Ghawar has two jobs: he is a beach guard during the day and a sculptor at night. Ghawar lives with his friend Hosni and the two suffer that their wives travel constantly. A gang plans to steal a statue from the museum where Ghawar works and they send two pretty women to seduce him and Hosni.
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Cast
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Duraid Lahham
Ghawar
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Eman
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Nehad Qalei
Hosni
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Abdel Latif Fathy
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Najah Hafeez
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Muriel Montossé
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Ahmed El Khair
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Mohamed El-Shammat
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Raja Taraqji
Said Shikhani
Marwan Akawi Director · Fares Youwakim Writer Mohammed Al Rawas Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1975 · Original title عندما تغيب الزوجات
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Original title
عندما تغيب الزوجات
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Syria · January 1, 1975
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No release date listed for United States.
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