The Sword Of The Arabs

Feb 16, 1992

4h 1m

★ 9.5

Overview

The play deals in a social comic framework, the period of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and what was experienced by Kuwaitis and Iraqis alike during the aggression period, through the social changes that occurred in both societies in that period.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

TV Movie

Production Companies

مركز الفنون للإنتاج الفني والتوزيع

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Cast

أبو خالد / صدام حسين

AbdulHusain AbdulRedha

أم عبدالله / سمر الكرخي

Hayat Al-Fahad

أم خالد - امرأة كويتية

Mariam Al-Saleh

أبو عبدالله / وزير عراقي

Khalid Al-Obaid

جندي عراقي/ فلاح عراقي / امرأة عراقية

Tariq Al-Ali

أبو كثير

Ahmad Johar

سعمران أفندي

Abdul Emam Abdullah

عبدالله / بزون دايس فار

Nawaf Al-Shammari

جندي عراقي

Hassan Abdulrasoul

جندي عراقي / فلاح عراقي

Saud Al Shuwaie

بو جسوم

Hussein Al-Qattan

Bader Al Balooshi

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