Those People of the Nile

Name: Those People of the Nile
Director: Youssef Chahine
Released: 1972-01-16T00:00:00Z

The construction of the Aswan dam as seen by those who took part in it: engineers and workers, Egyptians and Soviets. Beginning with the day the waters of the Nile were diverted, Chahine shows how individual concerns sometimes outweigh the myth surrounding a collective undertaking. The first Egyptian-Soviet co-production was shown to its two sponsor governments in 1968, inspiring considerable displeasure. Re-editing was demanded; along with newly shot sequences using actors. Consequently, the film was not shown until 1972.

Runtime: 109

Release date: 1972-01-16

<article> <figure> <img src="http://www.moviesom.com/resources/20150216211140social.jpg" title='Those People of the Nile' alt='Those People of the Nile'/> </figure> <h1>Those People of the Nile</h1> <p>The construction of the Aswan dam as seen by those who took part in it: engineers and workers, Egyptians and Soviets. Beginning with the day the waters of the Nile were diverted, Chahine shows how individual concerns sometimes outweigh the myth surrounding a collective undertaking. The first Egyptian-Soviet co-production was shown to its two sponsor governments in 1968, inspiring considerable displeasure. Re-editing was demanded; along with newly shot sequences using actors. Consequently, the film was not shown until 1972.</p> <details><summary>Runtime: 109</summary> <summary>Release date: 1972-01-16</summary></details> </article>