The Black Market
1945, Arabic. Directed by Kamel El Telmessani.
A corrupt grocer in a traditional Cairene neighborhood enters into an alliance with comprador merchants. Their goal is to hoard scarce commodities during the World WAR II, and then to sell them at vastly inflated prices. Eventually the grocer's neighbors rebel at his tactics. They call in the national athorities and the black marketeers are brought to justice.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Kamel El TelmessaniDirector
- Zaki Rostomابو محمود
- Emad Hamdyحامد
- Abdel Fattah Al-Qosariسيد البقال
- Aqeila Ratebنجية
- Mohamed Kamal ElMasryهاشم الحلاق
- Mohammad Tawfiqحسن (العبيط)
- Fardous Hasanسونا (الزوجة الجديدة)
- Thuraya Helmyنعيمة
- Thuraya Fakhryأم محمود
- ElSayed Bedirمصطفى (الفران)
- Abdel Hamid Zakiحسونة الجزار
- Hassan Kamelالترزي
Details
- Released
- 2 January 1945
- Original title
- السوق السوداء
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Kamel El Telmessani
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The Black Market runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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The Black Market isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1945. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Black Market?
The Black Market (1945) was directed by Kamel El Telmessani and stars Zaki Rostom, Emad Hamdy, Abdel Fattah Al-Qosari.