Laila, Daughter of the Beach (1959)
The film revolves around the fisherman Mohsen, who wishes to marry Laila, the daughter of his employer, Al-Reis Aweis. One day, a young man arrives in town to work with Al-Reis Aweis. The young man learns of Mohsen's plan to marry Laila and fires Mohsen from his job. However, Mohsen later finds work in the arts, and things develop for both Laila and Mohsen after their separation.
Director: Hussein Fawzi
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Mohamed Fawzi as محسن |
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Laila Fawzy as ليلى |
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Fayza Ahmed as إلهام حسنى |
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Abbas Fares as المعلم كامل عطيه |
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Kamal Hussein as عطية |
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Wedad Hamdy as نرجس |
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Thuraya Fakhry as أم الهنا |
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Abdel Moneim Ismail as القهوجى |
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Hussain Ismael as زعيم عصابة التهريب |
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Anwar Mohamed as قرموطي |
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Hussein Fawzi as المخرج صديق المطربة الهام |
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Ahmed Bali as الطبيب |
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Hafez Amin as السفرجى |
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Helen as راقصة في إستعراض يا الأسمراني |
| Art | Antoine Polisois | Decorator |
| Production | Hussein Fawzi | Producer |
| Production | Hassan Mowafy | Production Manager |
| Production | William Rizk | Assistant Production Manager |
| Camera | Mohammad Abdel Azeem | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Zakaria Mansour | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Mourad Fawzy | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Hussein Fawzi | Director |
| Directing | Abdel Shafy Abdel Koddous | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hussein Omar | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kamal Mokhtar | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Saeed El-Sheikh | Editor |
| Editing | Hussein Afify | Editor |
| Editing | Anga And Mila | Negative Cutter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mahmoud Metwally | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Abdallah Mohamed | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ahmed Hegazy | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Morsi Gameel Aziz | Lyricist |
| Sound | Mohamed Fawzi | Music |
| Sound | Mohamed El Mougy | Music |
| Sound | Sobhe Al-Gamal | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Hanafi Gouda | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Nasry Abdel Nour | Sound Engineer |
| Writing | Al Sayed Ziada | Story |
| Writing | Hussein Fawzi | Story |
| Production | Ali Khairy | Casting |