Qais recites poems about his love for his cousin Laila. Ghabeer, Qais' rival in Laila's love, commissions the poet Mamoun to compose obscene poems about Laila and publish them as Qais's. The poems reach Laila's father, who refuses to let Qais marry Laila, and marries her to Prince Ward.
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Amina Rizk
ليلى العامرية
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Abdel Meguid Shukry
والد ليلي
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Bishara Wakim
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Badr Lama
قيس بن الملوح
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Youssef Saleh
الشاعر مأمون
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Al Sayed Ziada
ورد زوج ليلي
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Margaret Safeer
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Mahmood Al-Meleji
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Ragaa Abdel Hamid
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Victoria Habiqah
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Laila Helmy
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Unemployed
Ibrahim Lama Director · Al Sayed Ziada Writer
First release November 9, 1939 · Produced in Egypt · Original title قيس وليلى
Production
كوندور فيلم
Production
Egypt
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Original title
قيس وليلى
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · November 9, 1939
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No release date listed for United States.
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