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Dawn of Islam

Dawn of Islam

Original Title: فجر الإسلام

  • Film
  • 1971
  • 2h 16m
  • Released

This is the story of young Hassem, the son of a powerful sheik, set at the beginning of Hegira. When the youngster's uncle is murdered, Hassem decides to go to Mecca with a view to finding the culprit and punishing him. But what he discovers there is not the murderer but the prophet Muhammad. Touched by grace, Hassem converts to the new religion and comes back to his village to propagate the new faith. Which is not t…

  • Directing Salah Abu Seifعبدالفتاح مدبوليFawzy Ali
  • Writing Salah Abu SeifAbdel Hamid Gouda El Sahhar
  • Starring Nagwa IbrahimMahmoud MoursyYehia Chahine

This is the story of young Hassem, the son of a powerful sheik, set at the beginning of Hegira. When the youngster's uncle is murdered, Hassem decides to go to Mecca with a view to finding the culprit and punishing him. But what he discovers there is not the murderer but the prophet Muhammad. Touched by grace, Hassem converts to the new religion and comes back to his village to propagate the new faith. Which is not to his father's liking, since the Muslim religion is opposed to feudal rights and privileges. The infuriated sheik curses his son and starts persecuting the new converts.

Dawn of Islam Dawn of Islam
Nagwa Ibrahim ليلى
Mahmoud Moursy الحارث
Yehia Chahine الفضل بن مالك
عبدالرحمن علي هاشم ابن الحارث
سميحة أيوب ام هاشم
Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh الكاهن
Aida Abdel Aziz
محمود فرج حنظله
Hamdy Ahmad
Said Khalil
Ali Al Sharif
فادية عكاشة
قدرية كامل
كمال الزيني
Rashad Osman
Ahmed Tawfiq احد افراد قبيلة الحارث
محمود العراقي
عثمان الحمامصي
برنسة عبدالغني (برنسة عبدالحميد)
  • Directing Salah Abu Seifعبدالفتاح مدبوليFawzy Aliإبراهيم فتحي
  • Writing Salah Abu SeifAbdel Hamid Gouda El Sahhar
  • Cinematography مصطفى إمامعبدالعزيز فهمي
  • Editing حسين عفيفيمارسيل صالح
  • Music فؤاد الظاهري
  • Production Design عبدالفتاح الحسينيعبدالمنعم شكريمحمد جاد/ محمد حسن جاد
  • Costume Design سامية عبدالعزيزعبدالفتاح البيليأنسي أبو سيف
  • Makeup عبدالوهاب قطبيونس قاسمسيد مسعود
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