The Fool of Kairouan

Overview

The first Tunisian musical film, and the first film made in Arabic in Tunisia. It is starred by the singer Mohamed Jamoussi. It is considered one of the key films in the pre–World War II history of cinema in North Africa.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1939

Original language

Arabic

Spoken languages

Arabic

Countries

Tunisia

Cast

Mohieddine M'Rad,Selma Ridha,Abdelmajid Chebbi,Mohamed Jamoussy,Salah Zouaoui,Flifla Chamia

Director

Jean-André Kreuzi,Crenzi

Writer

Hassen Rachik,Paul Hug

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0256906