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El azima

  • 1939
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
346
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Abdulaziz Khalil, Fatma Rouchdi, Husain Sidqi, and Hekmet Fahmy in El azima (1939)
DramaMusicalRomance

The story of Mohammed the son of a barber who has recently got his degree, his lover Fatma, his rivel Al-Etr.The story of Mohammed the son of a barber who has recently got his degree, his lover Fatma, his rivel Al-Etr.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
    • Badi Khayri
    • Kamal Selim
  • Stars
    • Fatma Rouchdi
    • Mokhtar Osman
    • Zaki Rostom
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    346
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kamal Selim
    • Writers
      • Badi Khayri
      • Kamal Selim
    • Stars
      • Fatma Rouchdi
      • Mokhtar Osman
      • Zaki Rostom
    • 1User review
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    Fatma Rouchdi
    • Fatma
    Mokhtar Osman
    • Ruhi
    Zaki Rostom
    • Nazeh Basha
    • (as Zaki Rustum)
    Abbas Fares
    • The Manager
    Abdulaziz Khalil
    • Antar
    • (as Abd Al-Aziz Khalil)
    Abdel Salam El-Nabulsi
      Mohammed Al Kahlawi
      Safa Al-Jamil
      El Sayed Bedeir
      Ezzat Eljahly
      Hekmet Fahmy
      • Fardus
      Thurayya Fakhry
      • Muhamed's Mother
      Samia Gamal
      Samia Gamal
      Mokhtar Hussein
      Zakia Ibrahim
      Hassan Kamel
      • Fatma's Father
      Abdel Nabi Mohammed
      Mary Mounib
      Mary Mounib
      • Fatma's Mother
      • (as Mari Munib)
      • Director
        • Kamal Selim
      • Writers
        • Badi Khayri
        • Kamal Selim
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      9asmatadel

      Excellent movie

      Excellent classic movie by Kamal Selim, chosen as the best movie in the Egyptian cinema history in the twentieth century by Cairo International Film Festival in its twentieth session

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        Selim's portrait of Cairo's ordinary neighborhoods was influenced by the contemporary French poetic realism directors (Carne, Clair, Duvivier, Renoir) whom he had expressed admiration for.

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      • Release date
        • November 6, 1939 (Egypt)
      • Country of origin
        • Egypt
      • Language
        • Arabic
      • Also known as
        • Determination
      • Production company
        • Egyptian Company for Studios and Cinema
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 48 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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