Alley of The Pestle (1963)

6.3/10 • 125 min • Drama

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.

Cast

Shadia

Salah Qabil

Hassan Youssef

Yousuf Shaaban

Samia Gamal

Tawfiq Al-Deqen

Aqeila Rateb

Adeela Al-Balanna

Abdel Moneim Ibrahim

Abdel Warith Assir

Mohamed Reda

Hussein Reyaad

Thuraya Helmy

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