Comedy ·Music · Egypt · 1961 · 1h 20m

Love and suffering

حب وعذاب

Director

Cast

Kamal Al-Shenawy as Wahid Safwat Maha Sabry as Laila Hassan Fayek as Hassan Khan (Layla's fiancé) Abdel Moneim Ibrahim as Moneim Wedad Hamdy as Kazoozah Adly Kasseb as Wahid Safwat's Uncle

Crew

Ali Hassan — Director of Photography Hussein Afify — Editor Fekri Rostom — Editor Hasan El-Saifi — Screenplay Abu Seoud El-Ibiary — Writer Mostafa Hassan — Producer

Synopsis

Wahid Safwat is a playwright known for his many female relationships. Wahid meets the rising singer Laila and flirts with her, but she rejects him, so he decides to ensnare her and hides his true identity from her, that he is a famous novelist. The events unfold in a framework of comedic situations.

Mood & Themes

black and white

Key Collaborators

Hasan El-Saifi Director Ali Hassan Director of Photography Hussein Afify Editor Fekri Rostom Editor Hasan El-Saifi Screenplay Abu Seoud El-Ibiary Writer Mostafa Hassan Producer

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