Om Hashim's Lamp

11/04/1968

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1hr 45min

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Drama

STORY

This 1968 film adaptation of Yahya Haqqi's 1943 novel "The Lamp of Om Hashem" explores the liminal space between the modern and traditional worlds. Set in one of Cairo's densely-populated neighborhoods, Sayyida Zeinab, the film showcases beautiful scenes from city life.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Shoukry Sarhan
  • Samira Ahmed
  • Abdel Warith Assir
  • Amina Rizk
  • Salah Mansour

    Director

  • Kamal Atteya

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • Egypt

LANGUAGES

  • Arabic