Why was Cairo Calm
Aug 10, 1982 | IMDB 0
42 min Watch NowDocumentary, History
It begins in the days after Sadat's assassination in 1981 by an islamist cell of army officers. The American media had led an outpouring of shock and grief in the United States at the death of the heroic president. All the western leaders then travelled to Cairo to say goodbye to the man who had courageously changed the course of history. But then they found that practically no Egyptians turned up to the funeral. And the western politicians and the American TV reporters couldn't understand why. The documentary tries to find the answer.
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2016
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IMDB 6.4 | Aug , 1996
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IMDB 5.7 | May , 2015
So many Israelis still wax nostalgic about that old Friday afternoon ritual, back in the times when television had just one channel. Everyone would watch the Arab movie of the week, but did anybody ever wonder how Israel’s official TV station was able to transcend hostile boundaries to obtain these films, and why it insisted on showing movies made by “the enemy”? The Arabic-language movie from Egypt let some of us escape back to our original homeland, and let others peek out from our “villa in the jungle” and catch a glimpse of our neighbors across the border. But most of us didn’t really want to see the people whose culture, anguish, and aspirations were reflected on our screens. “Arab Movie” brings us the stars and the songs, the convoluted plots, and that fleeting moment when we shared the same cultural heroes as everyone else in the Middle East. But this film about the richness and intensity of Egyptian cinema also raises some disturbing questions.Im Reich Des Squatters
IMDB 9 | Apr , 2020
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2023
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IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 2013
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IMDB 7.4 | Jul , 2023
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IMDB 7 | Jun , 1963
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IMDB 7.8 | Oct , 1956
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IMDB 10 | Dec , 2024
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IMDB 6 | Nov , 2004
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IMDB 5.2 | Oct , 1938
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2023
Sinister Harvest
IMDB 4 | May , 1930
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IMDB 10 | Jan , 2021
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IMDB 7.6 | Jun , 2013
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IMDB 0 | Jun , 2006
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IMDB 7 | May , 2005
The life story of famous singer and actress of Egiptian and Italian ancestry Iolanda Gigliotti known by her stage name Dalida.Banks of the Nile
IMDB 5 | Jan , 1911
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