The film revolves around a social drama about a wealthy Circassian (Fouad Bey) who lives with his wife and daughter, and a conspiracy is hatched against him by a con man named (Kazem) and his lover (Al Hasnaa) to seize his wealth. They devise a plan that enables them to get to know the family so that they can begin to separate the family with their malicious tricks. And the events follow.
Acting
Faten Hamama at 15, already commanding the screen.
Direction
Wahby crafts tension through shadow and silence.
Director
Youssef Wahby
Raqya Ibrahim
Emtthal - امتثال
Youssef Wahby
Fouad Bey - فؤاد بك
Faten Hamama
Thurya - ثريا
Farid Shawqy
Negma Ibrahim
Nafisa - نفيسة
Serag Mounir
Fawzy Bey - فوزى بيه
Zouzou Chakib
Galsan - جلسن
Bishara Wakim
Shaker - شاكر
Fakher Fakher
Zaki - زكي
Mohamed Attia
Kazem Bey - كاظم بيه
Amina Sherif
Mahmoud Reda
Abdel Meguid Shukry
والد فؤاد
Latifa Amin
Afaf Shaker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Faten Hamama's third film and established her as Egypt's 'Lady of the Arabic Screen' for decades.
The Circassian identity of Fouad Bey reflects real Cairo elite hierarchies—former Mamluk/Circassian families still dominated social registers in 1946.
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