Life's Wishes
1955, Arabic. Directed by Seif El Din Shawkat.
The film revolves around a lawyer who inherits a huge fortune and falls in love with his neighbor, but her family refuses to complete this marriage and marries her to another man, which prompts him to move to the countryside due to the shock. There, he meets a visual artist and a friendship develops between them that develops into love. The artist supports him amid his financial crisis, which caused him to lose everything he owns.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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Cast & crew
- Seif El Din ShawkatDirector
- Saad Abdul WahabSherif Salem
- Zahrat Al-OlaMona Jalal
- Magda Al SabahiLaila
- Abdel Warith AssirAtiwa
- Mimi ChakibAmina
- Mohammad TawfiqJamal Mansour
- Ferdous MohamedMuna's mother
- Salah SarhanFouad Abdel Aleem
- Abdel Ghani QamarAbdul Aleem
- Salah NazmiSalah
- Wedad HamdyZeinab
- Samia RoshdyZakia
Details
- Released
- 11 April 1955
- Original title
- أماني العمر
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Seif El Din Shawkat, Abdel Warith Assir
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How long is Life's Wishes?
Life's Wishes runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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Which OTT platform is Life's Wishes on?
Life's Wishes isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 April 1955. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Life's Wishes?
If you liked Life's Wishes, try Really Love, Sylvie's Love, Game of Love.
Who directed Life's Wishes?
Life's Wishes (1955) was directed by Seif El Din Shawkat and stars Saad Abdul Wahab, Zahrat Al-Ola, Magda Al Sabahi.