A Tale Behind Every Door

A Tale Behind Every Door

1979 · 120 min · ★ 7.5 · Family, Fantasy, Mystery

(A tale behind every door) A television movie consisting of four short films, written by the great writer Tawfiq Al-Hakim and writer Katia Thabet, in each film a different problem is presented, and the four films starring Faten Hamama and different heroes, and they are, respectively: (Crazy position) starring Ahmed Ramzi, (I want to kill) starring Abu Bakr Ezzat and Safia Al-Omari, (the respected deputy) starring Ahmed Mazhar, and (guest at dinner) starring Jamil Ratib and Nadia Zulfiqar and Muhammad Al-Sabe, and each film talks about a specific social issue that occurs to a woman, and deals with each What happens to her.

Directed by Saeed Marzouk · Written by Saeed Marzouk

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Faten Hamama Sherin / Siham
Ahmed Mazhar Abdulsalam
Nadia Zulfiqar (نادية ذو الفقار) Mervat
Ahmed Ramzy Murad
Gamil Ratib Engineer Ahmed Seif El-Din
Safia ElEmary Mhasin

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