

Widow Wanted
1965-12-09 · 95 min · ★ 6.0
One of Ahmed's relatives dies and leaves him a huge fortune to inherit, but on one condition, which is to search for a widow to marry, and he continues to search again and again for someone suitable for the task.
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- Directors
- Essa Karama
- Production companies
- أفلام الشعلة
- Countries
- Egypt
- Status
- Released
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Nadia LotfiSuad - سعاد
Hasan YoussefAhmed Al-Bakhshundi - أحمد البخشوندي
Yousuf ShaabanMounir - منير
Mohamed AwadHussein - حسين
Tawfiq Al-DeqenHanafi - حنفي
Thuraya FakhryUmm Ali - أم علي - الدادة العذراء
Safa El Gamilالعريس المنتظر
Faten Al Shoubashiمنى
Salwa saeedهاله - زوجة شاكر
Ahmed Shawqiشاكر - مدير التحرير
Fifi Saeedوالدة منى
Abbas Rahmyعباس
Eskandar Mansyمختار صديق - المحامي
Hafez Aminعبدالعزيز - وكيل المحامي
Mokhtar El Sayedضابط النجدة
Fatheia Shahinخالة سعاد
Hussain Ismaelبرعي - من رجال حنفي
Sayed Mahmoudمن رجال حنفي
Abd El Nabi Mohamedالمأذون
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