Alley of The Pestle

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 21, 1963

Original language

Arabic

Spoken languages

Arabic

Countries

Egypt

Cast

Shadia,Salah Qabil,Hassan Youssef,Yousuf Shaaban,Samia Gamal,Tawfiq Al-Deqen,Aqeila Rateb,Abdel Moneim Ibrahim,Abdel Warith Assir,Mohamed Redaand 2 more

Director

Hassan Al-Imam

Writer

Naguib Mahfouz,Saad al-Din Wahbah

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0175366