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Aswan Dam

In 1954, Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Arab Republic of Egypt's first prime minister, had a plan to bring his poor country into the 20th century. To pull it off, he needed to harness the flow of the world's longest river--the Nile. The ambitious plan called for construction of a high dam in southern Egypt at Aswan. But the builders of the pyramids and the Suez Canal were no strangers to large undertakings. We'll see how the Aswan High Dam socially, politically, culturally, and agriculturally affected Egypt.

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  • Originally Aired September 11, 2000
  • Runtime 46 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Production Code A118
  • Network H2
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Name Type Role
Chris Mortensen (II) Writer
Hassan Osman Guest Star
Elizabeth Bishop Guest Star
Mohamed Ahmed Sabbah Guest Star
Afaf Lutfi Al-Sayyid Marsot Guest Star
Dwight D. Eisenhower Guest Star
Robert O. Collins Guest Star
Gamal Abdel Nasser Guest Star
Nezar Al-Sayyad Guest Star
Charles D. Smith Guest Star
Houssin Mokhtar Guest Star