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The Two Orphans (1949 film)

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Al-Yateematain
Movie poster
Directed byHassan Al Imam
Written byAbo El Seoud El Ebiary
Produced byAsia
StarringFaten Hamama
Souraya Helmy
Negma Ibrahim
Release date
1949
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

Al-Yateematain (Arabic: اليتيمتين, The Two Orphans) is a 1949 Egyptian drama film written by Abo El Seoud El Ebiary directed by Hassan Al Imam starring Egyptian actress Faten Hamama. The film was based on the play The Two Orphans by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugène Cormon.

Plot

Hamama portrays the role of Neimat, a young girl who loses her sight due to a wrong usage of sodium as eye drops, and who is exploited later by a gangster who forces her to be a beggar in the streets.

Cast

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