This film is banned in Egypt because the Egyptian government objects to Sadat or any Egyptian being portrayed by a black actor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Gossett,_Jr.
"In 1983, Gossett was cast in the title role in Sadat, a miniseries which chronicled the life and assassination of Anwar Sadat. Egypt's government, often criticized by blacks and others as Afrophobic, objected to the casting choice and banned the production, which was critically acclaimed."
Egypt didn't banned this movie
and everything you said wrong because Mohammed Anwar El Saddat was ablack man and here in Egypt there is no different between ablack man and a white man
i actually saw this movie in Egypt national tv before
and this movie = garbage
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It is written on this very IMDB page for 'Sadat': Certification: Egypt:(Banned)
What are your sources? Here are mine:
New York Times: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803E2DD1E39F93BA15750C0A962948260
New York Times "UPSET BY 'SADAT,' EGYPT BARS COLUMBIA FILMS" http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40F1FF63C5F0C718CDDAB0894DC484D81&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fR%2fRecalls%20and%20Bans%20of%20Products
Biography of Louis Gossett Jr: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Gossett,_Jr.
"In 1983, Gossett was cast in the title role in Sadat, a miniseries which chronicled the life and assassination of Anwar Sadat. Egypt's government, often criticized by blacks and others as Afrophobic, objected to the casting choice and banned the production, which was critically acclaimed."