| Al-ayyam al-tawila | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tewfik Saleh Terence Young |
| Written by | Saddam Hussein Tewfik Saleh |
| Starring | Saddam Kamel Nada Siham Mohsin al-Azzawi Ibrahim Jalai |
| Cinematography | Nuhad Ali |
| Edited by | Irina al-Adadh |
| Music by | Solhi El-Wadi |
Release date | 1980 |
Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | Iraq |
| Language | Iraqi Arabic |
Al-ayyam al-tawila (Arabic: الأيام الطويلة, romanized: al-ʾAyyām aṭ-Ṭawwīla, lit. 'The Long Days') is a 1980 6-hour long biographical account of Saddam Hussein's attempted assassination of Abd al-Karim Qasim in 1959, although some sources also list a running time of 150 minutes. It was filmed in 1980 and allegedly edited by Terence Young, who also directed three James Bond films.
The film starred Hussein's cousin Saddam Kamal as Saddam and was directed by Tewfik Saleh.
External links
- Al-ayyam al-tawila at IMDb
- The Long Days on YouTube (French subtitles, 125 minutes)
- The Long Days on YouTube (no subtitles, 100-minute version)
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