Cairo 30
| Cairo 30 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Salah Abu Seif |
| Screenplay by | Salah Abu Seif Naguib Mahfouz |
| Based on | Modern Cairo by Naguib Mahfouz |
| Produced by | Gamal El Leithy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Wahid Farid |
| Music by | Fouad El Zahry |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
Cairo 30 (Arabic: القاهرة 30, translit. Al-Qāhira 30) is a 1966 Egyptian drama film directed by Salāḥ Abu Seif,[1] and based on Naguib Mahfouz's 1945 novel Modern Cairo.[2] The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominée.[3]
Cast
- Soad Hosny as Ihsan
- Ahmed Mazhar as The minister
- Hamdy Ahmed as Mahgoub Abdel Dayem
- Abdelmonem Ibrahim as Ahmed Bedier
- Tawfik El Deken as Shahata Tourky
- Abdelaziz Mikewy as Ali Taha
- Aqeila Rateb as The minister's wife
- Ahmed Tawfik as Salem El Ekshidy
- Bahiga Hafez as Ikram hanem
See also
- List of submissions to the 39th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Egyptian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Retrospective on Film: The Golden Age of Egyptian Cinema – the 1940s to 1960s". zenithfoundation. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Egypt's cinematic gems: Cairo 30". Mada Masr.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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