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Ghadat al-sahara

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Ghadat al-Sahara
Directed byWedad Orfi
Written byWedad Orfi
Produced byAssia Dagher
StarringMary Queeny
Assia Dagher
CinematographyCoronel
Production
company
Lotus Film
Release date
  • 1 May 1929 (1929-05-01) (Egypt)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageEgyptian Arabic

Ghadat al-sahara is a 1929 Egyptian silent film starring Mary Queeny in her debut role and Assia Dagher. It is directed by Wedad Orfi.[1] It is also the first production of the actress and filmmaker Assia Dagher.[2]

Synopsis

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The sheikh of one of the tribes likes Salma, a girl from one of the Bedouin tribes, who is engaged to her cousin Ali bin Zaid. The sheikh kidnaps her and marries her by force and she gives birth to a child from him. After a while, Salma escapes with her child with the help of the servant Suleiman, whose malicious intentions become clear when he tries to assault her. Salma gets rid of his evil by killing him and flees back home to her tribe.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hillauer, Rebecca (2005). Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers. American Univ in Cairo Press. p. 32. ISBN 9789774249433.
  2. ^ Shafik, Viola (2007). Popular Egyptian Cinema: Gender, Class, and Nation. Oxford University Press. p. 19. ISBN 9789774160530.