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Love and madness

Love and madness

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Love and madness

1948

1h 35m

10.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Music

Overview

The film revolves around a young country man who loves singing and only sings at occasions in the countryside, but his uncle hates this hobby, so the young man travels to Cairo to find an opportunity to become a singer.

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10 featured cast members

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Mohamed Fawzi

Mohamed Fawzi

محمد محسن

Tahiya Cariocca

Tahiya Cariocca

انهار ، الراقصة المشهورة

Ismail Yaseen

Ismail Yaseen

لَــولَــب

Mahmoud Shoukoko

Mahmoud Shoukoko

الهـِــو

Abdelsalam Al-Nabulsi

Abdelsalam Al-Nabulsi

فتوح

Zeinat Sedki

Zeinat Sedki

جبنة

Abdel Hameed Badawy

Abdel Hameed Badawy

منّاع افندي ، عم محمد

Zaki Ibrahim

Zaki Ibrahim

مدير المستشفى

Lotfi El Hakim

Lotfi El Hakim

نزيل بمستڜفى الامراض العقلية

Ibrahim Fawzi

Ibrahim Fawzi

Creative team

Directed by: Helmy Rafla
Written by: Helmy Rafla
Badie' Khayri
Produced by: Mohamed Fawzi

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