Cat on Fire (1977)
Contractor Mahmoud Abdel Majeed is afflicted with cancer, and his children hide the truth about his illness from him. This man has two sons, the eldest, Mukhtar, has a weak personality, while the younger son, Amin, does not covet his father’s money and lives in isolation with his wife, Gigi. She has many ambitions to transfer ownership of the factory to Amin, but he considers her... The reason his gay friend committed suicide.
Director:
Samir Seif
Writers:
Rafik El Saban, Hani Metawea.
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Nour El-Sherif as Amin أمين |
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Poussi as Gigi جيجي |
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Farid Shawqy as Mahmoud Abdel Majeed محمود عبدالمجيد |
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Laila Taher as Yusriya يسرية |
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Mariam Fakhr Eddine as |
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Ibrahim Khan as Mukhtar مختار |
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Sherihan as Lucy لوسي - طفلة |
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Shawki Matta as Ezzat عزت |
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Sherif Salah El Din as طفل |
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Happy Jamil as طفل |
| Directing | Samir Seif | Director |
| Directing | Abdel Aziz Gad | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | AbdelWahhab Qotb | Makeup Artist |
| Art | نهاد بهجت | Decorator |
| Sound | Nasry Abdel Nour | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Andrea Zendilse | Sound Mix Technician |
| Writing | Tennessee Williams | Original Story |
| Writing | Rafik El Saban | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hani Metawea | Screenplay |
| Editing | Saeed El-Sheikh | Editor |
| Editing | Marcel Saleh | Negative Cutter |
| Camera | Mustafa Imam | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Omar Khorsheid | Music |
| Production | Galal Zahra | Casting |
| Writing | Tennessee Williams | Theatre Play |