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A lie within a lie
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A lie within a lie

Sep 21, 1944
1h 55m
★ 7.0

Overview

(Mounir Wagdy) A reckless reckless young man residing in Cairo with a friend like him, overburdened by debts despite the 100 pounds his uncle sends him every month. He deliberately tricks and lies to extort money from his uncle, telling him a lie that he married a girl of large families, and his debts grow. He is confined to a movable room on the roof of a large building that uses his address in his correspondence with his uncle and sent to his uncle that his wife was placed to ask for help. Uncle rejoices and comes with his sister to see the child and Munir falls into the evil of his deeds!

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Egyptian Film Company (Togo Mizrahi)

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Cast

Anwar Wagdi

منير وجدي

Anwar Wagdi

Baba Ezzedine

ببا

Baba Ezzedine

Mimi Chakib

جميلة المرضعة المزيفة

Mimi Chakib

Bishara Wakim

عبد المقصود

Bishara Wakim

Mary Moneib

خديجة

Mary Moneib

Hassan Fayek

حسن

Hassan Fayek

Mohamed El Deeb

حمدى

Mohamed El Deeb

Thuraya Fakhry

Thuraya Fakhry

Mohamed Abdel Moteleb

مطرب

Mohamed Abdel Moteleb

Mohamed Kamel

الطباخ

Mohamed Kamel

Ali Abdel Aal

Ali Abdel Aal

Edmond Tuima

مدير المسرح

Edmond Tuima

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