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The Beginning and the End

The Beginning and the End

Original Title: بداية ونهاية

  • Film
  • 1960
  • 2h 10m
  • Released

Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.

  • Directing Salah Abu Seif
  • Writing Naguib Mahfouzصلاح عز الدينAhmed Shukry
  • Starring Omar SharifFarid ShawqyKamal Hussein

Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.

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Omar Sharif حسنين
Farid Shawqy حسن
Kamal Hussein حسين
Amina Rizk الأم
Amaal Farid بهيّة
سناء جميل نفيسة
Salah Mansour سليمان
Abdel Khaleq Saleh
حامد مرسي
Mohamed Hamdy
شوشو عز الدين
مختار حسين
Thuraya Fakhry
Samia Roshdy
يعقوب ميخائيل
Abdel Moneim Ismail
Ahmed Shukry Hassan Hassan Hassan
Mohamed Nabih عم جابر
  • Directing Salah Abu Seif
  • Writing Naguib Mahfouzصلاح عز الدينAhmed Shukry
  • Cinematography كمال كريمصلاح كريم
  • Editing إميل بحريمارسيل صالحMostafa Mokhtar
  • Music فؤاد الظاهري
  • Production Design حلمي عزبستوديوهات جلالنجيب خوري
  • Makeup سيد محمد
  • Assistant Director إسماعيل حسنعاطف السيسي
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