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Alley of The Pestle (1963)

★ 6.3/10 125 min Drama Egypt Arabic
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Description

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.

Top 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

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