The Poor Millionaire (1959 film)

The Poor Millionaire
The Poor Millionaire
	المليونير الفقير
Directed by	Hasan El-Saifi
Written by	Abdul Ghani Qamar (story); Abo El Seoud El Ebiary (script and dialogue);
Produced by	Mary Queeny
Starring	Ismail Yassine; Fayza Ahmed; Abbas Fares; Nagwa Fouad; Stephan Rosti; Zeinat Sedki; Reyad el-Kasabgy; Abdel Ghani al-Najdi; Baligh Habashy;
Release date	May 24, 1959;
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Egypt
Language	Arabic

The Poor Millionaire (Arabic: المليونير الفقير, romanized: Al-Milyunayr Al-Faqir) is an Egyptian film released in 1959.^[1]^[2] It was directed by Hasan El-Saifi, and is starring Ismail Yassine,^[3] and Fayza Ahmed.^[4]

Synopsis

A mayor sends Jaran Effendi (Ismail Yassine) to Cairo out with £E 500 to buy a net for his son. However, a thief (Abbas Fares) steals the money, and Jaran is forced to work in a hotel, where he meets and falls in love with the receptionist (Fayza Ahmed).

Songs

Singer Fayza Ahmed performs four songs in the film, all featuring lyrics by Fathi Qura. The most famous number is “يا حلاوتك يا جمالك” (“Oh, Your Sweetness, Oh, Your Beauty”), including a melody by Farid al-Atrash. Duets with Ismail Yassine include “الأسانسير” (“Elevator,” with a melody by Abdel Aziz Mahmoud) and “أنا ح تجنن” (“I’m Going Crazy,” composed by Mounir Mourad). Finally, she sings another solo number entitled “غنت أغنية عشان بحبك” (“I Sang a Song Because I Loved You”), with music by Baligh Hamdi.

References

^ "المليونير الفقير (1959) Almilyunayr alfaqir". ElCinema.com (in Arabic).
^ Kassem, Mahmoud (2006). موسوعة الأفلام الروائية في مصر والعالم العربي ("Arabic Movies Encyclopedia"), vol. 2. Cairo: General Egyptian Book Organization.
^ "إسماعيل ياسين.. "المليونير الفقير" الذي أسعد الملايين" [Ismail Yassin.. "the poor millionaire" who made millions happy]. مصراوي.كوم (in Arabic). 15 September 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
^ "ذكرى ميلاد فايزة أحمد.. 7 أفلام حصيلة مشاركاتها فى عالم السينما" [Faiza Ahmed's birthday.. 7 films, the outcome of her participation in the world of cinema]. اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-04-21.

External links and bibliography

[1] "المليونير الفقير (1959) Almilyunayr alfaqir". ElCinema.com (in Arabic).

[2] Kassem, Mahmoud (2006). موسوعة الأفلام الروائية في مصر والعالم العربي ("Arabic Movies Encyclopedia"), vol. 2. Cairo: General Egyptian Book Organization.

[3] "إسماعيل ياسين.. "المليونير الفقير" الذي أسعد الملايين" [Ismail Yassin.. "the poor millionaire" who made millions happy]. مصراوي.كوم (in Arabic). 15 September 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-21.

[4] "ذكرى ميلاد فايزة أحمد.. 7 أفلام حصيلة مشاركاتها فى عالم السينما" [Faiza Ahmed's birthday.. 7 films, the outcome of her participation in the world of cinema]. اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-04-21.

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