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Cast
Youssef Wahby
as د. لمعي احمد عبد السميع
Amina Rizk
as حُسنية أحمد عبد السميع - أخت د. لمعي
Mahmoud El Meligy
as ابراهيم عبدالباقي - زوج حسنية
Raoheya Khaled
as بَمبة زكى فؤاد
Abbas Fares
as الباشا فؤاد عبد السميع
Ferdoos Mohamed
as حميدة - والدة لمعي
Fakher Fakher
as رؤوف زكى فؤاد)
Abdel Meguid Shukry
as الحاج احمد عبد السميع - والد لمعي
Olwiya Gamil
as عزيزة هانم - والدة زكى
Mansi Fahmy
as الشيخ عبدالباقى - ناظر العزبة
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1942
Runtime1h 59m
LanguageArabic
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
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DirectorYoussef Wahby
WritersYoussef Wahby
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsChildren of the poor
About Children of the poor
Fouad Pasha refuses to help his brother after his bankruptcy in the stock market, and his son Zaki abandons his cousin Hosnia after he assaulted and raped her, so Fouad is forced to marry her to the farmer Ibrahim, Hosnia gives birth to a baby girl, and Ibrahim doubts her lineage, so he abandons Hosnia. Over the years, Hosnia only finds work as a dancer in a nightclub, and her daughter, who is sick with tuberculosis, works as a singer.
Directed by Youssef Wahby, Children of the poor leans on a strong ensemble — Youssef Wahby, Amina Rizk, Mahmoud El Meligy — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1942.
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