Alley of The Pestle
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Alley of The Pestle 1963 Directed by Hassan Al-Imam زقاق المدق

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.

Country Egypt
Production Country Egypt
Language Arabic
Spoken Language Arabic
Gnere Drama
Release Date 21 September 1963
125 mins
Cast
Shadia
Shadia Hameeda
Salah Qabil
Salah Qabil Abbas Al-Helou
Hassan Youssef
Hassan Youssef Hussein
Yousuf Shaaban
Yousuf Shaaban Farag
Samia Gamal
Samia Gamal Shukriya
Tawfiq Al-Deqen
Tawfiq Al-Deqen Zaita
Aqeila Rateb
Aqeila Rateb Adeela Al-Balanna
Abdel Moneim Ibrahim
Abdel Moneim Ibrahim Sanqar
Abdel Warith Assir
Abdel Warith Assir Hajj Kamel
Mohamed Reda
Mohamed Reda Kersha
Hussein Reyaad
Hussein Reyaad Mr. Darwish
Thuraya Helmy
Thuraya Helmy Hosnia
Crew
Director
Hassan Al-Imam
Hassan Al-Imam
Writer
Saad al-Din Wahbah
Saad al-Din Wahbah
Story
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz
Assistant Director
Anwar Al Shinnawy
Anwar Al Shinnawy