Gossip Over the Nile (1971)
Set against the backdrop of the 1967 Six-Day War, the movie adaptation of Naguib Mahfouz's novel follows the escapist, drug-fueled riverboat meetings of a group of frustrated Egyptians from various walks of life.
Director: Hussein Kamal
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Emad Hamdy as Anis Zaki |
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Adel Adham as Ali Al-Sayed |
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Ahmed Ramzy as Rajab Al-Qadi |
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Mervat Amin as Sanaa |
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Magda El Khatib as Samara Bahjat |
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Sohier Ramzy as Laila Zidane |
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Salah Nazmi as Khaled Azouz |
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Ahmed Tawfiq as Mustafa Rashid |
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Nemat Mokhtar as Sania Kamel |
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Magdy Wahba as Mohammad Behjat |
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Ahmed ElGezeiry as Abdu |
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Qadria Kamel as |
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Samir Rostom as |
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Mahmoud Kamel as |
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Hamdy Youssef as |
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Anwar Madkour as |
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Mohamed Soliman as |
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Radwan Hafez as |
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Mahmoud Farid as |
| Directing | Hussein Kamal | Director |
| Writing | Naguib Mahfouz | Story |
| Directing | Mohamed Abdelaziz | Co-Director |
| Writing | Mamdouh El Leithy | Scenario Writer |