Drama ·Thriller · Egypt · 1954 · 1h 35m

Life or Death

حياة أو موت

Director

Cast

Youssef Wahby as حكمدار العاصمة Madiha Yousri as زوجة أحمد إبراهيم Emad Hamdy as أحمد إبراهيم Hussein Reyaad as الصيدلي Rushdy Abaza as ظابط البوليس Adly Kasseb as ضابط

Crew

Ahmed Khorshed — Director of Photography Amirat Fayed — Editor Ali El Zorkani — Writer Kamal El Sheikh — Story Assia Dagher — Producer Abdel Monem Shokry — Production Design

Synopsis

A man suffers from a heart attack so he sends his daughter to get medicine for him. After providing the medicine for the girl, the pharmacist discovers that he has unknowingly mixed a poisonous elixir. Reporting what happened to the police, the chief officer of Cairo starts an intriguing, full-fledged campaign to save the man before he takes the lethal medicine.

Mood & Themes

black and white

Key Collaborators

Kamal El Sheikh Director Ahmed Khorshed Director of Photography Amirat Fayed Editor Ali El Zorkani Writer Kamal El Sheikh Story Assia Dagher Producer Abdel Monem Shokry Production Design

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