My Wife the General Manager

My Wife the General Manager

1966 · 98 min · ★ 6.8 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

A married couple ends up working at the same company where the wife is a general director. This arouses the suspicion of their co-workers who do not know they are married.

Directed by Fatin Abdel Wahab · Written by Abdel Hamid Gouda El Sahhar

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