A rivalry between the region's bosses shows the misuse of power and rank and its consequences even against a young couple who dared to rebel against planned but unwanted marriage to one of them, a story of injustice and abuse .
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Cast
20 people
Nour El-Sherif
Shatta Al-Hajri
Known for
The Yacoubian Building
September 11
Farid Shawqy
El-Denarii
Known for
Cairo Station
Naguib Mahfouz
Najeeb Mahfouz
Ashraf Fahmy
Adel Adham
Al-Shibli - Fatwa Al-Atuf
Known for
Flatfoot in Egypt
Farid Shawqi
Ahmad Rushdy Saleh
Nabila Obeid
Widad Tanahi
Known for
The Three Friends
Karima Mokhtar
Umm Shata
Also in
The Miser and I
Misyou Ramadan Mabrouk Abul-Alamein Hamouda
Tawfiq Al-Deqen
Tabaa El-Deek
Also in
My Wife the General Manager
The Secret of the Magic Hat
Hafez Amin
Tanahi - Al-Taamji
Also in
Bakiza and Zaghloul
محمد رسول الله
Ashraf Fahmy Director · Naguib Mahfouz Writer
First release July 30, 1981 · Produced in Egypt · Original title الشيطان يعظ
Production
Egypt
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Languages
Original title
الشيطان يعظ
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · July 30, 1981
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No release date listed for United States.
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