The Name Caller
1975, Arabic. Directed by Hussein Kamal.
Hamed leaves his hometown and goes to Cairo to work as a gatekeeper in a building. He marries Fathia, who comes to live with him in Cairo. Fathia gradually learns to read and write and she aspires to work in a good job while Alaa who lives in the building tries to woo her.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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Cast & crew
- Hussein KamalDirector
- Magda Al SabahiFatheya - فتحية
- Shoukry SarhanHamed - حامد البواب
- Ehab NafeaEngineer Alaa Bahjat - المهندس علاء بهجت
- Shwikarjournalist - الصحفية العصرية
- Mervat AminAlaa's friend - صديقة علاء العصرية
- Sohair El BarooniElham - the dancer - ست إلهام - الراقصة
- Mona GabrAleya - ست علية - الموظفة
- Naima ElSoghierالعالمة
- Salwa MahmoudFatima - فاطمة
- Hussein ElSherbinyGaber - جابر - الغفير
- Abdelalim KhattabHajj Abdul Sattar - الحج عبدالستار(شيخ الغفر)
- Saif Allah Mokhtarالواد خوخه
Details
- Released
- 6 October 1975
- Original title
- النداهة
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Yousef Idris, Assem Tawfik
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The Name Caller runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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The Name Caller isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 October 1975. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Name Caller?
The Name Caller (1975) was directed by Hussein Kamal and stars Magda Al Sabahi, Shoukry Sarhan, Ehab Nafea.