Zero hour
1972, Arabic. Directed by Hussein El-Mohandess.
(Saif) A police officer chases gangs smuggling gems out, and during one of the chases a gang member is killed, tried, and dismissed from servants. The (Murad) gang asks him to work with him and he agrees, and he goes to Lebanon to complete a deal, and the process is completed. The gang is suspicious of (Saif) and that he is still working with the police, kidnapping his son as a hostage, to carry out one of the currency exchange operations for the gang, and the events continue in an exciting atmosphere.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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- Released
- 24 January 1972
- Original title
- ساعة الصفر
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Salah Nazmi, Hussein El-Mohandess
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Zero hour runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Zero hour isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 January 1972. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Zero hour?
Zero hour (1972) was directed by Hussein El-Mohandess and stars Rushdy Abaza, Samia Gamal, Nahed Sherif.