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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Storyline

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.


Collections: Tawfiq Saleh

Genres: Drama

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Country:   Egypt
Language:  Arabic
Release Date:  2 January 1955

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Company Credits

Production Companies:  Aflam Al Nagah

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 28 min
Hakam Ghanem
Author: Hakam Ghanem