Al-ayyam al-tawila (Arabic: الأيام الطويلة, romanized: al-ʾAyyām aṭ-Ṭawwīla, lit. 'The Long Days') is a 1980 6-hour long biographical account of Saddam Hussein's attempted assassination of Abd al-Karim Qasim in 1959, although some sources also list a running time of 150 minutes. It was filmed in 1980 and allegedly edited by Terence Young, who also directed three James Bond films.
| Al-ayyam al-tawila | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tewfik Saleh Terence Young |
| Written by | Saddam Hussein Tewfik Saleh |
| Starring | Saddam Kamel Nada Siham Mohsin al-Azzawi Ibrahim Jalai |
| Cinematography | Nuhad Ali |
| Edited by | Irina al-Adadh |
| Music by | Solhi El-Wadi |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | Iraq |
| Language | Iraqi Arabic |
The film starred Hussein's cousin Saddam Kamal as Saddam and was directed by Tewfik Saleh, who also wrote the screenplay.
External links
edit- Al-ayyam al-tawila at IMDb
- The Long Days on YouTube (French subtitles, 125 minutes)
- The Long Days on YouTube (no subtitles, 100-minute version)
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