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The Criminal

7.019541h 40mMovieDrama

A criminal kidnaps a girl from her wealthy family and demands a ransom. When the family refuses to pay, he entrusts the daughter to a poor family to raise her and their only son. One day, a wealthy woman sees a striking resemblance to her…

DirectorKamal Atteya
WriterGamal Hamdy

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Cast · Directed by Kamal Atteya

SSShoukry Sarhan
Shoukry Sarhan
مراد
MAMahmood Al-Meleji
Mahmood Al-Meleji
أدهم
SASamira Ahmad
Samira Ahmad
سعاد
ZMZouzou Mady
Zouzou Mady
إلهام
ARAli Roushdy
Ali Roushdy
FMFerdous Mohamed
Ferdous Mohamed
الست رتيبة
AAAhmed Allam
Ahmed Allam
أمين عاصم
AHAziza Helmy
Aziza Helmy
عزيزة
AAAbdel Aziz Ahmad
Abdel Aziz Ahmad
المعلم جمعة
SESoliman ElGendy
Soliman ElGendy
صنارة / مراد
ABAbdel Moneim Basyouni
Abdel Moneim Basyouni
ضابط
SESalama Elias
Salama Elias
ظابط قبض على أدهم المجرم

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