Weddad
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Directed by | Fritz Kramb, Gamal Madkoor |
Screenplay by | Ahmad Rami, Ahmed Badrakhan |
Produced by | Studio Misr |
Starring | Umm Kulthum |
Cinematography | Sammi Bill |
Edited by | Niyazi Moustafa |
Music by | Mohamed El Kassabgui, Zakariya Ahmed, Riyad Essombali, Docteur Bardi |
Release date | 1936 |
Running time | 100' |
Country | Egypt |
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.
External links
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)[dead link]