The Open Door
1963, Arabic. Directed by Henry Barakat.
Based on the novel by Latifa al-Zayyat, which explores a middle-class Egyptian girl's coming of age against the background of the growing Egyptian nationalist movement before the 1952 Egypt revolution.
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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- Released
- 7 October 1963
- Original title
- الباب المفتوح
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Yussef Issa, Henry Barakat
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The Open Door runs 115 minutes (1h 55m).
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The Open Door isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 October 1963. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Open Door, try Blind, Fire with Fire, Gabriel's Redemption: Part I.
Who directed The Open Door?
The Open Door (1963) was directed by Henry Barakat and stars Faten Hamama, Saleh Selim, Hasan Youssef.