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The Black Market

The Black Market (1945)

105:29 min - Drama, Socio-political struggle - 2 January 1945
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A corrupt grocer in a traditional Cairene neighborhood enters into an alliance with comprador merchants. Their goal is to hoard scarce commodities during the World WAR II, and then to sell them at vastly inflated prices. Eventually the grocer's neighbors rebel at his tactics. They call in the national athorities and the black marketeers are brought to justice.

Director:  Kamil al-Tilmissani
Writers:  Kamel Al-Tlemcen and Bayram Al-Tunisi
Stars:  Aqeela Ratib (Najia), Imad Hamdi (Hamid), Zaki Rustom (Abu Mahmoud), Abdel Fattah Al-Qasri (Sayyid Al-Baqal), Muhammad Kamal Al-Mas...
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بائعة الخبز

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The Bread Seller (1953)

130 min - Drama, Music - 17 August 1953
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A husband dies,leaving his wife Khadija and their two children, Nemat and Sami behind. Khadija is arrested for burning the factory where her husband was working. She gets mad and is hospitalized for 10 years until she regains her memory and begins a journey to find her children.

Director:  Hassan el-Imam
Writers:  ElSayed Bedir, Hassan el-Imam

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The will

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The Will (1939)

108 min - Drama, Romance - 6 November 1939
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The story of Mohammed the son of a barber who has recently got his degree, his lover Fatma, his rivel Al-Etr.

Director:  Kamal Selim
Writers:  Kamal Selim, Badiea Khairy

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The story of Mohammed the son of a barber who has recently got his degree, his lover Fatma, his rivel Al-Etr.


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الحرام

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The Sin (1965)

97 min - Drama, Mysterious, Crime, Social Conflict, Thriller - 3 March 1965
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Aziza, a poor migrant worker, struggles after her husband stops working due to an illness. Her life changes when she gets pregnant after being raped by a man.

Director:  Henry Barakat
Writers:  Saad al-Din Wahbah, Yousef Idris

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Aziza,...

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Emraa fil tarik

Emraa fil tarik (1958)

115 min - Drama - 22 December 1958
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A man lives with a former belly dancer who has agreed to marry him, even if she prefers his older brother.

Director:  Ezz Eldin Zulficar
Writers:  Abdul Hai Adeeb

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A man lives with a former belly dancer who has agreed to marry him, even if she prefers his older brothe...

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The Blazing Sun

The Blazing Sun (1954)

156 min - Drama, Romance - 1 March 1954
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A rich landlord floods and destroys a village on purpose to prevent the people living there from making a profit off their crops. What he doesn't know is that his own daughter is in love with Ahmed, a young man from the village.

Director:  Youssef Chahine
Writers:  Ali El Zorkani, Helmy Halim
Stars:  Faten Hamama, Omar Sharif, Zaki Rostom, Farid Shawqi, Abdel Waress Assar, Ahmad Abdel Waress, Hamdy Gheith & Abdel Ghani Kamar.

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A rich landlord floods and destroys a village on purpose to prevent th...

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