April Fool
1954 · 110 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Drama
Ismail wants to grab his wife's Turkish money, claiming that he has the children of a former wife who died, and that he can not spend on them, but Ismail does not realize that this little lie has left him in an endless series of lies, Of each lie with a greater lie, and every time the wife deals with him in good faith.
Directed by Mohamed Abdel Gawad · Written by Badie' Khayri
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Ismail Yaseen امشير- زرزور -
Aida Othman سوسو -
Shoukry Sarhan حسني شركس -
Mary Moneib ست هانم -
Abdel Fattah Al-Qosari قنديل -
Stephan Rosti رستم -
Wedad Hamdy زعفرانة -
Sanaa Gamil -
Malak Elgamal -
Aziza Badr -
Mohsen Hassanein -
Khayria Ahmed
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