The Good, the Bad, and the Pretty

Aug 29, 1994

1h 40m

★ 5.0

Overview

Adel is an honest secretary at the prosecutor office, while raising his son Ahmad after the death of his wife. When Tamer, the son of a millionaire is arrested for drug addiction, Tamer's lawyer tries bribe Adel to find a way to get him out, but to no avail. In order to change his mind, he uses all ways possible.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

عادل حسن

Nour El-Sherif

أحلام

Elham Shahein

شكري عبدالهادي

Farid Shawqy

mursi

Khalil Morsi

fathi hussain

Fekry Abaza

nagwa

Zeinab Abdo

hana

Manal Afifi

farghali

Lotfy Abdel Hamid

Fadi Khafaga

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