The People and the Nile
1972, Arabic. Directed by Youssef Chahine.
The construction of the Aswan dam as seen by those who took part in it: engineers, workers, Egyptians, and Soviets.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Youssef ChahineDirector
- Soad HosnyNadia
- Salah ZulfikarJournalist Yahya Al-Saeed
- Igor VladimirovCast
- Ezzat Al AlailyDr. Amin
- Vladimir IvashovCast
- Seif AbdelrahmanEngineer Saad
- Yuriy KamorniyCast
- Mahmood Al-MelejiEngineer Magdy
- Anatoliy KuznetsovCast
- Valentina KutsenkoCast
- Aleya Abdel MoneimCast
- Hussain IsmaelFahmy
Details
- Released
- 17 January 1972
- Original title
- الناس والنيل
- Country
- Egypt, Soviet Union
- Written by
- Nikolai Figurovsky, Hassan Fouad
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The People and the Nile runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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The People and the Nile isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 January 1972. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The People and the Nile?
If you liked The People and the Nile, try Adventures of a Mathematician, Land of the Pharaohs, Munich - The Edge of War.
Who directed The People and the Nile?
The People and the Nile (1972) was directed by Youssef Chahine and stars Soad Hosny, Salah Zulfikar, Igor Vladimirov.