The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

1964 · 95 min · ★ 6.5 · Action, Thriller

Yassin is a fame-seeker who makes a deal with the lawyer, Samir, to falsely confess to a famous murder, in the hopes that the media attention will benefit them both, as Samir proves Yassin's innocence at the last moment. But when Yassin is implicated in the crime, Samir has to find the real killer to save him.

Directed by Mahmoud Farid · Written by Bahgat Kamar

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