Widow Wanted

Widow Wanted

1965 · 95 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Comedy

One of Ahmed's relatives dies and leaves him a huge fortune to inherit, but on one condition, which is to search for a widow to marry, and he continues to search again and again for someone suitable for the task.

Directed by Essa Karama · Written by Hussien Abd Al-Nabi

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