Behind the scenes
Summary
Nasser 56 is a 1996 Egyptian historical film directed by Mohamed Fadel, starring Ahmed Zaki. The film focuses on the nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt's second President, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and the subsequent invasion of Egypt by Israel, the United Kingdom, and France.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 76GoodWatch 73
Audience score86%
IMDb6.5
Running time
2 h 6 min
Longer than most dramas, +17 min on the typical 109
typical 109126Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1996
August 5, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryLanguage
Arabic
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishFrenchMade in
Egypt
and 12 more16 people
- Ahmed ZakiGamal Abdel Nasser
- Ferdoos Abdel HamidTaheya (wife of Gamal Abdel Nasser)
- Hasan HosnyHamed
- Adel HashimAbdul Latif Al-Baghdadi
- Hani RamzyMahmoud
- Ahmed MaherMahmoud Younis
- Mamdouh WafiMuhammad Hasanin Heikal
- Mokhles ElBehiryDr. Mustafa Al-Hafnawi
Mahmoud El-BezzawyPresident Anwar Sadat
Yasser Ali MaherSalah Al-Desouki
Rushdy ElMahdyformer pasha
Abdulraheem HassanDr. Al-Qassiouni
Ameen HashimAbdel Nasser Hussein
Ahmed Diabformer pasha
Tariq Al DussokiAbdul Hakim Amer- MEMai EssamHoda Gamal Abdel Nasser
Directing · 1
- Mohamed Fadel Director
Writing · 1
- Mahfouz Abdel Rahman Writer
Production · 1
- Mamdouh El Leithy Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Abdul Latif Fahmy Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Kamal Abul Ela Editor
Sound · 1
- Yasser Abdel Rahman Original Music Composer
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