

Between Heaven and Earth
1959, Arabic. Directed by Salah Abu Seif.
In the blasting heat of a Friday afternoon in Cairo, a group of people – among them a movie star, a thief, a madman, a cook and a pregnant woman – find themselves trapped in an elevator for 12 hours.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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- Released
- 9 November 1959
- Original title
- بين السماء والأرض
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Salah Abu Seif, ElSayed Bedir, Naguib Mahfouz
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Between Heaven and Earth runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Between Heaven and Earth isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 November 1959. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Between Heaven and Earth?
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Who directed Between Heaven and Earth?
Between Heaven and Earth (1959) was directed by Salah Abu Seif and stars Hind Rostom, Abdelsalam Al-Nabulsi, Abdel Moneim Ibrahim.