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Weddad
Directed byFritz Kramb, Gamal Madkoor
Screenplay byAhmad Rami, Ahmed Badrakhan
Produced byStudio Misr
StarringUmm Kulthum
CinematographySammi Bill
Edited byNiyazi Moustafa
Music byMohamed El Kassabgui, Zakariya Ahmed, Riyad Essombali, Docteur Bardi
Release date
1936
Running time
100'
CountryEgypt

Weddad is a 1936 Egyptian romantic musical film.

Weddad is based on a romantic tale inspired by Omar Khayyam's One Thousand and One Nights. The biggest production of its time, it was the film debut of Um Kalthoum. The film's success turned Misr Studios into the top studio in Egypt.

Synopsis

A rich trader has no choice but to sell his slave, who he's madly in love with, when he loses everything. But destiny will help them meet again.