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Road to Eilat
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Wikipedia article
'Road to Eilat' (Egyptian Arabic: translit: 'Al-Tareek Ela Eilat or El Tareeq Ela Eilat' aliases: 'The Road to Eilat)' is an Egyptian war film released in 1993. It is directed by Inaam Mohammed Ali and features Salah Zulfikar in a special appearance as Major General Fouad Abu Zikry the commander of Egyptian Navy. The films stars Ezzat El Alaili and Nabil Al-Halfawi. 'Road to Eilat' is Salah Zulfikars final film.
Plot
The film takes place during the War of Attrition in 1969, before the October War, specifically in July. The film deals with the Egyptian raids on the Israeli port of Eilat, operations carried out by a group of frogmen belonging to the Egyptian Navy, when they attacked the Eilat War Port and were able to destroy two warships: Beit Sheva, Bat Yam and the war pier (the two ships were attacking the Egyptian positions in the Red Sea after the Israeli forces took over the Sinai), then the return of these frogs safely after completing their mission successfully, after the martyrdom of one hero.
Cast
* Ezzat El Alaili - Colonel Radi, commander of the operation
* Salah Zulfikar - Admiral Fouad Abou Zikry, Commander of the Egyptian Navy
* Nabil Al-Halfawi - Colonel Mahmoud, the training commander
* Mohamed El-Dafrawi - Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Navy
* Mohamed Abdel-Gawad - Captain Hatim
* Hisham Abdullah - Staff Sergeant Navy Alish
* Nasir Saif - a rare naval lieutenant
* Abdullah Mahmoud - Martyr Marine Sergeant Morsi Al-Zanati
* Hani Kamal - Lieutenant Marine Hussain
* Mohamed Saad - Sergeant Qenawyi
* Alaa Morsi - Samir, boat maintenance engineer
* Tariq Al-Nahry - Jalal - The Auxiliary Group
* Farouk Aita - Fawaz - The Supporting Group
* Suleiman Eid - Salem, desert guide
* Madeleine Tabar - Maryam, one of the guides
* Medhat Morsi - Director of Egyptian Military Intelligence
* Yousry Mustafa - Operation Officer in Jordan
* Amin Hashem Responsible for Egyptian Radio
* Sherine Wagdy - the wife of Captain Mahmoud
* Nahed Rushdie - the wife of Captain Radi
* Alan Zogby: Israeli officer
* Muhammad Mahmoud: Abu Jihad: a Palestinian fighter
* Tariq Al-Amir - Ibrahim Balousha - Muhammad Ammar - Youssef Hussein - Muhammad Safwat - Tawheed Majdi - Majdi Suleiman
Military Experts
* Retired Major General Ibrahim Dakhakhni* Retired Admiral: Mustafa Taher
From the Navy
* Rear Admiral: Farouk Mohsab* Commodore: Nabawi Shalaby
* Admiral: Abdel Azim Tawash
* Naval Colonel: Mustafa Abdel-Raouf Al-Haw
* Marine Major: Ashraf Mohamed
* Naval Captain: Mohamed Sharif - Military Training Supervisor
Film crew
* Story, script and dialogue: Fayez Ghaly
* Directed by: Inaam Muhammad Ali
* Produced by: Production Sector Egyptian Television
* Producer: Mamdouh El-Leithy
* Producers: Muhammad Khamis - Imad Al-Sheikh - Muhammad Tawfiq - Ali Mahmoud - Ahmed Hamid
* Music soundtrack: Yasser Abdel Rahman
* Palestinian dialect references: Majeh Badrakhan
* Hebrew dialect references: Tawheed Majdi
* Makeup: Ramadan Imam - Imam Ramadan - Muhammad Ramadan
* Hairdresser: Mamdouh Omar
* Clothes: Ahmed Salem
* Accessory: Amin Mostafa
* Executors of the decor: Muhammad Al-Boushi - Muhammad Zaki - Sayed Amin - Ahmed Othman - Sharif Al-Salami - Abdel Hamid Abdel Fattah - Tariq Al-Boushi - Ibrahim Harb - Mohamed Abdel-Alim- Ahmed Abdel-Gawad - Salah Abu Al-Majd - Hassan Ali Hassan - Saad Ali Esawy - Muhammad Tammam Al-Bushy - Mahmoud Hassan - Mohamed Abdel-Sabour
* Voice recorder: Adeeb Fouad - Ahmed Abdel Khaleq
* Assistant Mixing: Hiam Mohamed
* Photography: Sobhi Basta
* Clacket: Ibrahim Bayoumi
* Registrar: Mohsen Abdelazim
See also
* Salah Zulfikar filmography
* List of Egyptian films of 1993
* List of Egyptian films of the 1990s
References
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