Drama · Egypt · 1952 · 1h 50m

The Great Clown

المهرج الكبير

Director

Cast

Faten Hamama as Youssef Wahby as Serag Mounir as Hassan Fayek as Ferdoos Mohamed as Nabil El Alfy as

Crew

Abdel Halim Nasr — Director of Photography Kamal El Sheikh — Editor Shelley Smith — Writer Mahmoud Ismail — Writer Youssef Chahine — Writer Mohamed Abu Youssef — Writer

Synopsis

Shehata Effendi is a clerk for a wealthy woman who is in dispute with her husband. Her husband divorced her a third time, so they resort to Shehata to marry her. Then the wealthy wife dies and he inherits her fortune, prompting him to think of marrying his old neighbor Asrar.

Key Collaborators

Youssef Chahine Director Abdel Halim Nasr Director of Photography Kamal El Sheikh Editor Shelley Smith Writer Mahmoud Ismail Writer Youssef Chahine Writer Mohamed Abu Youssef Writer Bayram Al Tunisi Writer Abdel Halim Nasr Producer

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