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Diary of a Country Prosecutor

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Diary of a Country Prosecutor (1969)

110 min - Drama, Socio-Political Struggle, Political Corruption - 24 February 1969
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Based on the novel by Egyptian writer Tawfiq al-Hakim, 1937, Diary of A Country Prosecutor records the daily activities and tribulations of a public official appointed to act as a village justice in the countryside.

Director:  Tawfiq Saleh
Writers:  Tawfiq Saleh and Alfred Faraj
Stars:  Ahmed Abdel Halim (prosecutor), Rawya Ashour (Reem), Tawfiq Al-Daqen (the warden), Abdel Azim Abdel Haq (Sheikh Asfour), Muhammad Murshid (Assistant Prosecutor), Rashad Hamed (Center Assistant), Mahmoud Kamel (the sergeant), Hassan Mustafa (the judge)...
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The Fools Alley

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The Fools Alley (1955)

88 min - Drama - 2 January 1955
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Khadiga lives in a poor neighborhood with her parents. She tries to save up money so she could marry her sweetheart Taha. Taha buys a lottery ticket in hope of winning a lot of money, but it ends up in Khadiga's religious father's hands who throws it away. The ticket gets picked up by the town's fool, who gets lucky and wins, driving the town into chaos.

Director:  Tawfiq Saleh
Writers:  Naguib Mahfouz, Tawfiq Saleh, abdelhamid goda
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Fools’ Alley

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Fools’ Alley (1955)

88 min - Drama - 2 January 1955
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The first film by director Tawfik Saleh, Fools’ Alley is considered one of the most important Egyptian films of the ‘50s – a success very much dependent on a story by Naguib Mahfouz. In an archetypal Egyptian neighborhood, Taha works hard to put aside enough money to marry his beloved Khadija, but when the necessary funds suddenly become available there is an unexpected turn of events. The life of the entire neighborhood is turned upside down and the true colors of its inhabitants are revealed.

Director:  Tawfiq Saleh
Writers:  Naguib Mahfouz
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The Dupes

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The Dupes (1973)

107 min - Drama - 1 July 1973
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The film follows three Palestinian refugees brought together by dispossession and hope for a better future. Hiding in the tank of a truck, the men attempt to make their way across the border into Kuwait, the "promised land." A masterful adaptation of Ghassan Kanafani's novel Men Under the Sun, The Dupes is also one of the first Arab films to address the Palestinian predicament.

Director:  Tawfiq Saleh
Writers:  Tawfiq Saleh

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Long Days

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Long Days (1980)

150 min - Action, Drama, History - 2 January 1980
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In 1959, underground revolutionaries try to assassinate Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Kassem in Baghdad. News reports claim they have failed, and at first the revolutionaries lay low, but as the secret police continue to comb the neighborhoods with house-to-house searches, they flee to the countryside. Among those fleeing is Saddam Hussein, the future president of the republic.

Writers:  Tawfiq Saleh

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Fools’ Alley

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Fools’ Alley (1955)

88 min - Drama - 2 January 1955
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The first film by director Tawfik Saleh, Fools’ Alley is considered one of the most important Egyptian films of the ‘50s – a success very much dependent on a story by Naguib Mahfouz. In an archetypal Egyptian neighborhood, Taha works hard to put aside enough money to marry his beloved Khadija, but when the necessary funds suddenly become available there is an unexpected turn of events. The life of the entire neighborhood is turned upside down and the true colors of its inhabitants are revealed.

Director:  Tawfiq Saleh
Writers:  Naguib Mahfouz
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Al-sayyid bulti

Al-sayyid bulti (1967)

- 2 January 1967
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Directed by Tewfik Saleh.

Director:  Tawfiq Saleh
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Directed by Tewfik Saleh.


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Release Date:  2 January 1967

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