Alley of The Pestle

Alley of The Pestle

1963
2h 5m
5.7

5.7/10

3 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: AR

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Production Information

Production Countries
Egypt
Spoken Languages
Arabic

Quick Facts

Original Title زقاق المدق
Release Date September 21, 1963
Status Released
Language AR
IMDb ID tt0175366

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

Key Crew

Hassan Al-Imam
Director
Saad al-Din Wahbah
Writer

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