Utmost Joy

Oct 14, 1963

2h 5m

★ 0.0

Overview

A group of Egyptian soldiers returns from the Yemen War, including Men'em who promises his friends a grand wedding. As Sheikh Hassan claims to be an acquaintance of artists, he gets in trouble when it is discovered that belly dancer Nagwa Fouad doesn't know him.

Genres

Music

Drama

Production Companies

المؤسسة المصرية العامة للسينما والتلفزيون والمسرح والموسيقى

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Cast

الفنانة صباح

Sabah

الراقصة نجوى فؤاد

Nagwa Fouad

مطربة

Fayza Ahmed

محمد عبد الوهاب

Mohamed Abdel Wahab

جندي في الجيش

El Deif Ahmed

فريد الأطرش

Farid Al-Atrash

جندي في الجيش

Samir Ghanem

جندي في الجيش

George Sedhom

شادية

Shadia

راقصة

Katkota

Ali Kamel

Ali Oraby

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