A Cairo court dismissed a suit against Columbia Pictures and the six directors, producers and writers of the television movie “Sadat” who were accused of “damaging and distorting” Egyptian history. The film remains banned in Egypt.
The court ruled yesterday that “since the distortions and the slanders found in the film took place outside the country, it follows that the crimes were not within the Egyptian courts’ jurisdiction.” The suit had been filed by the Egyptian Movie Syndicate which demanded criminal penalties. If convicted, the accused faced maximum prison terms of two years and fines — provided they came to Egypt.
CORRECTION
The Daily News Bulletin apologizes for misspelling the name of the late Rabbi Judah Cahn in yesterday’s edition.
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