Abu Zayd al-Hilali is a 1947 Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

ian film that portrays the life of the tenth-century Arab

Arab

Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...

ic leader and hero Abu Zayd al-Hilali

Abu Zayd al-Hilali

Abu Zayd Ibn Rizq Al-Hilali was a 11th century Arab leader and hero of the 'Amirid tribe of Banu Hilal.On the orders of the Ismaili Fatimid caliph, Abu Zayd moved his tribe to Tunisia via Egypt to punish the Zirids for adopting Sunniism. The Banu Hilali weakened largely the Zirid state and sacked...

. It was directed by Ezzel Dine Zulficar

Ezzel Dine Zulficar

Ezzel Dine Zulficar was an Egyptian film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer.- Career :Zulficar was born in Cairo, Egypt. As a child, Zulficar was a prodigy. He received a scholarship and studied astronomy. He loved reading, which is what had helped him succeed. He graduated from the...

 and written by Zulficar and Abu Butheina. It stars Faten Hamama

Faten Hamama

Faten Hamama is an Egyptian producer and an acclaimed actress of film, television, and theatre. She was regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from melodramas to historical films and occasional comedies, though her chief successes were romantic dramas...

, Seraj Munir

Seraj Munir

Seraj Munir was an Egyptian film actor. He appeared in 46 films between 1930 and 1957.-Selected filmography:* The Leech * Al-Malak al-Zalem * Lahn al-Kholood * Kursi al-I`tiraf...

, and Amina al-Sharif. It was one of Hamama's earliest starring roles.

Plot

Abu Zayd al-Hilali's son and wife escape and years later, after his son has grown into a powerful and idealistic man, a battle between the two tribes starts. The son fights his father but is not aware who he is fighting. The Banu Hilal

Banu Hilal

The Banu Hilal were a confederation of Arabian Bedouin tribes that migrated from Upper Egypt into North Africa in the 11th century, having been sent by the Fatimids to punish the Zirids for abandoning Shiism. Other authors suggest that the tribes left the grasslands on the upper Nile because of...

is defeat the Banu Zahlanis. Back home, Abu Zayd is greeted as a hero. A huge war then starts with the Zirid

Zirid

The Zirid dynasty were a Sanhadja Berber dynasty, originating in modern Algeria, initially on behalf of the Fatimids, for about two centuries, until weakened by the Banu Hilal and finally destroyed by the Almohads. Their capital was Kairouan...

s, who had abandoned Shiism. The Banu Hilalis weaken the Zirid state and plunder their lands.

Cast

• Seraj Munir
  Seraj Munir
  Seraj Munir was an Egyptian film actor. He appeared in 46 films between 1930 and 1957.-Selected filmography:* The Leech * Al-Malak al-Zalem * Lahn al-Kholood * Kursi al-I`tiraf...
  
   as Abu Zayd al-Hilali
• Faten Hamama
  Faten Hamama
  Faten Hamama is an Egyptian producer and an acclaimed actress of film, television, and theatre. She was regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from melodramas to historical films and occasional comedies, though her chief successes were romantic dramas...
  
   as daughter of the Caliph
• Amina Sharif as Abu Zayd's mother
• Lula Sidqi
• Ahmed El Bey
• Fakher Fakher