A Bit of Torment

Sep 22, 1969

2h 19m

★ 8.0

Overview

When her stepfather tries to rape her, Amal kills him and flees. She finds refuge in the house of the fine artist Ahmed Khaled who falls for her, but his protégé, the sculptor Sherif, also falls for her and competes with Ahmed to win her favor.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

أفلام رمسيس نجيب

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Cast

إلهام / سلوى

Soad Hosny

الرسّام أحمد خالد

Yehia Chahine

شريف يسري

Hassan Youssef

Abdel Moneim Madbouly

Hamdy Youssef

Amal Zayed

Ahmed Tawfiq

زوج الام

Mohamed El Deeb

Samira Mohsen

Wafiq Fahmy

Hussain Ismael

Hassan El Sobki

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