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The Dark Glasses

Original title: El naddara el sawdaa
  • 1963
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Nadia Lutfi in The Dark Glasses (1963)
ArabicDramaRomance

A story where two opposite worlds collide. Wealthy socialite Maddie (Nadia Lotfy) lives for two things: booze and parties, while Omar (Ahmed Mazhar) - a sophisticated mid-level engineer - ti... Read allA story where two opposite worlds collide. Wealthy socialite Maddie (Nadia Lotfy) lives for two things: booze and parties, while Omar (Ahmed Mazhar) - a sophisticated mid-level engineer - tirelessly campaigns for downtrodden worker's rights. A chance encounter between the two lea... Read allA story where two opposite worlds collide. Wealthy socialite Maddie (Nadia Lotfy) lives for two things: booze and parties, while Omar (Ahmed Mazhar) - a sophisticated mid-level engineer - tirelessly campaigns for downtrodden worker's rights. A chance encounter between the two leads to an existential crisis. An adaptation of the story by the late, great Egyptian author... Read all

  • Director
    • Houssam El-Din Mustafa
  • Writers
    • Mohamed Kamel Abdel Salam
    • Lucien Lambert
    • Ihsan Abdel Quddous
  • Stars
    • Nadia Lutfi
    • Ahmad Mazhar
    • Ahmed Ramzy
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    146
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Houssam El-Din Mustafa
    • Writers
      • Mohamed Kamel Abdel Salam
      • Lucien Lambert
      • Ihsan Abdel Quddous
    • Stars
      • Nadia Lutfi
      • Ahmad Mazhar
      • Ahmed Ramzy
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Nadia Lutfi
    Nadia Lutfi
    • Madi
    Ahmad Mazhar
    Ahmad Mazhar
    • Omar
    • (as Ahmed Mazhar)
    Ahmed Ramzy
    Ahmed Ramzy
    • Aziz
    • (as Ahmad Ramzi)
    Sanaa Mazhar
    • Mervat
    Abdel Khalek Saleh
    Abu Bakr Ezzat
    Karima Elsherif
    Khalil Badr El Dein
    • Wala
    Sayed Abdullah
    • Director
      • Houssam El-Din Mustafa
    • Writers
      • Mohamed Kamel Abdel Salam
      • Lucien Lambert
      • Ihsan Abdel Quddous
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    • Release date
      • April 29, 1963 (Egypt)
    • Country of origin
      • Egypt
    • Language
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Чёрные очки
    • Production company
      • Union Film (Abbas Helmy)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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