The Blazing Sun
Seen it?1954 | 116 min | Drama, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved The Apartment or Casablanca, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 56 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1954: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Youssef Chahine
- Faten HamamaAmal أمال
- Omar SharifAhmed أحمد
- Zaki RostomTaher Pasha الباشا
- Farid ShawqyRiyad رياض
- Abdel Warith AssirSaber صابر
- Hamdy GhaithSelim سليم
- Zaki IbrahimThe Lawyer المحامي
- Abdel Ghani El Nagdiحسان
- Abdel Ghani QamarHassan
- Mansi FahmyThe Sheikh الشيخ