The Beginning and the End
The Beginning and the End

The Beginning and the End

8.0130 min
Drama

Overview

Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.

Movie Info

Release Date: 10/31/1960

Runtime: 130 min

Director: Salah Abu Seif

Writers: Naguib Mahfouz, Salah Abu Seif

Top Cast

Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Hassanein

Sanaa Gamil

Sanaa Gamil

Nefisah

Farid Shawqy

Farid Shawqy

Hassan

Kamal Hussein

Kamal Hussein

Hussein

Amina Rizk

Amina Rizk

The Mother

Salah Mansour

Salah Mansour

The Grocer's Son

Amaal Farid

Amaal Farid

Bahiya

Abdel Khaleq Saleh

Abdel Khaleq Saleh

Hamed Morsi

Hamed Morsi

Mohamed Hamdy

Mohamed Hamdy

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