Sad Melody
1960 · 95 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama, Romance
Professor Mahmoud loves the dancer Samia, who discovered her talent even with the age difference between them, but she treats him as a friend. When singer Adel comes to work with them, Samia is attracted to him, which causes Mahmoud's jealousy, and makes him sign with another casino.
Directed by Hasan El-Saifi · Written by Mohamed Osman
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Samia Gamal Samia -
Maher ElAttar Adel -
Hussein Reyaad Mahmoud -
Lebleba -
Qadria Qadry -
Abdel Aziz Ahmad Madbouly -
Thuraya Fakhry Umm Mohamed -
Ibrahim Heshmat -
Abdel Moneim Ismail -
Abdel Azim Kamel -
Anwar Madkour -
Suzi Khairy Gamalat
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