The Second Wife

Oct 14, 1967

1h 52m

★ 6.9

Overview

A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village with his power.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

أفلام رمسيس نجيب

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Cast

Fatma فاطمة

Soad Hosny

Abu el Ela أبو العلا

Shoukry Sarhan

Hafiza حفيظة

Sanaa Gamil

Mayor Etman عتمان- العمدة

Salah Mansour

Hassan حسان الخفير

Abdel Moneim Ibrahim

Sister زوجة أخو العمدة

Soheir El Morshedy

شيخ البلد

Hassan El Baroudy

Nazima نظيمه الدايه

Naima ElSoghier

شقيق العمدة

Mohamed Noah

Abdel Ghani El Nagdi

المأمور

Ibrahim ElShamy

المقدس متى

Eskandar Mansy

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