

A Woman on the Road
1958-12-22 · 115 min · ★ 6.5
A man lives with a former belly dancer who has agreed to marry him, even if she prefers his older brother.
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- Directors
- Ezz Eldin Zulficar
- Production companies
- أفلام حلمي رفلة
- Countries
- Egypt
- Status
- Released
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Rushdy Abazaصابر فرج الصعيدى
Huda Sultanلواحظ
Shoukry Sarhanحسنين فرج الصعيدي
Zaki Rostomالمعلم فرج الصعيدى
Abdel Ghani Qamarالحاج امين عبد الصبور
Amaal Faridبهية منصور
Mohammad Tawfiqعلى - العربجى
Shafiq Nour ElDeinالشيخ منصور
Mahmoud Faragعبد الحى
Hasan Hamedسلامه
Salwa Mahmoudشريفه
Mohamed Sobeihأبو الفضل - سواق النقل
Sayed el Arabyعباس
Fawzeya Ebrahimزوجة عبدالحى
Hussain Ismaelرجل المزادTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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