The Night of Counting the Years
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The Night of Counting the Years is a landmark 1969 Egyptian drama film, widely regarded as one of the greatest works in Arab cinema for its haunting exploration of identity, heritage, and moral conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Night of Counting the Years canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Night of Counting the Years Context triple: [Egyptian cinema, notableFilm, The Night of Counting the Years]
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A.
The Little Hours
The Little Hours is a 2017 comedy film loosely based on Boccaccio’s The Decameron, following a group of misbehaving nuns whose convent is thrown into chaos by the arrival of a young servant.
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B.
The Old People
"The Old People" is a short story by William Faulkner that forms part of his collection *Go Down, Moses*, exploring themes of heritage, race, and the Southern wilderness through a young boy’s hunting experiences.
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C.
Book of the Sleeping
Book of the Sleeping is the English rendering of the title of the Sauptika Parva, a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the night-time massacre of sleeping warriors.
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D.
The Seven Oft-Repeated
The Seven Oft-Repeated is a revered title for Surah Al-Fatiha, the opening chapter of the Qur’an that is recited in every unit of Muslim prayer.
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E.
Infants of the Spring
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Night of Counting the Years Target entity description: The Night of Counting the Years is a landmark 1969 Egyptian drama film, widely regarded as one of the greatest works in Arab cinema for its haunting exploration of identity, heritage, and moral conflict.
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A.
The Little Hours
The Little Hours is a 2017 comedy film loosely based on Boccaccio’s The Decameron, following a group of misbehaving nuns whose convent is thrown into chaos by the arrival of a young servant.
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B.
The Old People
"The Old People" is a short story by William Faulkner that forms part of his collection *Go Down, Moses*, exploring themes of heritage, race, and the Southern wilderness through a young boy’s hunting experiences.
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C.
Book of the Sleeping
Book of the Sleeping is the English rendering of the title of the Sauptika Parva, a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the night-time massacre of sleeping warriors.
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D.
The Seven Oft-Repeated
The Seven Oft-Repeated is a revered title for Surah Al-Fatiha, the opening chapter of the Qur’an that is recited in every unit of Muslim prayer.
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E.
Infants of the Spring
Infants of the Spring is a satirical novel by Harlem Renaissance writer Wallace Thurman that critiques the artistic and social life of 1920s Harlem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian film
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film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Al-Mummia
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linked to:
Al-mummia
Al-Mummia: The Night of Counting the Years ⓘ |
| basedOn | discovery of the Deir el-Bahari royal cache ⓘ |
| cinematicStyle |
minimalist
ⓘ
poetic ⓘ slow-paced ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Abdel Aziz Fahmy ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Shadi Abdel Salam ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | widely regarded as one of the greatest Arab films ⓘ |
| director | Shadi Abdel Salam ⓘ |
| distribution |
Egyptian General Organization for Cinema and Television
ⓘ
linked to:
Egyptian General Organization for Cinema
|
| editingBy | Ahmed Mounib ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Luxor region
ⓘ
linked to:
Luxor
|
| filmMovement |
Arab art cinema
ⓘ
linked to:
Arab cinema
|
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
historical film ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Ahmad Hegazi
ⓘ
Ahmed Marei ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Wanis ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cultural memory
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heritage ⓘ identity ⓘ moral conflict ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ali Ismael ⓘ |
| notableFor |
austere visual composition
ⓘ
historical authenticity of costumes and sets ⓘ use of non-professional actors ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
conflict between tribal loyalty and national heritage
ⓘ
tomb robbing in ancient necropolis ⓘ |
| producer | Robis Film ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
landmark of Arab cinema
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landmark of Egyptian cinema ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| restorationSupportedBy | Martin Scorsese ⓘ |
| restoredBy |
Cineteca di Bologna
ⓘ
World Cinema Foundation ⓘ
linked to:
World Cinema Project
|
| runtimeMinutes | 102 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Shadi Abdel Salam ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1881 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
protection of ancient Egyptian antiquities
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transition from tribal to national consciousness ⓘ |
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