An Egyptian Story (1982)
Hadduta misrija (original title)Reference View | Change View
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- 1h 55min
- Drama
- 03 Aug 1983 (France)
- Movie
In the middle of his own heart surgery, an Egyptian filmmaker remembers his life. In fact his old self, as a child, is accused of the attempted murder of his new self. Through the metaphoric trial, we are drawn into his life in relation to...
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Cast
Directed by
| Youssef Chahine | ||
Written by
| Youssef Chahine | ... | () |
Produced by
| Seif Abdelrahman | ... | executive producer (as Seif Abdel Rahman) |
| Youssef Chahine | ... | producer |
Music by
| Gamal Salama | ||
Cinematography by
| Mohsen Nasr | ||
Editing by
| Rashida Abdel Salam | ||
Editorial Department
| Youssef Al Mallakh | ... | assistant editor (as Youssef El Mallakh) |
Art Direction by
| Gabriel Karraze | ||
Set Decoration by
| Fakhry E. Leithy | ||
Costume Design by
| Abdul Hamid Mohamed | ... | (as A. Hamid Mohamed) |
| Ezzat Sairi | ||
Makeup Department
| Talaat Abdelhamid | ... | hair stylist |
| Ahmed Hamd | ... | makeup artist |
| Sayed Massoud | ... | hair stylist |
| Micho | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Fouad Salah El Dine | ... | production director |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Khayreya Abbas | ... | second assistant director |
| Naguib Iskandar | ... | second assistant director |
| Ahmed Mehrez | ... | first assistant director |
| Yousry Nasrallah | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Ibrahim Ahmed | ... | props |
| Sayed Aly | ... | art department assistant |
| Said Chambar | ... | art department assistant |
| Faisy Ezzat | ... | art department assistant |
| Gaber Gaber | ... | props |
| Abdul Aziz Hassan | ... | props (as A. Aziz Hassan) |
| Abbas Saber | ... | props |
Sound Department
| Hassan El Touny | ... | sound mixer |
| Abdel Aziz Emara | ... | dialogue recordist (as A. Aziz Emara) |
| Ahmed Kamel | ... | assistant sound recordist (as A.A. Kamel) |
| Magdy Kamel | ... | sound engineer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Aly Abdallah | ... | assistant camera |
| Salem Amin | ... | grip |
| Mahmoud Bakr | ... | assistant camera |
| Youssef Chahine | ... | cinematographic concept |
| Imane El Khodary | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
| Mohamed El Zannari | ... | grip |
| Mohamed Ibrahim | ... | electrician |
| Mohamed Mahdi | ... | grip |
| A. Ahmed Naduf | ... | electrician |
| Yahia Rashad | ... | electrician (as Yehia Rashad) |
| Mohamed Salem | ... | grip |
| M.A. Zennita | ... | electrician |
Additional Crew
| Mohamed El Kholi | ... | office production assistant |
| Mabil Hassan | ... | office production assistant |
| Mohamed Hassan | ... | office production assistant |
| Youssef Idriss | ... | original idea |
| Samir Khalil | ... | office production assistant |
| Magdy Sein | ... | office production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Arab Film Distribution (1997) (World-wide)
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Storyline
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In the middle of his own heart surgery, an Egyptian filmmaker remembers his life. In fact his old self, as a child, is accused of the attempted murder of his new self. Through the metaphoric trial, we are drawn into his life in relation to the Egyptian revolution, his constant need for success, and the effect the American Dream has on him.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The Egyptian version of "All that Jazz" See more » |
| Goofs | The taxi driver quotes Shakespeare: "And now time doth waste me", incorrectly referring to it as a quote from Hamlet. The quote is actually from Richard II (Act 5, Scene 5). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features Son of the Nile (1951). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Hadduta Misrija See more » |