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.
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Cast
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Saddam Kamel
Saddam Hussein
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Nada Siham
Saddam Hussein
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Tawfiq Saleh
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Mohsin al-Azzawi
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Terence Young
Mahmoud Abo Al Abbas
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Sami Al-Saraj
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Fawzia Aref
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Jawad Al Shukrchi
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أوائل العرب
Terence Young Director · Tawfiq Saleh Director Saddam Hussein Author
First release January 2, 1980 · Produced in Iraq · Original title الأيام الطويلة
Production
Iraq
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Original title
الأيام الطويلة
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Iraq · January 2, 1980
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 15, 1981 · Cannes Film Market
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