The River of Love
1960 · 120 min · ★ 8.2 · Drama, Romance
Nahr el Hub is the Egyptian adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina".
Directed by Ezz Eldin Zulficar · Written by Ezz Eldin Zulficar
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Faten Hamama نوال -
Omar Sharif خالد -
Zaki Rostom طاهر -
Omar Al-Hariri ممدوح -
Zahrat Al-Ola صفيه /زوجة ممدوح -
Fouad Al-Mohandes وصفي -
Amina Rizk فاطمة هانم -
Soheir El-Bably ميرفت -
Wagdy ElAraby هانى / ابن نوال -
Salwa Mahmoud الهام -
Ahmed Bali الطبيب النفسي -
Samia Fahmy خيرية هانم / بنت عم طاهر
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