Shaihu Umar

Shaihu Umar is a 1976 Nigerian film directed by Adamu Halilu.^[1] It is based on the eponymous 1955 novella by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa^[2] and it is one the first feature film in Hausa.^[3] Shaihu Umar was long tagged a lost film until its camera negative was discovered in 2016, thereby making it possible for the film to be digitally reconstructed in 2018.^[4]

^ Halilu, Adamu, Shaihu Umar (Drama), Mairiga Aliyu, Umaru Dembo, Umaru Ladan, Fedfilms Nigeria Features, retrieved 2025-04-22
^ Shaihu Umar (1976) | MUBI. Retrieved 2025-04-22 – via mubi.com.
^ Bitter, Anna (2020-07-16). "Shaihu Umar". Filmgalerie 451. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
^ "SHAIHU UMAR". AfricanFilm.com. Retrieved 2025-04-22.

[1] Halilu, Adamu, Shaihu Umar (Drama), Mairiga Aliyu, Umaru Dembo, Umaru Ladan, Fedfilms Nigeria Features, retrieved 2025-04-22

[2] Shaihu Umar (1976) | MUBI. Retrieved 2025-04-22 – via mubi.com.

[auto-3] Bitter, Anna (2020-07-16). "Shaihu Umar". Filmgalerie 451. Retrieved 2025-04-22.

[auto1-4] "SHAIHU UMAR". AfricanFilm.com. Retrieved 2025-04-22.

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