The Black Market (1945)

6.7/10 100 min Drama

Overview

A corrupt grocer in a traditional Cairene neighborhood enters into an alliance with comprador merchants. Their goal is to hoard scarce commodities during the World WAR II, and then to sell them at vastly inflated prices. Eventually the grocer's neighbors rebel at his tactics. They call in the national athorities and the black marketeers are brought to justice.

Cast

Zaki Rostom

ابو محمود

Emad Hamdy

حامد

Abdel Fattah Al-Qosari

سيد البقال

Aqeila Rateb

نجية

Mohamed Kamal ElMasry

هاشم الحلاق

Mohammed Tawfik

حسن (العبيط)

Fardous Hassan

سونا (الزوجة الجديدة)

Thuraya Helmy

نعيمة

Thuraya Fakhry

أم محمود

ElSayed Bedir

مصطفى (الفران)

Abdel Hamid Zaki

حسونة الجزار

Hassan Kamel

الترزي

Fouad Jafar

ضابط التموين

Abdel Meguid Shukry

بائع السجائر

Mohamed Ragheb

سائق الموتوسيكل

Abdel Moneim Ismail

القهوجي

Shaladimo

Samia Mohsen

Rashad Hamed

Ahmed Elhaddad

كومبارس

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