King of the Sands

Sep 11, 2013

1h 32m

★ 10.0

Overview

A daring, compelling and controversial take on the life of prince Abdulaziz Al Saud (Ibn Saud), founder of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Genres

History

Action

Drama

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Cast

Abdulaziz Al Saud (Ibn Saud)

Fabio Testi

Young Abdulaziz Al Saud (Ibn Saud)

Marco Foschi

John Philby

Bill Fellows

Arabian knight

Mohammed Rafee

Judge

Adnan Abdaljalil

The King Assistant

Hamada Salim

Abdullah bin Jiluwi

Amjad Hussain

The King Assistant

Yara Ibrahim

Randy Alhalabi

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