The Land
1970 2h 9m movie Film

The Land

الأرض

The Land sits in the top 1% of Other Asia films on this catalog — ranked #8 of 547 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

الأرض

Set in 1933, the mayor informs the peasants that the share of irrigation of their land will be split equally between them and feudal lord Mahmoud Bey. The peasants send Mohamed Effendi to submit a petition to the government. Mahmoud Bey then proposes a project that would require taking part of the peasants' lands.

The 1969–1971 Other Asia Window

6 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Land sits at position #1.

  1. The Land

    #1

    The Land

    ★ 8.5 · 1970

  2. The Cow
    #2

    The Cow

    ★ 7.8 · 1969

  3. The Night of Counting the Years
    #3

    The Night of Counting the Years

    ★ 7.8 · 1969

  4. The Choice
    #4

    The Choice

    ★ 7.4 · 1970

  5. Gheysar
    #5

    Gheysar

    ★ 6.8 · 1969

  6. The Bread and Alley
    #6

    The Bread and Alley

    ★ 6.5 · 1970

The 1970s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Land premiered. 17 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.

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Reception Benchmarks

8.5
TMDB Rating
28
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #8 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (99th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.9 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #4 of 356 (top 1%).

Production Details

Primary Country Other Asia
All Production Countries Egypt
Original Language Arabic
Production Companies المؤسسة المصرية العامة للسينما والتلفزيون (والمسرح والموسيقى)
Runtime 2h 9m
Release Date January 26, 1970
IMDb tt0064038

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