventure set in an ancient tribal society about a Zorro-like figure who decides to rebel against the tyrannical ruler of his village. Chahine’s first actioner, featuring another early performance by a young Omar Sharif.
A sword-and-sandal adventure set in an ancient tribal society about a Zorro-like figure who decides to rebel against the tyrannical ruler of his village. Chahine’s first actioner, featuring another early performance by a young Omar Sharif, was dismissed by the future Lawrence of Arabia star and would mark the end of his brief collaboration with Chahine. Today, this largely unseen film stands as a unique entry in Chahine’s canon and contains many of the hallmarks that would be refined in the director’s subsequent work: grand vistas, striking visuals, the combination of socio-political subtext with sensational entertainment, and the celebration of the human body.
Joseph Fahim
89 min / Black & white, DCP
Director Youssef Chahine
/ Screenplay Hussein Helmy El Mohandes
/ Dir. of Photography Alvise Orfanelly
/ Music Fouad El Zahery
/ Editor Marcelle Saleh
/ Art Director Maher Abdel Nour
/ Cast Omar Sharif, Mariam Fakhr El Din
/ Sales Misr International Films
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