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Sadat
starring: Louis Gossett Jr., John Rhys-Davies, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Jeremy Kemp, Reuven Bar-Yotam
directed by: Richard Michaels

Used Price: $38.88
Collectible Price: $97.45

Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302637588
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302637589
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: May 30, 1995
Running Time: 195 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: October 31, 1983
Sales Rank: 12779

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Interesting Film, but a product of its times
Made less than two years after Sadat's assassination, the movie makes him out to be a saint. Sadat was no saint, he was a man and he had his faults like any other.

The movie compresses many events in Sadat's life. It appears that both prison sentences he served early in his life are portrayed as a single event. Also, his role in the pro-Nazi Free Officers is not discussed at all, nor would you know that Sadat was jailed while Britain and the Allies were fighting for their lives when Sadat started trying to undermine them.

Given the circumspect nature of the film many key events, formation of the United Arab Republic, Egyptian involvement in Yemen, the War of Attrition etc. are not discussed. However, the film does attempt to convey the byzantine nature of military ... Read More

Rating:

- An excellent movie about a great politician
I saw Sadat back in 1993. I was impressed with his skill as a politician, how he survived, though despised, under Gamal Abdel Nasser, when his peers were taken away one by one, and later as Egypt's leader as the first Arab nation in achieving the highly unpopular yet sorely needed peace with Israel.
This movie is a bit long (2 VHS). I would recommend to set aside at least 5 hrs with breaks to see it in one seating.
I feel the movie brings out what a true great politician is supposed to be: someone able to negotiate through difficult circumstances and great opposition, bidding his time to achieve a worthy goal.
I highly recommend this movie. It could even have a place in a college-level Political Science course!
P.S.: I wish they would reissue it as DVDs. It ... Read More

Rating:

- Informative but fast
The movie was very informative but because of time ristrictions it skipped a lot of critical events in Sadat's life. Some events in the movie can be argued but the movie was well acted out and directed.

Rating:

- Very Informative and Interesting
Sadat is a good film. I was using it for my audio/visual source for a school presentation and it gave me plenty of information and helped me to understand the Arab-Israeli conflict better and also early Egypt. This is both informative and exciting.

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