The Sixth Day

Catalogue Code

FILM000093

Synopsis

The year is 1947 and Saddika (Egyptian-born singer Dalida) lives with her paralytic husband and her grandson, Hassan, while a cholera epidemic ravages Cairo. Her difficult life mirrors that of the heroine in her favorite movie, "A Mother's Sacrifice."

When cholera strikes Hassan, Saddika enlists the help of Okka, a Gene Kelly fanatic who has been courting her, to take Hassan to Alexandria. There they await the sixth day, the fateful day when the cholera victim either recovers or dies.
Originally from Egypt, internationally acclaimed singer Dalida returned from France in order to star in The Sixth Day for Youssef Chahine. Sadly, shortly after giving this remarkable performance, Dalida took her own life.

Year of Release

1986

Running Time

101 mins

Distributor

Arab Film Distribution

EIDR

Genre

Drama

Language

Arabic

Country of Origin

Egypt

Permalink

http://arabcinemadb.alc.manchester.ac.uk/Public/Film/Show/FILM000093

Notes

People with a connection to this film

Dalida (Actor)Mohsen Mohieddine (Actor)Chwikar Hamdi Ahmad (Actor)Youssef Chahine (Director)

Publications related to this film

Malek Khouri (2010) Maureen Kiernan (1995)

Copies in the collection

DVD ARA/FIL/0125 Subtitles: English

Record from the Contemporary Arab Cinema Database

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