Cairo 30

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Cairo 30
Directed bySalah Abu Seif
Screenplay bySalah Abu Seif
Naguib Mahfouz
Based on
by Naguib Mahfouz
Produced byGamal El Leithy
Starring
CinematographyWahid Farid
Music byFouad El Zahry
Release date
  • 31 October 1966 (1966-10-31)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

Cairo 30 (Arabic: القاهرة 30, translit. Al-Qāhira 30) is a 1966 Egyptian drama film directed by Salāḥ Abu Seif,[1] and based on Naguib Mahfouz's 1945 novel Modern Cairo.[2] The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominée.[3]

Cast[]

  • Soad Hosny as Ihsan
  • Ahmed Mazhar as The minister
  • Hamdy Ahmed as Mahgoub Abdel Dayem
  • Abdelmonem Ibrahim as Ahmed Bedier
  • Tawfik El Deken as Shahata Tourky
  • Abdelaziz Mikewy as Ali Taha
  • Aqeila Rateb as The minister's wife
  • Ahmed Tawfik as Salem El Ekshidy
  • Bahiga Hafez as Ikram hanem

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Retrospective on Film: The Golden Age of Egyptian Cinema – the 1940s to 1960s". zenithfoundation. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Egypt's cinematic gems: Cairo 30". Mada Masr.
  3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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