The Blazing Sun is currently streaming on The Criterion Channel

Name: The Blazing Sun
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Released: 1954
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Faten Hamama, Omar Sharif, Zaki Rostom, Farid Shawqy, Abdel Warith Assir

The Blazing Sun (1954)116 minCrime, Drama, RomanceRating 56/100

Shot in the awe-inspiring Valley of the Kings, this damning social critique of land exploitation simmers with full-blooded, cross-class romance. Masterfully interweaving neorealism with melodrama, Youssef Chahine’s epic marks a sensuous and ferocious screen debut from the iconic Omar Sharif.

Cast: Faten Hamama, Omar Sharif, Zaki Rostom, Farid Shawqy, Abdel Warith Assir, Hamdy Ghaith, Zaki Ibrahim

Director: Youssef Chahine

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