Cairo-Baghdad (1947)

7.0/10 110 min

Overview

One of the earliest Iraqi films, the plot revolves around a young Iraqi man working as a writer who flees to Cairo after being accused of murdering his uncle. He stays with a friend and gets to know his friend's daughter, eventually falling in love with her. He requests to marry her, and his friend agrees to his proposal. The young man continues to write to newspapers using his friend's name. However, when the murderer of his uncle is apprehended, a young man from Iraq informs him about the developments in the case.

Cast

Madiha Yousri

Ibrahim Jalal

Bishara Wakim

Thuraya Fakhry

Afifa Iskandar

Abdel Aziz Khalil

Ahmed Darwish

Abdel Meguid Shukry

Reyaad ElQasabgy

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