The Killers (1971 film)
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 Film poster | |
| Egyptian Arabic | القتلة |
| Directed by | Ashraf Fahmy |
| Written by | Mahmoud Abu Zeid |
| Produced by | Mohammed Younes |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Refaat Ragheb |
| Edited by | Gamil Abdel Aziz |
Production company | General Egyptian Coropration for Cinema Production |
| Distributed by | General Egyptian Coropration for Cinema Production |
Release date |
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| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
The Killers[1] (Egyptian Arabic: القتلة, translit: El-Qatala or Al-Qatala)[2][3][4][5] is a 1971 Egyptian crime thriller starring Salah Zulfikar and Nahed Sherif. The film is written by Mahmoud Abu Zeid and directed by Ashraf Fahmy.[6][7][8]
Synopsis
[edit]Adel Shawkat has a firm belief that his stepfather killed his father to marry his mother. He makes a strange deal with the unemployed Aziz Abu El Ezz, who wants to get rid of his wife Sawsan, to cash her life insurance policy. Adel pledges to kill Aziz's wife in return for Aziz killing his stepfather.
Main cast
[edit]- Salah Zulfikar: Adel Shawkat
- Nahed Sherif: Sawsan Fahmy
- Adel Adham: Aziz Abu El Ezz
- Zozo Chakib: Adel's mother
- Gamal Ismail: Public prosecutor
- Emad Muharram: Emad Rashad
- Ashraf El-Selehdar: Hussein
- Hussein Ismail: Shawish
Production
[edit]The film was produced and distributed by the state owned, General Egyptian Coropration for Cinema Production.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-84586-958-5.
- ^ Movie - The Killers - 1971 Cast، Video، Trailer، photos، Reviews، Showtimes, retrieved 2021-07-27
- ^ "Al-Qatala Film - 1971 - Dhliz - Leading Egyptian movie and artist database". dhliz.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
- ^ قاسم, أ محمود (1999). دليل الممثل العربي في سينما القرن العشرين (in Arabic). مجموعة النيل العربية. ISBN 978-977-5919-02-1.
- ^ Bazzoli, Maria Silvia; Gariazzo, Giuseppe (2001). Onde del desiderio: il cinema egiziano dalle origini agli anni Settanta (in Italian). Torino film festival, Associazione cinema giovani. ISBN 978-88-88357-01-0.
- ^ قاسم, محمود (2018-11-24). الاقتباس " المصادر الأجنبية في السينما المصرية " (in Arabic). وكالة الصحافة العربية.
- ^ قاسم, أ محمود (1999). دليل الممثل العربي في سينما القرن العشرين (in Arabic). مجموعة النيل العربية. ISBN 978-977-5919-02-1.
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