A Message to the Governor
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In the year 1807, they city of Rashid is under attack by the British forces. Harfoush, a brave knight must deliver a message to the ruler of Egypt to demand military aid in order to resist the enemy. After killing some soldiers, he finds himself in a cave with a wise old man who tells him about his destiny. When Harfoush wakes up he realizes that he is now at the gates of Cairo except it is the year 1998...
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Adel Emam
حرفوش بن برقوق الراكبدار
Known for
The Yacoubian Building
Youssra
إيناس
Known for
The Yacoubian Building
Nader Galal
Also in
The Devil's Island
Son of the Nile
Basyouni Othman
Mohamed Zain
Ahmed Nader Galal
Alaa Wali El Din
دبور
Known for
The Headmaster
Ahmed Nader Galal
Also in
Can’t Complain
At Cairo's Railway Station
Alaa Morsy
أبو العينين
Also in
The Tiger
Quarter Kilo of Romy Cheese
Salwa Othman
منال
Also in
Hidden Worlds
Gaafar El Omda
Saeed Abdel Ghani
مدير المستشفي
Also in
Light of My Eyes
We Are the Bus People
Mustafa Metwalli
عدلي بك - تاجر الآثار
Also in
I Won't Live in My Father's Glbab
Raafat Al Haggan
Nader Galal Director · Basyouni Othman Writer Bassam Ismail Writer
First release January 28, 1998 · Produced in Egypt · Production Misr International Films
Production
أفلام مصر العربية (واصف فايز)
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Misr International Films
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Egypt
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Original title
رسالة إلى الوالي
Original language
Arabic
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Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · January 28, 1998
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