Zaynab (film)
| Zaynab | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Mohammed Karim |
| Written by | Mohamed Hussein Heikal |
| Produced by | Youssef Wahbi |
| Starring | Bahiga Hafez Zaki Rostom |
| Cinematography | Mohamed Abdelazim Hassan Murad Gaston Madre |
| Edited by | Mohammed Karim |
| Music by | Bahiga Hafez |
Production company | Ramses Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
Zaynab is a 1930 Egyptian silent film directed by Mohammed Karim.[1][2] It is based on the 1913 novel under the same name by Mohammed Hussein Heikal.[3][4] The film stars Bahiga Hafez and Zaki Rostom.[5][6][7]
Plot[edit]
A love story between Zaynab who works as a wage earner on agricultural lands and Ibrahim who supervises the farming of these lands. Her family rejects their marriage and make her marry a wealthy man, while Ibrahim gets drafted in the army leaving his sweetheart behind.
Staff[edit]
- Directed by: Mohammed Karim
- Written by: Mohammed Hussein Heikal
- Cinematography: Mohamed Abdel Azim, Hassan Murad, Gaston Madre
- Editing: Mohammed Karim
- Music: Bahiga Hafez
- Producer: Youssef Wahbi
- Production studio: Ramses Film
Cast[edit]
Primary cast[edit]
- Bahiga Hafez as Zaynab
- Zaki Rostom as Hassan
- Sirag Mounir as Ibrahim
- Dawlat Abyad as Zaynab's mother
- Hassan Kamal as Mayor
Supporting cast[edit]
- Hussein Aser
- Munira Ahmed
- Sayeda Fahmy
- Abdelkader El-Messiri
- Hassan Ahmadi
- Gamal Hosni
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Abdelfattah, Heba Arafa (2023). Filming Modernity and Islam in Colonial Egypt. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-3995-2075-1. JSTOR 10.3366/jj.9941254.
- ^ Leaman, Oliver (2003-12-16). Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-66251-7.
- ^ Shafik, Viola (2007). Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-065-3.
- ^ Vitali, Valentina; Willemen, Paul (2019-07-25). Theorising National Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83902-083-4.
- ^ The Arab Nahda as Popular Entertainment: Mass Culture and Modernity in the Middle East. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2023-11-16. ISBN 978-0-7556-4741-5.
- ^ Brugman, J. (1984). An Introduction to the History of Modern Arabic Literature in Egypt: By J. Brugman. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-07172-8.
- ^ Dina Al Mahdy (7 April 2020). "The golden age of Egyptian cinema".