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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Nadia Lotfi Suad - سعاد -
Hasan Youssef Ahmed Al-Bakhshundi - أحمد البخشوندي -
Yousuf Shaaban Mounir - منير -
Mohamed Awad Hussein - حسين -
Tawfiq Al-Deqen Hanafi - حنفي -
Thuraya Fakhry Umm Ali - أم علي - الدادة العذراء -
Safa El Gamil العريس المنتظر -
Faten Al Shoubashi منى -
Salwa saeed هاله - زوجة شاكر -
Ahmed Shawqi شاكر - مدير التحرير -
Fifi Saeed والدة منى -
Abbas Rahmy عباس
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