The Black Market (1945)
A corrupt grocer in a traditional Cairene neighborhood enters into an alliance with comprador merchants. Their goal is to hoard scarce commodities during the World WAR II, and then to sell them at vastly inflated prices. Eventually the grocer's neighbors rebel at his tactics. They call in the national athorities and the black marketeers are brought to justice.
Director: Kamel El Telmessani
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Zaki Rostom as ابو محمود |
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Emad Hamdy as حامد |
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Abdel Fattah Al-Qosari as سيد البقال |
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Aqeila Rateb as نجية |
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Mohamed Kamal ElMasry as هاشم الحلاق |
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Mohammed Tawfik as حسن (العبيط) |
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Fardous Hassan as سونا (الزوجة الجديدة) |
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Thuraya Helmy as نعيمة |
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Thuraya Fakhry as أم محمود |
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ElSayed Bedir as مصطفى (الفران) |
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Abdel Hamid Zaki as حسونة الجزار |
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Hassan Kamel as الترزي |
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Fouad Jafar as ضابط التموين |
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Abdel Meguid Shukry as بائع السجائر |
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Mohamed Ragheb as سائق الموتوسيكل |
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Abdel Moneim Ismail as القهوجي |
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Shaladimo as |
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Samia Mohsen as |
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Rashad Hamed as |
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Ahmed Elhaddad as كومبارس |
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Salha Kasin as مشترية |
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Negma Hussein as راقصة |
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Aziza Mohamed as زوجة الحلاق |
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Faiza Abdullah as ابنة الحلاق |
| Sound | Abdel Halim Noweira | Music |
| Editing | Emile Bahri | Editor |
| Writing | Bayram Al Tunisi | Lyricist |
| Art | Kassem Wagdy | Dressing Prop |
| Directing | Kamel El Telmessani | Director |
| Writing | Kamel El Telmessani | Writer |
| Sound | Mohamed Al Shoga'ie | Music |
| Writing | Bayram Al Tunisi | Dialogue |
| Camera | Ahmed Khorshed | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kassem Wagdy | Casting |