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Sadat is a 1983 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television biographical film 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.
Original Release
10/31/1983
US Release
10/31/1983
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Louis Gossett Jr. | Anwar al-Sadat |
| John Rhys-Davies | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| Madolyn Smith Osborne | Jihan Sadat |
| Jeremy Kemp | Thompson |
| Reuven Bar-Yotam | Sibai |
| Eric Berry | Rashad |
| Anne Heywood | Mrs. Raouf |
| Ferdy Mayne | Mullah |
| Barry Morse | Menachem Begin |
| Thaao Penghlis | Amer |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Monday, 31 October 1983 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Monday, 07 November 1983 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Louis Gossett Jr. | Anwar al-Sadat |
| John Rhys-Davies | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| Madolyn Smith Osborne | Jihan Sadat |
| Jeremy Kemp | Thompson |
| Reuven Bar-Yotam | Sibai |
| Eric Berry | Rashad |
| Anne Heywood | Mrs. Raouf |
| Ferdy Mayne | Mullah |
| Barry Morse | Menachem Begin |
| Thaao Penghlis | Amer |
| Nehemiah Persoff | Leonid Brezhnev |
| Pepe Serna | Atif Sadat |
| Paul L. Smith | King Farouk |
| Jeffrey Tambor | Sharaff |
| Aharon Ipalé | Israeli Man |
| Richard Kuss | Boldorov |
| Hugh Gillin | American Ambassador |
| George Morfogen | Salem |
| James Garrett | British Corporal |
| Judith Penrod | TV Reporter |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Brad H. Aronson | Producer |
| Daniel H. Blatt | Producer |
| Robert Singer | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1984 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
