The Fools Alley
1955, Arabic. Directed by Tawfiq Saleh.
Khadiga lives in a poor neighborhood with her parents. She tries to save up money so she could marry her sweetheart Taha. Taha buys a lottery ticket in hope of winning a lot of money, but it ends up in Khadiga's religious father's hands who throws it away. The ticket gets picked up by the town's fool, who gets lucky and wins, driving the town into chaos.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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Cast & crew
- Tawfiq SalehDirector
- Shoukry Sarhanطة - صبى العجلاتى
- Berlanty Abdel Hamidخديجة عزوز
- Tawfiq Al-Deqenعبده عماره
- Abdel Ghani Qamarقفه - الأبله
- Nadia Al Sabeiسنيه بيومى - العاهره
- Hassan El Baroudyالأسطى عماره - العجلاتى
- Saad Ardashشيخ الزاوية
- Rafeaa ElShalفاطمة - والدة خديجه
- Ahmed Abazaالمتشرد
- Shafiq Nour ElDeinمدبولى الفوال
- Abdel Ghani El Nagdiالمعلم مهنى - تاجر الموبيليا المستعملة
- Ahmed ElGezeiryالمعلم شلبى - صاحب القهوه
Details
- Released
- 2 January 1955
- Original title
- درب المهابيل
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Naguib Mahfouz, Tawfiq Saleh, Abdel Hamid Gouda El Sahhar
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The Fools Alley isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1955. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Fools Alley?
If you liked The Fools Alley, try Cairo Station, The Three Friends, The One That Got Away.
Who directed The Fools Alley?
The Fools Alley (1955) was directed by Tawfiq Saleh and stars Shoukry Sarhan, Berlanty Abdel Hamid, Tawfiq Al-Deqen.