Zero hour

Zero hour

1972 · 104 min · Drama

(Saif) A police officer chases gangs smuggling gems out, and during one of the chases a gang member is killed, tried, and dismissed from servants. The (Murad) gang asks him to work with him and he agrees, and he goes to Lebanon to complete a deal, and the process is completed. The gang is suspicious of (Saif) and that he is still working with the police, kidnapping his son as a hostage, to carry out one of the currency exchange operations for the gang, and the events continue in an exciting atmosphere.

Directed by Hussein El-Mohandess · Written by Salah Nazmi

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Rushdy Abaza الضابط سيف
Samia Gamal ندى سامي
Nahed Sherif عفت
Mariam Fakhr Eddine سونيا
Salah Nazmi مرادبك
Tawfiq Al-Deqen عوّاد
Mohamed Hamdy النقيب على شوقى
Mohamed Sobeih جميل
Kanaan Wasfy ماركو
Ali Ezz ElDein مدير المباحث
Mohamed El Ramly مساعد مدير المباحث
Taghreed Abdulhamid طفلة

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