Dalila

Dalila

1956 · 125 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama, Romance, Music

Poor young man Mahmoud Fathi electrician and loves music and composing, live in the same House orphan girl Delilah who loves him and trading love, in its composition towards renewal and which does not correspond to respond, he discovers that his girlfriend is sick with TB and to cure her needs a large amount so he agrees to sing Method does not satisfy him to provide, the girl decides to sacrifice herself, committing suicide to free him from this situation and to live his art. Captured by a wealthy Lady insists, intellectual Hanim resume career.

Directed by Mohammed Karim · Written by Ali Amin

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Abdel Halim Hafez Mahmoud Fathi
Shadia Delilah / Inayat Hanem
Abdel Warith Assir Mr. Hosni
Ferdous Mohamed Aunt Bahia
Zouzou Mady Fikreya Hanem
Ahmed Elhaddad
Mary Ezz El Din Suniya the singer
Adly Kasseb radio director
Aleya Fawzy Ibthag
Rushdy Abaza Mohsen
Zubaida Tharwat
Fawzeya Ebrahim Mohsen's friend

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