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The Fools Alley

The Fools Alley

Original Title: درب المهابيل

  • Film
  • 1955
  • 1h 30m
  • Released

Khadiga lives in a poor neighborhood with her parents. She tries to save up money so she could marry her sweetheart Taha. Taha buys a lottery ticket in hope of winning a lot of money, but it ends up in Khadiga's religious father's hands who throws it away. The ticket gets picked up by the town's fool, who gets lucky and wins, driving the town into chaos.

  • Directing Tawfiq Saleh
  • Writing Naguib MahfouzTawfiq SalehAbdel Hamid Gouda El Sahhar
  • Starring Shoukry SarhanBerlanty Abdel Hamidعبدالغني قمر

Khadiga lives in a poor neighborhood with her parents. She tries to save up money so she could marry her sweetheart Taha. Taha buys a lottery ticket in hope of winning a lot of money, but it ends up in Khadiga's religious father's hands who throws it away. The ticket gets picked up by the town's fool, who gets lucky and wins, driving the town into chaos.

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Shoukry Sarhan طة - صبى العجلاتى
Berlanty Abdel Hamid خديجة عزوز
عبدالغني قمر قفه - الأبله
Nadia Al Sabei سنيه بيومى - العاهره
توفيق الدقن عبده عماره
Abdel Aziz Ahmad الشيخ عزوز - والد خديجه
Hassan El Baroudy الأسطى عماره - العجلاتى
سعد أردش شيخ الزاوية
Ahmed Abaza المتشرد
Elham Zaki بائعة اليانصيب
Rafeaa ElShal فاطمة - والدة خديجه
Shafiq Nour ElDein مدبولى الفوال
عبدالغني النجدي المعلم مهنى - تاجر الموبيليا المستعملة
Ahmed ElGezeiry المعلم شلبى - صاحب القهوه
مطاوع عويس بندق - صبى القهوة
سميحة محمد الجاره
عجمي عبدالرحمن / دنجل رجل فى الحاره
  • Directing Tawfiq Saleh
  • Writing Naguib MahfouzTawfiq SalehAbdel Hamid Gouda El Sahhar
  • Cinematography عبدالعزيز فهمي
  • Editing حسين عفيفيSaeed El-Sheikh
  • Music Abdulaziz Mohammed
  • Production Design ماهر عبدالنور
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