During WWII, a retired teacher decides to find a job. When he accepts a position in a private school in a small Upper Egyptian town, he moves there with his family, only to discover that the town is afflicted by an ongoing blood feud between two families.
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Samiha Ayoub
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Mahmood Al-Meleji
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Abdallah Ghaith
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Kamal Yasseen
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Elham Shahein
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Sameh El-Sereety
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Sawsan Badr
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Badr Nofal
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Shawqi Shamekh
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Elweya Zaki Director · Fayez Ghali Writer Ihsan Kamal Writer
First release August 25, 1978 · Produced in Egypt · Original title رجل إسمه عباس
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Egypt
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Original title
رجل إسمه عباس
Original language
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · August 25, 1978
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