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The Poor

The Poor

Original Title: المساكين

  • Film
  • 1952
  • 1h 45m
  • Released

A friendship relationship develops between the child Mamdouh, the son of a wealthy family, and Fathia, who is from a poor family. Days go by and the two children, Mamdouh and Fathia, separate. Mamdouh becomes an officer in the army, while Fathia, after losing her family, works in a cabaret. Mamdouh and Fathia meet after all these years and return to the memory of the past. So he decides to marry Fathia.

  • Directing Hussein Sedkiحمادة عبدالوهابلطفى نور الدين
  • Writing Hussein Sedkiعبدالعزيز سلامإبراهيم الورداني
  • Starring Hussein Sedkiمريم فخر الدينحسين عسر

A friendship relationship develops between the child Mamdouh, the son of a wealthy family, and Fathia, who is from a poor family. Days go by and the two children, Mamdouh and Fathia, separate. Mamdouh becomes an officer in the army, while Fathia, after losing her family, works in a cabaret. Mamdouh and Fathia meet after all these years and return to the memory of the past. So he decides to marry Fathia.

The Poor The Poor
Hussein Sedki
Hussein Sedki ممدوح
مريم فخر الدين فتحية
حسين عسر عبد الرحيم مدبولي
Dawlat Abiad وجيدة هانم
تحية كاريوكا منيرة - راقصة
عبدالمنعم سعودي موظف
Lotfy Abdel Hamid متولي
Aziza Helmy فردوس
Wedad Hamdy مسعدة
Abdel Hameed Badawy دكتور
سعاد أحمد عزيزة
محمد كامل سائق
Omar ElGizawy حجازي
  • Directing Hussein Sedkiحمادة عبدالوهابلطفى نور الدين
  • Writing Hussein Sedkiعبدالعزيز سلامإبراهيم الورداني
  • Cinematography ستويو نحاسفرانسوا فاركاش (فيري فاركاش/ ف فاراكاش/ ف. فاراكاش / فاراكاش / فرانسوا فاراكاش)
  • Editing ألبير نجيبانجا وميلا
  • Music عبدالعزيز سلام
  • Production Design ولي الدين سامح
  • Makeup محمود متولي
  • Assistant Director حمادة عبدالوهاب
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