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The Nightingale's Prayer(1959)
Status: Released
Date: 1959-10-07
78%
27 Votes
Time: 2h 3m
Overview:
This compelling tale of love and betrayal, set in the upper Egyptian countryside, follows the story of Amna as she plots her revenge on the engineer who destroyed her family's honor.
Languages: Arabic.
Countries:
Egypt
ProductionCompanies:
Barakat Film
Movie: The Nightingale's Prayer
Top 10 Billed Cast
Faten Hamama
أمنة
Ahmed Mazhar
مهندس الرّي
Zahrat El-Ola
هنادي
Amina Rizk
زهرة
Mimi Chakib
زنوبة
Ragaa Al-Giddawy
خديجة
Abdelalim Khattab
الخال جابر
Hussein Asar
المأمور
Nahed Samir
زوجة المأمور
Kawthar Ramzy
سكينة خادمة المهندس
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Overview
This compelling tale of love and betrayal, set in the upper Egyptian countryside, follows the story of Amna as she plots her revenge on the engineer who destroyed her family's honor.
Release Date
1959-10-07
Average
7.8
Rating:
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