The teacher (Sayed) Arabji lives with his wife (Fakiha) and children, the lottery seller (Shalbia) convinces him to buy a paper from her to try his luck. He earns a thousand pounds, and decides to use it for the adventure. The people of the neighborhood are happy for him, except for Sheikh (Nair), who informs him that the amount will be spent in nightclubs, but the amount is already growing in gambling.
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Mahmood Yaseen
سيد العربجي
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Ahmad Fouad Director · Wahid Hamid Writer
First release November 7, 1983 · Produced in Egypt · Original title العربجي
Production
Egypt
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Languages
Original title
العربجي
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · November 7, 1983
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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