2 Films & TV Shows Set In Egypt During The 1880s

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  The Night of Counting the Years

  🇪🇬 Egypt The 1880s

  Set in 1881, a year before the start of British colonial rule, it is based on the true story of the Abd el-Rasuls, an Upper-Egyptian clan that had been robbing a cache of mummies they have discovered at tomb DB320 near the village of Kurna, and selling the artifacts on the black market. After a conflict within the clan, one of its members made a crucial decision when the Antiquities Service arrived.

  Released in 1969 • 102 minutes
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  Khartoum

  England 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇸🇩 Sudan The 1880s

  Where the Nile divides, the great Cinerama adventure begins! — English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.

  Released in 1966 • 134 minutes