The Sad Night Bird
1977, Arabic. Directed by Yehia El Alami.
Adel is imprisoned and sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit, as he was with a woman he didn't know when the murder happened. He escapes from jail with the help of officer Hazem, only to find that the mystery woman is the wife of a famous businessman who can not testify to his innocence.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Yehia El AlamiDirector
- NellyAmany
- Mahmoud Abdel AzizAdel Azzam
- Mahmoud MoursyHazem Al-Maghribi
- Adel AdhamTalat Marjan
- ShwikarDoria
- Mariam Fakhr EddineMohsena, wife of Hazem Al-Maghrabi
- Nazim Sharawydetective officer
- Salah El-SaadanySamir
- Inam SalusahSalwa, Adel’s cousin
- Mohamed HamdyAdel's brother-in-law
- Anwar MadkourCast
- Motawie EweissCast
Details
- Released
- 23 May 1977
- Original title
- طائر الليل الحزين
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Wahid Hamid
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The Sad Night Bird runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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Which OTT platform is The Sad Night Bird on?
The Sad Night Bird isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 May 1977. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Sad Night Bird?
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Who directed The Sad Night Bird?
The Sad Night Bird (1977) was directed by Yehia El Alami and stars Nelly, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Mahmoud Moursy.