The Bashmakul

Jan 18, 1940

1h 25m

★ 0.0

Overview

The film's events revolve around the lawyer Mumtaz, who loves flirting with women, despite his marriage, and continues to cheat on his wife, until she decides to teach him a lesson in agreement with her friend, where she pretends to be cheating on him with another man. Will Mumtaz be fooled and believe his wife's betrayal of him? Or will he understand the lesson and stop cheating on her?

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Egyptian Film Company (Togo Mizrahi)

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Cast

بحبح البحبحاوي/عصفور

Fauzi ElGazaerli

فكرية هانم

Mimi Chakib

أم أحمد

إحسان الجزايرلي

شكرية هانم

Zouzou Chakib

ناهد هانم

Ferdoos Mohamed

زيزي

Tahiya Cariocca

أم شلباية

Zakeya Ebrahim

زهيرة هانم

Margaret Safeer

شلباية

Isabelle

نظمي بك

Bishara Wakim

ممتاز بك

Hassan Fayek

حنجل

Ahmed Elhaddad

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