Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- serious
- patriotic
- classic cinema night
- historical film viewing
What sets it apart
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The Zahar household shelters Ibrahim and becomes involved in communicating with his comrades and enabling his escape.
The family initially rejects harboring Ibrahim but gradually assumes personal risks in response to his revolutionary cause.
The plot connects resistance against colonial collaborators with the relationships among Nawal, Samia, Abdul Hamid, and the wider family.
The film is identified as black and white, matching its atmosphere of surveillance, hiding, and pursuit.
Films like A Man in Our House, and why
The Battle of Algiers
shared anti-colonial struggle, moral courage, and politically charged historical drama
Army of Shadows
shared resistance narrative, family complicity, and suspenseful wartime social drama
Casablanca
shared black-and-white classicism, political repression, and romance within a resistance story
Movie Details
- Director
- Henry Barakat
- Release Date
- 1961-04-17
- Runtime
- 153 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (16)
Cast
- Omar Sharif
- Zubaida Tharwat
- Rushdy Abaza
- Zahrat Al-Ola
- Hasan Youssef
- Hussein Reyaad
- Tawfiq Al-Deqen
- Nahed Samir
- Abdel Khaleq Saleh
- Khalil Badr ElDein
Common questions
- What is A Man in Our House about?
- A politically disengaged Egyptian family risks everything when a hunted anti-colonial rebel seeks refuge inside their home.
- What is A Man in Our House like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Man in Our House as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is A Man in Our House violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in A Man in Our House as moderate.
- Which films are like A Man in Our House?
- Films with a similar feel include The Battle of Algiers, Army of Shadows, and Casablanca.
- How long is A Man in Our House?
- A Man in Our House runs 153 minutes.
