The Balad of Mamelouk
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Mamluk is an unassuming, handsome young peasant who happens to have come along just in time to save the king from a fatal trap, and as a reward, the king offers him the amount of land he can mark off by walking around in one day but he must return to the starting point before sunset.
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Cast
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Yorgo Voyagis
Mamluk
Known for
The Odyssey
Jesus of Nazareth
Bekim Fehmiu
Ruler
Known for
Black Sunday
Salon Kitty
Jaroslav Vokřál
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Kamarád do deště II. – Příběh z Brooklynu
Byl jednou jeden polda
Abdelhafidh Bouassida
Irene Papas
Mamluk's Mother
Known for
The Odyssey
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Kamil Pixa
Jozef Kroner
Sidi Ali
Known for
The Shop on Main Street
Juraj Kukura
Landowner
Known for
Sarajevo
Otto - The Romance Film
Ahmed Snoussi
Abdelmalak
Also in
Sun of the Hyenas
Le prince
Jozef Króner
Sidi Gali
Hassan Hermes
Yussef
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Miroslav Macháček
Vezier
Known for
Ikarie XB 1
The Valley of the Bees
Abdelhafidh Bouassida Director · Kamil Pixa Screenplay Jaroslav Vokřál Screenplay
First release October 10, 1982 · Produced in XC, Tunisia · Production Filmové studio Barrandov, Carthago Films
Production
Krátký film Praha
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Carthago Films
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SATPEC
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Barrandov Studios
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Carthago Films S.a.r.l.
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XC · Tunisia
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Balada o bezzemku Mehmedovi
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Languages
Original title
سراب
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
France · October 10, 1982
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
May 2, 1985
Tunisia
October 28, 1982 · Premiere · Carthage Film Festival
XC
November 26, 1982 · Theatrical
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