The Choice (1971)
When a free-spirited sailor is found murdered, his twin brother, a famous novelist, is the prime suspect. Investigators uncover a possible liaison between the dead sailor and the writer's wife, and also learn that Sayed's successful fictions owed much to the inspiration of his brother Mahmoud's adventurous life. Just as the evidence against the writer seems overwhelming, Mahmoud turns up alive. But why are the twins never seen together...?
Director: Youssef Chahine
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Ezzat Al Alaily as Sayed / Mahmoud |
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Soad Hosny as Sherifa |
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Huda Sultan as Baheya |
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Mahmoud El Meligy as Farrag |
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Seif Abdelrahman as Raouf |
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Youssef Wahby as Youssef Wahby |
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Mimi Chakib as |
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Ali Al Sharif as |
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Madiha Kamel as |
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Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra as |
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Ashraf El-Selehdar as |
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Soheir Fakhry as |
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Rashad Hamed as |
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Saad Ardash as |
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Abdel Qader Hussein as |
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Mahmoud Sobhy as |
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Omran Bahr as |
| Directing | Youssef Chahine | Director |
| Writing | Naguib Mahfouz | Writer |
| Writing | Youssef Chahine | Writer |
| Camera | Ahmed Khorshed | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Ali Badrakhan | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Rashida Abdel Salam | Editor |
| Sound | Ali Ismail | Original Music Composer |