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Cast
Kouka
as Faddah
Kamal Al-Shenawy
as Wahid Abu Seifin
Ahmad El Beh
as Daoud Shahryar
Hassan Fayek
as Darwish Pasha - Wahid's uncle
ElSayed Bedir
as Hilal - Fadda's cousin
Negma Ibrahim
as Dawud Shahryar's mother
Shafya Ahmed
as Cast
Fakher Fakher
as Officer Tawfiq
Abdel Moneim Ismail
as Usta Abdel Moneim
Edmond Tuima
as Monsieur Richard
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1949
Runtime1h 50m
LanguageArabic
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes1
DirectorNiazi Mostafa
WritersMuhammed Kamel Hassan Al Mohami
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsSirr al-amirah
About Sirr al-amirah
Hilal tries to steal the wealth of his cousin, the Upper Egyptian girl, but she succeeds in confronting him, so he tries to take revenge on her by killing her to win that wealth, but she escapes his plan, so her cousin plots a crime and convinces her that she is the murderer, and she falls into the clutches of a hypnotist, who exploits her to collect a fortune by making people believe that he is summoning the spirit of a pharaonic princess.
Directed by Niazi Mostafa, Sirr al-amirah leans on a strong ensemble — Kouka, Kamal Al-Shenawy, Ahmad El Beh — 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 screen titles of 1949.
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