Drawings sketched by Shadi Abdel Salam in preparation for his film Al-mummia [The Mummy] (1969), also known as The Night of Counting the Years.
The cousins in the family home
Sketch, 21 x 29.5 cm
Study on the characters during the transport of the sarcophagi
Sketch, 22.9 x 32.2 cm
Detail: study on the characters during the transport of the sarcophagi
Sketch, 22.9 x 32.3 cm
Wanis
Sketch, 23.5 x 38 cm
The stranger at the feet of the statue
Sketch, 23 x 31.9 cm
Wanis assists at the departure of the mummies
Sketch, 22 x 27.3 cm
Wanis discovers the boat of his brother's assassins
Sketch, 19.5 x 23 cm
The chief of police on his horse
Sketch, 21.4 x 26.5 cm
The transport of the sarcophagi
Sketch, 17.5 x 23 cm
The mother sitting in her house
Sketch, 22.2 x 29.8 cm
Wanis assists at the departure of the mummies
Sketch 14.5 x 18.8 cm
These sketches are reproduced in Chadi Abdel Salam. Le Pharaon du cinéma égyptien, edited by Salah Marei and Magda Wassef (Paris: Institut du monde arabe, 2009).
Thanks to Magda Wassef
Milestones: Al-mummia takes place on Thursday 21 January 2021 at 19:30 on Sabzian. You can find more information on the event here.
