The Black Market (1945)
Overview
A corrupt grocer in a traditional Cairene neighborhood enters into an alliance with comprador merchants. Their goal is to hoard scarce commodities during the World WAR II, and then to sell them at vastly inflated prices. Eventually the grocer's neighbors rebel at his tactics. They call in the national athorities and the black marketeers are brought to justice.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ar |
| Popularity | 0.916 |
Directed By
Kamel El Telmessani
Crew
Abdel Halim Noweira
Emile Bahri
Bayram Al Tunisi
Kassem Wagdy
Kamel El Telmessani
Kamel El Telmessani
Mohamed Al Shoga'ie
Bayram Al Tunisi
Ahmed Khorshed
Kassem Wagdy
TOP CAST
Zaki Rostom
ابو محمود
Emad Hamdy
حامد
Abdel Fattah ElQosari
سيد البقال
Aqeila Rateb
نجية
Mohamed Kamal ElMasry
هاشم الحلاق
Mohammed Tawfik
حسن (العبيط)
Fardous Hassan
سونا (الزوجة الجديدة)
Thuraya Helmy
نعيمة
Thuraya Fakhry
أم محمود
ElSayed Bedir
مصطفى (الفران)
Abdel Hamid Zaki
حسونة الجزار
Hassan Kamel
الترزي
Fouad Jafar
ضابط التموين
Abdel Meguid Shukry
بائع السجائر
Mohamed Ragheb
سائق الموتوسيكل
Abdel Moneim Ismail
القهوجي
Ahmed Elhaddad
كومبارس
Salha Kasin
مشترية
Negma Hussein
راقصة
Aziza Mohamed
زوجة الحلاق
Faiza Abdullah
ابنة الحلاق
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