Life or Death
1954, Arabic. Directed by Kamal El Sheikh.
A man suffers from a heart attack so he sends his daughter to get medicine for him. After providing the medicine for the girl, the pharmacist discovers that he has unknowingly mixed a poisonous elixir. Reporting what happened to the police, the chief officer of Cairo starts an intriguing, full-fledged campaign to save the man before he takes the lethal medicine.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Kamal El SheikhDirector
- Youssef Wahbyحكمدار العاصمة
- Madiha Yousriزوجة أحمد إبراهيم
- Emad Hamdyأحمد إبراهيم
- Hussein Reyaadالصيدلي
- Rushdy Abazaظابط البوليس
- Adly Kassebضابط
- Abdel Moneim Basyouniمساعد الصيدلي
- Abdel Qader AlMeseriالمدير
- Rafeaa ElShalوالدة الزوجة
- Abdel Ghani El Nagdiالبواب النائم
- Abdel Hamid Zakiالأسطى شلبي
- Mohsen Hassaneinشلبي (العشيق)
Details
- Released
- 6 December 1954
- Original title
- حياة أو موت
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Ali El Zorkani, Kamal El Sheikh
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Life or Death runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Which OTT platform is Life or Death on?
Life or Death isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 December 1954. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Life or Death?
If you liked Life or Death, try Cairo Station, I Was a Stranger, Rogue Agent.
Who directed Life or Death?
Life or Death (1954) was directed by Kamal El Sheikh and stars Youssef Wahby, Madiha Yousri, Emad Hamdy.