The story of Khalid Ibn Al-Walid (592-642) the greatest military leader in the dawn of Islam during the life of prophet Muhammad and his caliphs Abu Bakr and Omar.
Production
Massive crowd scenes that actually look like crowds, not CGI blobs.
Costume
Bedouin chic meets 1950s Egyptian studio glamour.
Director
Hussein Sedki
Hussein Sedki
خالد بن الوليد
Agah Hün
Khalid ibn el Walid (voice)
Mariam Fakhr Eddine
ليلى بنت المنهال
Madiha Yousri
فاطمة بنت مجاعة
Zaki Toleimat
مسيلمة الكذاب
Abbas Fares
أبو عبيدة بن الجراح
Omar Al-Hariri
عكرمة بن أبي جهل
Ahmed Allam
الوليد بن المغيرة
Mohamed El-Sabaa
الوليد بن الوليد
Tawfiq Al-Deqen
متمم بن نويرة
Mohamed El Sebaii
مالك بن نويرة
Abdel Raheem El Zorkani
المنهال
Abdel Hafeez ElTatawy
صفوان بن أمية
Abdelbadie El Araby
هرمز قائد الفرس
Mohamed Osman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Egypt's golden age of cinema when historical epics were prestige projects rivaling Hollywood's sword-and-sandal boom.
Director Hussein Sedki cast himself as the lead because obviously. The 142-minute runtime was considered dangerously long for 1958 Arab cinemas.
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