The Night of Counting the Years
- Movies
- 1969-01-27
- AR
- Released
- 2h 42m
- US
- Drama - History
Production
Merchant Ivory Productions, General Egyptian Cinema Organisation
Tagline
The day when the years are counted
Storyline
Set in 1881, a year before the start of British colonial rule, it is based on the true story of the Abd el-Rasuls, an Upper-Egyptian clan that had been robbing a cache of mummies they have discovered at tomb DB320 near the village of Kurna, and selling the artifacts on the black market. After a conflict within the clan, one of its members made a crucial decision when the Antiquities Service arrived.
