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Alley of The Pestle

Alley of The Pestle

Original Title: زقاق المدق

  • Film
  • 1963
  • 2h 5m
  • Released

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 m…

  • Directing Hassan Al-ImamAnwar Al Shinnawyرؤوف كامل
  • Writing Naguib MahfouzSaad al-Din Wahbahسيد طنطاوي
  • Starring ShadiaYousuf ShaabanSalah Qabil

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.

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Shadia حميدة
Yousuf Shaaban فرج
Salah Qabil عباس الحلو
Hasan Youssef حسين
Samia Gamal شكرية
Aqeila Rateb عديلة البلانة
Abdel Moneim Ibrahim سنقر
عبدالوارث عسر الحاج كامل
توفيق الدقن المعلم زيطة
Mohamed Reda المعلم كرشة
Thuraya Helmy حسنية
حسين رياض الأستاذ درويش
Adly Kasseb سليم علوان
Hussain Ismael
Hussain Ismael كاتب سليم علوان
محسن حسنين
Hassan El Baroudy صاحب دكان
Mahmoud Shoukoko بنفسه
حامد مرسي من الحارة
عبدالمنعم بسيوني زوج حسنية
Badr Nofal الشاعر
زكي حسن
Aawatif Ramadan من الحارة
Mohamed Shawqi مرشح الانتخابات
جمال إسماعيل مساعد المرشح
مطاوع عويس زبون القهوه
El Deif Ahmad بائع الجرائد السكران
Nemat Mokhtar راقصه
Bader El Den Jamgome محفوظ
إبراهيم قدري
Samir Sabri معلم الانجليزيه
محمد الطوخي من أهل حي زقاق المدق
Sohair El Barooni علية باي باي
Victoria Cohen الجارة
  • Directing Hassan Al-ImamAnwar Al Shinnawyرؤوف كامل
  • Writing Naguib MahfouzSaad al-Din Wahbahسيد طنطاوي
  • Cinematography علي حسنمكرم سالم
  • Editing رشيدة عبدالسلاممحيي الدين عبدالجوادسلوى
  • Music علي إسماعيلحسين السيدMohamed El Mougyفتحي قورةShadia
  • Production Design حلمي عزبنجيب خوريكوستا
  • Costume Design فوزية حجازي
  • Makeup رمضان إمامعبدالوهاب قطبمحمد عبدالله
  • Assistant Director Anwar Al Shinnawy
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