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Al Jawarih |
المسلسل العربي الجوارح |
| Credits: Director Najdat Anzur | |
| Synopsis: This is a story of a strong tribe, whose chief has 3 sons. He wanted to see which son is the best, therefore, he sends them into different directions to perform different tasks and gives them a period of 3 years to come up with a miracle. Each one of his sons performs an outstanding job, but the eldest does the most terrifying thing by turning the weakest of tribes into furious corrupt warriors who attack other peaceful villages and tribes. The name Al-Jawarih refers to the all kind of birds that eats meat, such as hawks, falcons..etc. The sequal to this series is called Al-Kawasir | |
| Description: VHS || NTSC || EP || country: Syria | |
| Condition: fair to good | |
| Price: $150 | |
| Judgement of Allah (1935) |
| aka: Al Hilal (1935) (India: Urdu title) aka Judgement of Allah (1935) aka Judgment of Allah (1935) |
| Credits:
Directed by: Mehboob Khan || Writing
credits: Mehboob Khan + Munshi Ehsan Lucknowi || cast: Kumar
.... Ziyad + Indira .... Rahil
+ Yakub +
Sitara Devi .... Leile + Pande ....
Caesar + Wallace +
Asooji .... Sultan + Razak + Kayamali + Azoorie |
| Synopsis: A classic period movie about the Roman (Byzantine) Arab confrontation. It is set in the Ottaman empire where Caesar's (Pande) Roman armies clash with the Muslim kingdoms. Ziyad (Kumar), the son of the sultan (Asooji), is captured by the Romans. Rahil (Indira), a Roman princess, falls in love with him and asks the muslim woman Leila (Sitara) to guard him. Leila smuggles a message written in her blood to the sultan. Summary written by Sujit R. Varma |
| Master filmmaker Mehboob Khan makes his directorial debut with this historical fantasy. Set in Turkey when the Ceasar's (Pande) Roman armies battle with local Muslim fiefdoms. When Ziyad (Kumar), the son of a powerful sultan (Asooji), is captured, Roman princess Rahil (Indira) falls for the lad and manages to get Muslim Leila (Sitara) to guard him. With their help, Ziyad escapes following an elaborate chase scene. This film was reportedly inspired by Cecil B. DeMille's 1932 opus The Sign of the Cross. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide |
| this became spectacularly popular and established both Mehboob Khan and his cameraperson Faredoon Irani, with whom he maintained a life-long creative partnership. |
| Description: Black and White || collector's item || Runtime: 158 min || Country: India || Language: Urdu || |
| Condition: quality picture |
| Price: NA |
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