Love and madness
1948 · 95 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy, Romance, Music
The film revolves around a young country man who loves singing and only sings at occasions in the countryside, but his uncle hates this hobby, so the young man travels to Cairo to find an opportunity to become a singer.
Directed by Helmy Rafla · Written by Helmy Rafla
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Mohamed Fawzi محمد محسن -
Tahiya Cariocca انهار ، الراقصة المشهورة -
Ismail Yaseen لَــولَــب -
Mahmoud Shoukoko الهـِــو -
Abdelsalam Al-Nabulsi فتوح -
Zeinat Sedki جبنة -
Abdel Hameed Badawy منّاع افندي ، عم محمد -
Zaki Ibrahim مدير المستشفى -
Lotfi El Hakim نزيل بمستڜفى الامراض العقلية -
Ibrahim Fawzi -
Mahmoud Lotfy تمرجى -
Gihan منى
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