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Alley of The Pestle

Film

Alley of The Pestle

5.7

2h 5m

1963

Synopsis

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

Drama

Cast & Crew

Shadia

Shadia

as Hameeda

Salah Qabil

Salah Qabil

as Abbas Al-Helou

Hassan Youssef

Hassan Youssef

as Hussein

Yousuf Shaaban

Yousuf Shaaban

as Farag

Samia Gamal

Samia Gamal

as Shukriya

Tawfiq Al-Deqen

Tawfiq Al-Deqen

as Zaita

Aqeila Rateb

Aqeila Rateb

as Adeela Al-Balanna

Abdel Moneim Ibrahim

Abdel Moneim Ibrahim

as Sanqar

Abdel Warith Assir

Abdel Warith Assir

as Hajj Kamel

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