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Midaq Alley

Original title: Zouqâq al-Midaqq
  • 1963
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
145
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Midaq Alley (1963)
DramaRomance

Set during WWII, poor orphan Hamida gets engaged to barber Abbas, who leaves to earn money. Seduced by pimp Farag, she abandons her neighborhood and forgets about Abbas. When she crosses pat... Read allSet during WWII, poor orphan Hamida gets engaged to barber Abbas, who leaves to earn money. Seduced by pimp Farag, she abandons her neighborhood and forgets about Abbas. When she crosses paths with Abbas again, he seeks revenge.Set during WWII, poor orphan Hamida gets engaged to barber Abbas, who leaves to earn money. Seduced by pimp Farag, she abandons her neighborhood and forgets about Abbas. When she crosses paths with Abbas again, he seeks revenge.

  • Director
    • Hasan El-Emam
  • Writers
    • Naguib Mahfouz
    • Saad Eldin Wahba
  • Stars
    • Shadia
    • Samia Gamal
    • Hassan Youssef
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    145
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hasan El-Emam
    • Writers
      • Naguib Mahfouz
      • Saad Eldin Wahba
    • Stars
      • Shadia
      • Samia Gamal
      • Hassan Youssef
    • 1User review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Shadia
    Shadia
    • Hamida
    Samia Gamal
    Samia Gamal
    • Shokriya
    Hassan Youssef
    • Hussein Kersha
    Youssef Shabaan
    • Farag
    Aqila Ratib
    • Adeela
    • (as Aqilah Rateb)
    Hussein Riad
    Hussein Riad
    • Darwish
    Abdel Moneim Ibrahim
    • Sonqor
    Abdulwareth Asar
    • Kamel
    Tawfik El Deken
    Tawfik El Deken
    • Zaita
    Mohamed Reda
    • Kersha
    Thoraya Helmy
    • Husniya
    Adly Kasseb
    • Selim Elwan
    Hussein Ismail
    • Selim Elwan's Writer
    Mohsen Hassanain
    • Beggar
    Hassan el Baroudi
    • Grocer
    Mahmood Shukukoo
    • Self
    Hamed Morsi
    • Alley Resident
    Abdel Moneim Bassioni
    • Gaeda
    • Director
      • Hasan El-Emam
    • Writers
      • Naguib Mahfouz
      • Saad Eldin Wahba
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    6machia-83486

    Samia Gamal showing her talents again!

    The film is based on a novel by the Noble laureate Naguib Mahfouz. The director also turned Mahfouz's Trilogy into three films, all better than this one. The acting here is exaggerated. The ending is different than the novel and is more commercial. The films lacks important parts of the novel, avoided probably because of censorship. It is certainly still worth watching. As usual yousif shaban and samia gamal showed lots of talent. Shadia's and hasan yousif's acting was exagerated.

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    • Trivia
      The film was initially released under the title "Hamida" instead of the title of the novel from which the film was adapted (Midaq Alley).
    • Connections
      Remade as Midaq Alley (1995)

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 1963 (Egypt)
    • Country of origin
      • Egypt
    • Language
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Al Madak Alley
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 43m(103 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White

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