The Lock
When Moftah is fired from his job as a teacher, he is forced to work for his old classmate, Sherif, in his store. But Moftah isn't suited to the job and causes the store to lose money. Sherif fires Moftah but recruits him to carry out a different task: keep watch over Sherif's wife Farida.
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Saeed Saleh
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Younes Shalaby
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Esaad Younes
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Hayatem
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Ibrahim Saafan
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Youssef Eid
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Salah Yahya
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Arbab Sawabeq
Ali Al Sharif
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Mohamed Shawqi
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Ahmed Maher
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Said Tarabeek
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Bittersweet
Farida Saif Elnasr
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Mousa
Omar Abdel Aziz Director · Ahmed El Ebiary Writer Fathi Dawod Editor
First release August 29, 1982 · Produced in Egypt · Original title القفل
Production
Egypt
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Languages
Original title
القفل
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · August 29, 1982
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No release date listed for United States.
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