Al-ayyam al-tawila
In 1959 underground revolutionaries try to assassinate Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Kassem in Baghdad. News reports claim they have failed, and at first the revolutionaries lay low, but as the secret police continue to comb the neighborhoods with house-to-house searches, they flee to the countryside. Among those fleeing is Saddam Hussein, the future president of the republic.
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Released
- 1980
- Country
- Iraq
Details
Release year: 1980
Storyline
In 1959 underground revolutionaries try to assassinate Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Kassem in Baghdad. News reports claim they have failed, and at first the revolutionaries lay low, but as the secret police continue to comb the neighborhoods with house-to-house searches, they flee to the countryside. Among those fleeing is Saddam Hussein, the future president of the republic.
Top credits
Saddam Kamel — Saddam Hussein- Nada Siham
- Mohsin al-Azzawi
- Ibrahim Jalai
Did you know
• Saddam Kamel who portrayed Saddam Hussein was later ordered to be murdered by the dictator himself.
User reviews
Saddamite propaganda
Irony at it's finest
Technical specs
- Color
- Color
