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The Urgent Call of Palestine (1973)
Directed by Ismail Shammout
Documentary, Music · 5m
Ismail Shammout, an artist who is primarily known for his paintings, also served as director of the Cultural Arts Section of the PLO and worked with the organization’s Film Unit in the 1970s. In this short film, Shammout records a solidarity song by the Palestinian Egyptian singer Zeinab Shaath to announce the most urgent call of Palestine. The song and the words of Kamal Nasser that break through the ballad continue to hold striking relevance today. Lyrics by Lalitha Punjabi.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Ismail Shammout
- Director of Photography
- Samir Nimr
- Editor
- Ibrahim Bashir
Details
- Release date
- 1973-01-01
- Runtime
- 5m
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Lebanon, Palestinian Territory
- Production
- Palestine Liberation Organization