
Rule of Time
1953, Arabic. Directed by Henry Barakat.
Engineer Adel's journey from Europe ends and he returns to Cairo. He begins searching for his beloved Wedad, whom he had proposed to the wealthy lady, Nemat. The truth becomes clear to him: the girl he proposed to is not Nemat's daughter, but her legitimate daughter is Souad. As for Wedad, she left home to work as a singer on the radio and began to make her artistic path.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 12 May 1953
- Original title
- حكم الزمان
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Yussef Issa
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Rule of Time runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Who directed Rule of Time?
Rule of Time (1953) was directed by Henry Barakat and stars Nour El Hoda, Emad Hamdy, Magda Al Sabahi.