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Days of El Sadat (2001)
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Original name: أيام السادات
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Egypt
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
A biopic depicting the life of the late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, following his early life, his political and military achievements, and his assassination during the Cairo annual victory parade.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, dramatic, political drama
Plot:
assassination, peace treaty, biopic, leadership, diplomacy, arab israeli conflict, legacy, military history, terrorism, negotiation, nationalism, patriotism, cold war era, betrayal, muslim, conflict, nobel prize winner, cop, family drama, military parade, memoir
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
cairo egypt
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out period piece, historical drama, inspirational and tense films with plots about biopic, patriotism, nationalism, leadership, sacrifice, political intrigue and politics mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Days of El Sadat: Nasser 56 (1996), Kapodistrias (2025), The Treaty (1991), Mujib: The Making of Nation (2023), Atatürk II: 1881-1919 (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
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Duration: 142 min.
Story:
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Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The story of the greatest Greek statesman. In the early 19th century, Greece has just gained its independence from the Ottomans and Ioannis Kapodistrias is called upon to assume the role of its first governor. He steadfastly defends the freedom of ...
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Duration: 107 min.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Bangladesh, India
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
Biopic on the father of the nation of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The film will showcase his growing up as a child to his standing up against all injustice in his youth to fighting for the independence of his country. How he led a country to ...
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Duration: 141 min.
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Mustafa Kemal had just begun his journey after proving himself in 1915 at the Gallipoli front. He would go on to face major battles on the eastern front against the Russians and later against the British in Syria, ultimately becoming the only ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, inspirational, heroic, bleak
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Duration: 208 min.
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Duration: 115 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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42%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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Duration: 110 min.
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Plot:
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Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 155 min.
Story:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
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Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
chile, argentina
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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TV show
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Style:
historical drama, period piece, dramatic, political thriller, grim ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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