Black Gold (2011 Qatari film)
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| Directed by | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| Screenplay by | Jean-Jacques Annaud Menno Meyjes Alain Godard |
| Based on | South of the Heart: A Novel of Modern Arabia by Hans Ruesch |
| Produced by | Tarak Ben Ammar |
| Starring | Tahar Rahim Mark Strong Antonio Banderas Freida Pinto Riz Ahmed Corey Johnson Liya Kebede |
| Cinematography | Jean-Marie Dreujou |
| Edited by | Hervé Schneid |
| Music by | James Horner |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures (France and Qatar) Eagle Pictures (Italy) |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy Qatar |
| Language | English |
| Budget | €38.5–40 million |
| Box office | $5.5 million |
Black Gold (also known as Day of the Falcon and Or noir) is a 2011 epic historical war film, based on Hans Ruesch's 1957 novel South of the Heart: A Novel of Modern Arabia (also known as The Great Thirst and The Arab). It was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, produced by Tarak Ben Ammar and co-produced by Doha Film Institute. The film stars Tahar Rahim, Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto, Mark Strong and Riz Ahmed.
The film received negative reviews and grossed $5.5 million on a budget of €40 million, making it a box-office bomb.