(Shahira) enters into a long struggle between reason and emotion, as she loves (Essam), her childhood friend, and they wait for their marriage together since childhood, until (Mustafa), the successful businessman, appears in her life, and with him a prosperous future full of luxury. She has to choose and give priority to her passion or reason.
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Nagwa Ibrahim
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Mahmood Yaseen
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Saeed Saleh
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Hassan Al-Imam Director · Ihsan Abdel Quddous Writer Wahid Farid Cinematographer
First release February 18, 1974 · Produced in Egypt · Original title العذاب فوق شفاه تبتسم
Production
أفلام رمسيس نجيب
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Egypt
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Original title
العذاب فوق شفاه تبتسم
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · February 18, 1974
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No release date listed for United States.
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