The Big House
1949, Arabic. Directed by Ahmed Kamel Morsi.
A courtesan sets her net around a great surgeon, chasing and seducing him until she succeeds in trapping him. The doctor abandons his wife and neglects his work and patients. His wife learns of her desire for a divorce, so he marries the courtesan and lives a dissolute life.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 28 February 1949
- Original title
- البيت الكبير
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Ahmed Kamel Morsi, Abdel Warith Assir
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The Big House runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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The Big House isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 February 1949. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Big House?
The Big House (1949) was directed by Ahmed Kamel Morsi and stars Amina Rizk, Emad Hamdy, Tahiya Cariocca.