The Mountain
1965 · 105 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama
A young architect struggles to convince a superstitious community, in thrall to antiquity traffickers, to build houses instead of living in precarious mountain caves.
Directed by Khalil Shawky · Written by Khalil Shawky
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Samira Ahmad مسعدة -
Omar Al-Hariri المهندس فهمي -
Laila Fawzy -
Salah Qabil حسين -
Magda El Khatib مريم -
Zouzou Mady الجواجية -
El Deif Ahmad -
Zeinat Sedki -
Tousoun Motamad -
Abdel Warith Assir -
Gamil Ezz ElDein - S Said Khalil
Make it a double feature
4h 4m togetherA close match in mood and era.
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