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El-Fetiwwah

  • 1957
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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El-Fetiwwah (1957)
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A fresh man came from outskirt to Cairo to look for work ; He meets a tycoon and creates a struggle between them .A fresh man came from outskirt to Cairo to look for work ; He meets a tycoon and creates a struggle between them .A fresh man came from outskirt to Cairo to look for work ; He meets a tycoon and creates a struggle between them .

  • Director
    • Salah Abouseif
  • Writers
    • Salah Abouseif
    • El-Sayyed Bedair
    • Naguib Mahfouz
  • Stars
    • Farid Shawqi
    • Tahiyyah Karyuka
    • Zaki Rostom
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    402
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Salah Abouseif
    • Writers
      • Salah Abouseif
      • El-Sayyed Bedair
      • Naguib Mahfouz
    • Stars
      • Farid Shawqi
      • Tahiyyah Karyuka
      • Zaki Rostom
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Farid Shawqi
    Farid Shawqi
    • Haridi Umran
    Tahiyyah Karyuka
    Tahiyyah Karyuka
    • Husniyyah
    Zaki Rostom
    • Boss Abu-Zaid
    Tawfik El Deken
    Tawfik El Deken
    • Abdulshakoor
    Mimi Shakib
    • Thurayya Hanem
    Fakher Fakher
    • Vegetables merchant
    Mahmoud El-Sabbaa
    • Crazy victim of Abu-Zaid
    Hassan el Baroudi
    • Merchant follower of Abu-Zaid
    Mohamed Reda
    • Boss Abbas
    Abdelalim Khattab
    • Vegetable merchant and a Haridi partner Abu-Domah
    Huda Sultan
    • Guest
    Mahmoud El Meligy
    Mahmoud El Meligy
    • Guest
    Hana Abdulfattah
    Abdulmuniem Abdulrahman
    Kamel Anwar
    • Peddler seller
    Abdulmunem Basyuni
    • Pasha's secretary
    Abbas El Daly
    • Literacy school manager
    Abdel Ghani El Nagdi
    • One of Haridi's partners
    • Director
      • Salah Abouseif
    • Writers
      • Salah Abouseif
      • El-Sayyed Bedair
      • Naguib Mahfouz
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      Remade as Sahder el-Samak (1986)

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    • Release date
      • April 29, 1957 (Egypt)
    • Country of origin
      • Egypt
    • Language
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • The Tough
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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