Alley of The Pestle

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Shadia

Hameeda

Age : 88 | Popularity : 7%

Salah Qabil

Abbas Al-Helou

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Hassan Youssef

Hussein

Age : 89 | Popularity : 4%

Yousuf Shaaban

Farag

Age : 87 | Popularity : 21%

Samia Gamal

Shukriya

Age : 70 | Popularity : 3%

Tawfiq Al-Deqen

Zaita

Age : 64 | Popularity : 5%

Aqeila Rateb

Adeela Al-Balanna

Age : 82 | Popularity : 6%

Abdel Moneim Ibrahim

Sanqar

Age : 62 | Popularity : 18%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Story	Naguib Mahfouz
Directing	Director	Hassan Al-Emam
Department	Role	Name

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