Drama · Egypt · 1939 · 1h 45m

Qais and Laila

قيس وليلى

Director

Cast

Amina Rizk as ليلى العامرية Abdel Meguid Shukry as والد ليلي Bishara Wakim as زياد Badr Lama as قيس بن الملوح Youssef Saleh as الشاعر مأمون Al Sayed Ziada as ورد زوج ليلي

Crew

Al Sayed Ziada — Writer

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

black and white

Key Collaborators

Ibrahim Lama Director Al Sayed Ziada Writer

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