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  • Comedy, Music, Romance
A Scrap of Bread (1960)
Comedy, Music, Romance
Fathi and Muhsen are friends who live together in a boardinghouse, and neither of them works. Muhsen falls in love with the doctor Samyah and she reciprocates his feelings. A job opportunity is available on Samyah's father's farm, but the ...See moreFathi and Muhsen are friends who live together in a boardinghouse, and neither of them works. Muhsen falls in love with the doctor Samyah and she reciprocates his feelings. A job opportunity is available on Samyah's father's farm, but the only condition for this job is that the employee must be married and he has to lie to get the job. Fathi wears women's clothes and goes with Muhsen to the farm as Muhsen's wife, and events escalate. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Niazi Mostafa
Writers
Abdulfattah El-Sayyed | Mustafa Fuad | Niazi Mostafa
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Updated Nov 4, 1960
Release date
Nov 4, 1960 (Egypt)

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Salah Zulfikar
Muhsen Muhsen   See fewer
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Maha Sabry
Samyah Samyah   See fewer
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Zouzou Madi
Munirah Munirah   See fewer
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Hassan Fayek
Abo El Reesh / Samyah's father Abo El Reesh / Samyah's father   See fewer
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Said Abu Bakr
Father's assistant Basyuni (as Sayed Abu Bakr) Father's assistant Basyuni (as Sayed Abu Bakr)   See fewer
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Abdelalim Khattab
Former estate manager Ghazal Former estate manager Ghazal   See fewer
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Badr Nofal
Guards chief Ewais Guards chief Ewais   See fewer
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Salwa Mahmoud
Peasant Mabrukah Peasant Mabrukah   See fewer
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Kawthar Ramzy
Fathi's fiancé Kawthar Fathi's fiancé Kawthar   See fewer
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Ragaa Abdel Hamid
Actress Actress   See fewer
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Hussein Ismail
Baker Baker   See fewer
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Muhammad Badruddin
Actor Actor   See fewer
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Adel Khayri
Fathi / Fathiyyah Fathi / Fathiyyah   See fewer
A Scrap of Bread (1960)
Abbas Rahmy
Doctor Doctor   See fewer
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Huda Tawfiq
Fathi's fiancé Kawthar Fathi's fiancé Kawthar   See fewer
A Scrap of Bread (1960)
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