The Empty Pillow
1957, Arabic. Directed by Salah Abu Seif.
Salah, a young college student, falls in love for the first time with Samiha. He spends his nights thinking about her and looking to her face in the “empty pillow” next to him. When she marries someone else, he is devastated and her memory haunts him no matter where he goes.
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 2 January 1957
- Original title
- الوسادة الخالية
- Country
- Egypt
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The Empty Pillow runs 127 minutes (2h 7m).
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The Empty Pillow isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1957. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Empty Pillow?
If you liked The Empty Pillow, try Center Stage: Turn It Up, Listen to Your Heart, Broadway Melody of 1940.
Who directed The Empty Pillow?
The Empty Pillow (1957) was directed by Salah Abu Seif and stars Abdel Halim Hafez, Lobna Abdel Aziz, Omar Al-Hariri.