Alley of The Pestle (1963)
This film is based on a novel from 1947 by the Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz. The story takes place during WWII and focuses on Al-Madak Alley, a teeming back street in Cairo which is presented as the microcosm of the world. A barber is in love with a young poor girl, who lives with her mother, and gets a job in an English Army camp to earn enough money for their marriage. But he is not the only one who wants to marry this girl and when the barber returns, she is gone.
Director: Hassan Al-Imam
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Shadia as Hameeda |
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Salah Qabil as Abbas Al-Helou |
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Hassan Youssef as Hussein |
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Yousuf Shaaban as Farag |
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Samia Gamal as Shukriya |
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Tawfiq Al-Deqen as Zaita |
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Aqeila Rateb as Adeela Al-Balanna |
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Abdel Moneim Ibrahim as Sanqar |
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Abdel Warith Assir as Hajj Kamel |
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Mohamed Reda as Kersha |
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Hussein Reyaad as Mr. Darwish |
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Thuraya Helmy as Hosnia |
| Directing | Hassan Al-Imam | Director |
| Writing | Naguib Mahfouz | Story |
| Directing | Anwar Al Shinnawy | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Saad al-Din Wahbah | Writer |
