Omar Sharif, playing Ahmed, goes back to his Egyptian hometown with the goal of assisting the farmers there in improving their circumstances. This plan is unwelcome to the local Pasha, Zaki Rustum, who then begins working against their efforts to cultivate and gather a sugar cane crop. The story that unfolds combines elements of romance and suspense as Faten Hamamah, the Pasha’s daughter—who is strikingly beautiful—r…