The Blazing Sun (1954)

1954 · 116 min · Drama, Romance

A wealthy landlord floods and destroys a village on purpose to prevent the people living there from making a profit off their crops. What he doesn't know is that his own daughter, Amal, is in love with Ahmed, a young man from the village.

Directed by Youssef Chahine. Starring Faten Hamama, Omar Sharif, Zaki Rostom, Farid Shawqy and Abdel Warith Assir.

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