The Man Who Lost His Shadow (1968)
The story of friendship on the eve of the free officers' revolution: Youssef, an unprincipled journalist, whose star rises thanks to his connections, and Shawki, an idealist man committed to social justice
Director:
Kamal El Sheikh
Writer:
Ali El Zorkani
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Kamal Al-Shenawy as Youssef |
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Magda Al Sabahi as Mabrouka |
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Emad Hamdy as Abdel Hamid |
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Salah Zulfikar as Shawki |
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Nelly as Bahia / Samia Sami |
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Yousuf Shaaban as Anwar Sami |
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Ali Jawhar as |
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Nazim Sharawy as Shahdi Pasha |
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Mahmoud Rashad as |
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Fatheia Shahin as |
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Soheir Fakhry as |
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Hassan Atla as |
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Mahmoud Yassin as |
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Mohamed Wafiq as |
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Sayed el Araby as |
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Khadija Mahmoud as |
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Mokhtar El Sayed as |
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Motawie Eweiss as |
| Writing | Fathy Ghanem | Writer |
| Crew | Mahmoud Nasr | Cinematography |
| Sound | Andre Ryder | Music |
| Writing | Ali El Zorkani | Screenplay |
| Directing | Kamal El Sheikh | Director |
| Directing | Daoud Abdel Sayed | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Saeed El-Sheikh | Editor |
| Editing | Marcel Saleh | Negative Cutter |
| Art | Maher Abdel Nour | Decorator |
| Crew | نهاد بهجت | Scenic Artist |
| Sound | Nasry Abdel Nour | Sound Engineer |
| Crew | Hassan Al-Tuni | Mixing Engineer |
| Sound | جليلة الحريري | Sound Recordist |