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Genre
  
Biography, Drama, History

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Music director
  
6.8/10
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Initial release
  
October 31, 1983

Running time
  
3h 15m

Sadat (miniseries) movie poster

Nominations
  
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie

Cast
  
Louis Gossett, Jr.
(Anwar al-Sadat), (Gamal Abdel Nasser), (Jihan Sadat), (Thompson), (Amer), (Sharaff)

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Sadat is a 1983 American two-part, four-hour television miniseries based on the life and death of the late 3rd President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat starring Louis Gossett Jr. as Sadat and Madolyn Smith as Sadat's wife, Jehan. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures Television through Operation Prime Time. Gossett's performance earned him a nomination for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

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Plot

The film begins by depicting Sadat's involvement with violent anti-British insurgents. Eventually he becomes a follower of Gamal Abdel Nasser (John Rhys-Davies) as the latter begins his ascent to political supremacy in Egypt. As Egypt becomes more of a regional power led by Nasser, Sadat suffers the strain of being Nasser's yes man, while clashing with him. Nasser enjoys widespread popularity once he nationalizes the Suez Canal, but suffers a fatal downfall in the wake Egypt's crushing defeat in the Six-Day War.

Eventually succeeding Nasser, Sadat finds himself beholden to the Soviets for military assistance. The Soviets know the Egyptians are determined to go to war with Israel and reclaim the Sinai, but doubt that Egypt's military can cross the Suez without their help. Determined to make the Egyptians masters of their own nation, Sadat forgoes Soviet assistance (and their influence). In October 1973, Egypt and Syria launch a two-front attack on Israel. Egypt's planning proves immensely successful at the outset, building on a well-executed amphibious crossing of the Suez. Egyptian air defense units hold off Israel's Air Force, depriving soldiers on the ground of air support. The assault founders when an Israeli tank unit led by Ariel Sharon holds its own without air support. Sadat also suffers the loss of a relative shot down during the war.

Ultimately, Sadat realizes the futility of war, and seeks a peaceful dialog with Israel, leading up to his meetings with Menachem Begin (Barry Morse). While the resulting Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty normalizes relations between Egypt and the west, in the midst of the Israeli occupation of Palestine greatly alienates Sadat from the rest of the Arab world.

On October 6, 1981, Sadat is assassinated as he and several foreign dignitaries review a military procession marking the 1973 crossing of the Suez.

Cast

  • Louis Gossett Jr. as Anwar al-Sadat
  • John Rhys-Davies as Gamal Abdel Nasser
  • Madolyn Smith as Jihan Sadat
  • Jeremy Kemp as Thompson
  • Reuven Bar-Yotam as Sibai
  • Eric Berry as Rashad
  • Anne Heywood as Mrs. Raouf
  • Ferdy Mayne as Mullah (as Ferdinand Mayne)
  • Barry Morse as Menachem Begin
  • Thaao Penghlis as Amer
  • Nehemiah Persoff as Leonid Brezhnev
  • Pepe Serna as Atif Sadat
  • Paul L. Smith as King Farouk
  • Jeffrey Tambor as Sharaff
  • Aharon IpalĂ© as Israeli Man
  • Richard Kuss as Boldorov
  • Hugh Gillin as American Ambassador
  • George Morfogen as Salem
  • James Garrett as British Corporal
  • Judith Penrod as TV Reporter
  • James O'Sullivan as Jordan
  • Alexander Zale as Shafi
  • Tony Plana as Dentist
  • James Staley as Williams
  • Nick Faltas as Raouf
  • Dennis Howard as Elliot Richardson
  • David Hess as Israeli Soldier
  • Michael Saad as Libyan
  • Walt Hanna as Jimmy Carter
  • Gertrudis Kuntz as Golda Meir
  • Ben Slack as Ariel Sharon
  • Joe Renteria as Egyptian Soldier
  • Mohamed Abdul Kheir as Wedding Mullah
  • Nathan Lam as Rabbi
  • Reception

    The film was negatively received in Egypt and was accused there of distorting history and slandering the Egyptian people, and was also criticized for the casting of a black actor, Lou Gossett, Jr., as Sadat. The Egyptian Ministry of Culture announced a ban on all films distributed by Columbia Pictures, and Egypt's artists' and film unions sued Columbia Pictures and the film's director, writer, and producers. The lawsuit was dismissed by an Egyptian court for lack of jurisdiction because the film's "distortions" and "slanders" occurred outside Egypt.

    References

    Sadat (miniseries) Wikipedia
    Sadat (miniseries) IMDb Sadat (miniseries) themoviedb.org