Written on the forehead
1953, Arabic. Directed by Ibrahim Emara.
One of the wives is late in having children, so the husband's mother annoys her and urges her son to marry another woman, but he postpones talking about this matter until he returns from a work mission. In his absence, the wife's brother tries to assault her, so she resists him leaves the house, and loses consciousness. Her husband's brother carries her home. She shows signs of pregnancy, so her husband becomes suspicious of her and divorces her. She disappears from her husband's life, the girl grows up, and the husband's nephew proposes to her and drops a surprise.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 5 May 1953
- Original title
- مكتوب على الجبين
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Mohamed Mostafa Sami
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Written on the forehead runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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Written on the forehead isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 May 1953. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Written on the forehead?
Written on the forehead (1953) was directed by Ibrahim Emara and stars Huda Sultan, Farid Shawqy, Emad Hamdy.