The Quail and Autumn (1967)
Overview
Eissa Al-Dabagh is a member of a washed-out political party that was defanged by the 1952 revolution. When he meets the prostitute Riri, he tries to use her to chase the mirage of the power and control he once had. But when he discovers that she is pregnant, he kicks her out.
Cast
Mahmoud Moursy
Issa Al Dabbagh
Nadia Lotfi
Riri
Abdallah Ghaith
Hassan
Laila Sheir
Salwa
Adel Adham
Naima Wasfi
Issa Al-Dabbagh’s mother
Ihsan ElQala'awy
Issa Al-Dabbagh’s wife
Mimi Chakib
Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq
Ehsan Sherif
Ola Rami
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