The Lady's Game
1946 · 95 min · ★ 7.3 · Comedy, Drama
The film takes place in Cairo during the Second World War, where Hassan Abu Tabq (Naguib Al-Rihani) meets the girl Laybeh (Tahiya Karioca), and feelings of love develop between them while Hassan struggles, and things change little by little when a game comes in front of you with a great opportunity to portray a movie star. .
Directed by Wali Eddine Sameh · Written by Naguib ElRihani
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Naguib ElRihani حسن ابو طبق -
Tahiya Cariocca لعبه -
Abdel Fattah Al-Qosari ابراهيم نفخو -
Soliman Naguib ايزاك -
Aziz Othman محمود بلاليكا -
Mary Moneib سنيه جنح -
Said Abou Bakr -
Bishara Wakim وجيه الشابوري -
Hasan Fayeq مخرج -
Mahmoud Lotfy مساعد مخرج -
Zaky Saleh -
Eskandar Mansy عامل فى محل بريموس
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