Nasser's Republic : the making of modern Egypt / written, produced and directed by Michal Goldman ; Mermaid House, LLC.

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Documentary about Gamal Abdel Nasser, one of the Arab world's most transformative leaders. In 1952, as a unknown young Egyptian colonel, Nasser led a coup that became a revolution. Over the next 18 years he challenged Western hegemony abroad, confronted Islamism at home, and faced deep divisions amo...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Mermaid House, LLC (Production company)
Icarus Films (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Goldman, Michal (Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter)
Aziz, Kamal Abdel (director of photography.)
Jay, Miles (composer (expression))
Rhodes, Peter (Editor of moving image work)
Abbass, Hiam (Narrator)
Naga, Khaled Abol (Voice actor)
Language:English
Arabic
Language of the Original:
Arabic
Language and/or Writing System:
English narration; some Arabic with English subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: Brooklyn, NY : Icarus Films, [2016]
Subjects:
Nasser, Gamal Abdel, > 1918-1970.
Egypt > History > 1952-1970.
Egypt > Politics and government > 1952-1970.
Presidents > Egypt > Biography.
Politics and government.
Presidents.
Egypt.
1952-1970
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films > United States.
Feature films > Egypt.
History.
Genre:
Biography.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films
History.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (138 min.) : DVD video, sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Making of modern Egypt
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Documentary about Gamal Abdel Nasser, one of the Arab world's most transformative leaders. In 1952, as a unknown young Egyptian colonel, Nasser led a coup that became a revolution. Over the next 18 years he challenged Western hegemony abroad, confronted Islamism at home, and faced deep divisions among the Arabs, emerging as a titanic figure, champion of Arab progress and African liberation. But what he could not offer was democracy; instead, he established the region's first and much emulated military authoritarian regime. A man of enormous charisma and ambition, Nasser became caught in the coils of his own power, dying at 52 with many dreams unrealized. The Arab Spring and its aftermath are his legacy.
Note:Title from title frame.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2016.
Includes both festival version and shorter broadcast version.
Call Number:DT107.83 .N37 2016 VideoDVD
Credits:Director of photography, Kamal Abdel Aziz ; editors, Peter Rhodes ; original music, Miles Jay.
System Details:DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreren, 16:9 presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Participant or Performer:
Narration, Hiam Abbass ; interviewees, Tewfik Aclimandos, Hoda Nasser, Israel Gershoni, Sherif Younis, Adel Gazzarin, Hani Shukrallah, Zein Fouad.
Cast:
Nasser voice-over, Khaled Abol Naga.