Bird of The Orient
1986, Arabic. Directed by Youssef Francis.
The young prosecutor (Nour El-Sherif) experiences what happened to writer Tawfiq al-Hakim in the novel "The Bird of the East" travels to Paris. Finds that the city of Paris in the eighties differs from Paris in the twenties, meets girl next to cinema. Despite the similarity of the events he abandons his beloved relations linked to one of his colleagues. Going through the same experience of the novel "Diary of Vice in the countryside," where he works in one of the villages and the prosecutor investigating the murder.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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Cast & crew
- Youssef FrancisDirector
- Nour El-Sherifوكيل النيابة / عصفور المجنون
- Tawfiq Al-Hakimتوفيق الحكيم
- Elizabeth Gardإيفا
- AmidouCast
- Soad Hosnyريم
- Mohamed Khairyمأمور المركز
- Mohamed Wafiqعلوان
- Othman Abdel Monemالعمده
- Aly Azzabطبيب الصحة
- Hassaan ElYamanyعبدالصمد - حرامى الذرة
- Hafez Aminحلاق الصحه
- Fayza Abdel Gawwadسارق
Details
- Released
- 24 March 1986
- Original title
- عصفور الشرق
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Tawfiq Al-Hakim, Youssef Francis
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Bird of The Orient runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Bird of The Orient isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 March 1986. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Bird of The Orient?
Bird of The Orient (1986) was directed by Youssef Francis and stars Nour El-Sherif, Tawfiq Al-Hakim, Elizabeth Gard.