The Showgirl

The Showgirl

1969 · 105 min · ★ 6.0 · Music, Comedy, Drama

A group of stage actors who hate Ahmed Aluwi, the rich young man, starts attacking him in the magazines; when Ahemd knows about that, he decides to check the situation himself and he falls in love with one the actress over there; he pretends to be a poor simple actor, just to be near her; she starts responding to him without knowing his true identity.

Directed by Mahmoud Zulfiqar · Written by Mohamed Abu Youssef

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