The read
It runs long at 2h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.2/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Tawfiq SalehDirector
- Terence YoungDirector
- Tawfiq SalehWriter
- Solhy Al-WadiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Saddam KamelSaddam Hussein
- Nada SihamCast
- Mohsin al-AzzawiCast
- Mahmoud Abo Al AbbasCast
- Sami Al-SarajCast
- Fawzia ArefCast
- Jawad Al ShukrchiCast
- Izz ad-Din TaboCast