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The Black Market

The Black Market

Original Title: السوق السوداء

  • Film
  • 1945
  • 1h 35m
  • Released

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.

  • Directing Kamel El Telmessani
  • Writing Kamel El Telmessaniبيرم التونسي
  • Starring Aqeila RatebEmad HamdyZaki Rostom

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.

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Aqeila Rateb نجية
Emad Hamdy
Emad Hamdy حامد
Zaki Rostom ابو محمود
Abdel Fattah Al-Qosari سيد البقال
محمد كمال المصري (شرفنطح) هاشم الحلاق
Mohammad Tawfiq حسن (العبيط
فردوس حسن سونا (الزوجة الجديدة
Thuraya Helmy نعيمة
Thuraya Fakhry أم محمود
السيد بدير مصطفى (الفران
Abdel Hamid Zaki حسونة الجزار
Hassan Kamel الترزي
Fouad Jafar ضابط التموين
Abdel Meguid Shukry بائع السجائر
Mohamed Ragheb سائق الموتوسيكل
Abdel Moneim Ismail القهوجي
Negma Hussein راقصة
Aziza Mohamed زوجة الحلاق
Faiza Abdullah ابنة الحلاق
شلاضيمو
سامية محسن
رشاد حامد
أحمد الحداد كومبارس
صالحة قاصين مشترية
  • Directing Kamel El Telmessani
  • Writing Kamel El Telmessaniبيرم التونسي
  • Cinematography أحمد خورشيديوسف معلوف
  • Editing إميل بحريزينب عويسوفيقة أبو جبل
  • Music Mohamed Al Shoga'ieAbdel Halim Noweiraعبدالحميد عثمان
  • Production Design أنطوان بوليزويس
  • Costume Design قاسم وجدي
  • Makeup سيد فرج
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