Safar Barlik (film)

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Safar Barlik
Directed by Henry Barakat
Written by Rahbani Brothers
Produced by Naser el-Attasy
Starring Fairuz
Nasri Shamseddine
Huda
Assi Rahbani
Berj Fazalian
Salah Tizani
Salwa Haddad
Edited byMohammed Abbas
Khalil Ghamash
Music by Rahbani Brothers
Production
company
Distributed by United Trade and Cinema Company
Release date
  • 1 January 1967 (1967-01-01)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryLebanon
LanguageArabic

Safar Barlik (Arabic : سفر برلك) is a 1967 Lebanese musical and war film directed by Henry Barakat. The film stars Fairuz, Nasri Shamseddine, Huda, Assi Rahbani, Berj Fazlian, Salah Tizani and Salwa Haddad. It was filmed in the northern villages of Beit Chabab and Douma in Lebanon. [1] [2]

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Plot

Set in Lebanon in 1914, during the first world war, the Ottoman Empire is trying to starve the Lebanese people by stopping wheat from entering the country. The Empire is also taking men and forcing them into slavery and among these men is Abdo, the fiance of Adla. When Adla is taken, she searches for Abdo. [3] [2]

Cast

Music

Notable songs from the film include:

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References

  1. Barakat, Henry, Safar barlek (Musical, Drama), Phenicia Films, retrieved 2023-01-16
  2. 1 2 3 Safar Barlek (1967) . Retrieved 2024-08-11 via letterboxd.com.
  3. Safar barlek (1966) - Plot - IMDb . Retrieved 2024-08-11 via www.imdb.com.