The People and the Nile
الناس والنيل
Synopsis
The construction of the Aswan dam as seen by those who took part in it: engineers, workers, Egyptians, and Soviets.
Top Cast
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Soad Hosny
Nadia
Salah Zulfikar
Journalist Yahya Al-Saeed
Igor Vladimirov
Ezzat Al Alaily
Dr. Amin
Vladimir Ivashov
Seif Abdelrahman
Engineer Saad
Yuriy Kamorniy
Mahmood Al-Meleji
Engineer Magdy
Anatoliy Kuznetsov
Valentina Kutsenko
Aleya Abdel Moneim
Hussain Ismael
Fahmy
Abdel Warith Assir
عبد المجيد براقة
Fatma Imara
Engineer Saad's wife
Ibrahim ElShamy
Mohamed Morshed
Ashraf El-Selehdar
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Youssef Chahine
- Screenplay & Story
- Nikolai Figurovsky, Hassan Fouad
- Original Score
- Aram Khachaturyan
- Original Title
- الناس والنيل
- Country of Origin
- Egypt, Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Arabic, French, Greek, Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Production Studios
- Kayrofilm Egypt, Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Youssef Chahine
Nikolai Figurovsky, Hassan Fouad
Aram Khachaturyan
Yu-Lan Chen, Aleksandr Shelenkov
Rashida Abdel Salam
Konstantin Stenkin
Department Leadership Roster
Youssef Chahine
Director
Nikolai Figurovsky
Writer
Rashida Abdel Salam
Editor
Hassan Fouad
Writer
Aram Khachaturyan
Original Music Composer
Yu-Lan Chen
Director of Photography
Aleksandr Shelenkov
Director of Photography
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Frequently Asked Questions About The People and the Nile
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is The People and the Nile about?
The construction of the Aswan dam as seen by those who took part in it: engineers, workers, Egyptians, and Soviets.
Who directed The People and the Nile?
The People and the Nile was directed by Youssef Chahine.
Who stars in The People and the Nile?
The principal cast of The People and the Nile includes Soad Hosny, Salah Zulfikar, Igor Vladimirov, Ezzat Al Alaily, Vladimir Ivashov.
When was The People and the Nile released and how long is it?
The People and the Nile was released in 1972 with a total runtime of 1h 45m.
Who composed the musical score for The People and the Nile?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The People and the Nile was composed by Aram Khachaturyan.