Operation No. 42
1987, Arabic. Directed by Adel El Aassar.
Sami is a police officer who is chasing a drug smuggling gang without knowing that his wife Laila's brother Kamal is involved in their business, and that he had just returned from the British capital, London.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 28 December 1987
- Original title
- العملية ٤٢
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Atef Rezk, Mohammed El Basousy
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Operation No. 42 runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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Who directed Operation No. 42?
Operation No. 42 (1987) was directed by Adel El Aassar and stars Mahmood Yaseen, Ahmad Abdelaziz, Poussi.