The Venal Gentlemen

Dec 12, 1983

1h 30m

★ 6.0

Overview

Mahmoud, a simple employee of the Ministry of Health, loves lawyer "Amal", who trains in the office of her teacher, "Ali Hammad", Mahmoud "travels" to Kuwait to improve his financial situation. Her wealthy professor escapes chasing her cousin, Fathi officer, Mahmoud settles in Cairo after returning from abroad and renews his hope to marry Amal after her husband's death. Bribery from "Ibrahim Al-Fakharani" to facilitate the process of importing rotten food for "Al-Fakharani". Amal defends him and accuses her cousin of fabricating the accusation. Mahmoud's order is revealed, he collapses and confesses that he is already bribed after he reaches his home to find that his brother, sister and children died after eating the canned food that he admitted to the country.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

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Cast

Amal

Nagwa Ibrahim

Mahmoud

Mahmoud Yassin

Fathy

Mahmoud Abdel Aziz

Ibrahim Al-Fakharani

Saeed Saleh

Kamal

Hussein ElSherbiny

Mariam Fakhr Eddine

Fahmy

Ahmad Rateb

Rizq

Mahmoud ElZohairy

Ali Hammad

Kamal ElZeiny

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Rafaat

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