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The Name Caller

19752h MovieDrama

Hamed leaves his hometown and goes to Cairo to work as a gatekeeper in a building. He marries Fathia, who comes to live with him in Cairo. Fathia gradually learns to read and write and she aspires to work in a good job while Alaa who lives in the building tries to woo her.

DirectorHussein Kamal
WritersYousef Idris·Assem Tawfik
ProducerMagda Al Sabahi

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Cast · Directed by Hussein Kamal

MSMagda Al Sabahi
Magda Al Sabahi
Fatheya - فتحية
SSShoukry Sarhan
Shoukry Sarhan
Hamed - حامد البواب
ENEhab Nafea
Ehab Nafea
Engineer Alaa Bahjat - المهندس علاء بهجت
SShwikar
Shwikar
journalist - الصحفية العصرية
MAMervat Amin
Mervat Amin
Alaa's friend - صديقة علاء العصرية
SBSohair El Barooni
Sohair El Barooni
Elham - the dancer - ست إلهام - الراقصة
MGMona Gabr
Mona Gabr
Aleya - ست علية - الموظفة
NENaima ElSoghier
Naima ElSoghier
العالمة
SMSalwa Mahmoud
Salwa Mahmoud
Fatima - فاطمة
HEHussein ElSherbiny
Hussein ElSherbiny
Gaber - جابر - الغفير
AKAbdelalim Khattab
Abdelalim Khattab
Hajj Abdul Sattar - الحج عبدالستار(شيخ الغفر)
SMSaif Allah Mokhtar
Saif Allah Mokhtar
الواد خوخه

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