Sadat

• Director: Richard Michaels
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Political Drama, Biopic
• Themes: Heads of State, Rise To Power
• Release Year: 1983
• Country: US
• Run Time: 191 minutes
• MPAA Rating: PG

Plot

Louis Gossett Jr. was nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat in this two-part made-for-TV biopic. With 4 hours at its disposal, Sadat is able to trace its protagonist from his formative years fighting against the British occupiers of his country. The second part of the film is devoted in great part to Sadat's peacemaking efforts, culminating with his tradition-breaking truce with Israel's Menachem Begin (Barry Morse) in 1978. Lionel Chetwynd's script tends to deal in sweeping generalizations and stock characters at times, but the performances of Gossett, Morse and John Rhys-Davies as Gamel Abdel Nassar fully flesh out the film's occasional superficialities. Syndicated as an Operation Prime Time special on October 31, 1983, Sadat was an unqualified hit--everywhere but Egypt, where the film was banned because of its actual and alleged distortions. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

John Rhys-Davies; Louis Gossett, Jr.; Anne Heywood; Aharon Ipalé; Jeremy Kemp; Thaao Penghlis - Amer; Nehemiah Persoff; Tony Plana; Pepe Serna; Madolyn Smith; Jeffrey Tambor; Barry Morse; Paul L. Smith - Faruk

Credit

Penny Hadfield - Art Director, Grady Hunt - Costume Designer, Richard Michaels - Director, Bud S. Isaacs - Editor, J. Terry Williams - Editor, Charles Bernstein - Composer (Music Score), Guy J. Comtois - Production Designer, Jan de Bont - Cinematographer, Daniel H. Blatt - Producer, Robert Singer - Producer, Lionel Chetwynd - Teleplay By, Lionel Chetwynd - Screenwriter

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