Children of the poor
1942, Arabic. Directed by Youssef Wahby.
Fouad Pasha refuses to help his brother after his bankruptcy in the stock market, and his son Zaki abandons his cousin Hosnia after he assaulted and raped her, so Fouad is forced to marry her to the farmer Ibrahim, Hosnia gives birth to a baby girl, and Ibrahim doubts her lineage, so he abandons Hosnia. Over the years, Hosnia only finds work as a dancer in a nightclub, and her daughter, who is sick with tuberculosis, works as a singer.
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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Cast & crew
- Youssef WahbyDirector
- Youssef Wahbyد. لمعي احمد عبد السميع
- Amina Rizkحُسنية أحمد عبد السميع - أخت د. لمعي
- Mahmood Al-Melejiابراهيم عبدالباقي - زوج حسنية
- Raoheya Khaledبَمبة زكى فؤاد
- Abbas Faresالباشا فؤاد عبد السميع
- Ferdous Mohamedحميدة - والدة لمعي
- Fakher Fakherرؤوف زكى فؤاد)
- Abdel Meguid Shukryالحاج احمد عبد السميع - والد لمعي
- Olwiya Gamilعزيزة هانم - والدة زكى
- Mansi Fahmyالشيخ عبدالباقى - ناظر العزبة
- Mohamed Kamelفاروز أغا
- Fayed Mohamed Fayedالمطرب
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1942
- Original title
- أولاد الفقراء
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Youssef Wahby
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Children of the poor runs 119 minutes (1h 59m).
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Who directed Children of the poor?
Children of the poor (1942) was directed by Youssef Wahby and stars Youssef Wahby, Amina Rizk, Mahmood Al-Meleji.