The Shortcoming
1967, Arabic. Directed by Galal El Sharkawy.
Corruption is rampant in the ministry, where one of the capitalists drives everyone to falsify import permits for himself, until three new girls are appointed to work there, and each of them takes a different path.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Galal El SharkawyDirector
- Lobna Abdel Azizسناء
- Rushdy Abazaمحمد الجندي
- Salah Mansourعباده بك
- Shafiq Nour ElDeinالباشكاتب
- Madiha Kamelنجاة
- Madiha Hamdyيسرية
- Ahmed ElGezeiryخفاجة - الفراش
- Atef Makramأسامة - شقيق سناء
- Hamed Morsiعجوز متصابي
- Abdel Moneim Ibrahimأحد الموظفين المقهورين
- Fatma Imaraبائعة الورد
- Fifi Youssefهنية - بائعة العيش
Details
- Released
- 6 November 1967
- Original title
- العيب
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Ramadan Khalifa
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The Shortcoming runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Which OTT platform is The Shortcoming on?
The Shortcoming isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 November 1967. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Shortcoming?
If you liked The Shortcoming, try The Three Friends, Cairo Station, Jungleland.
Who directed The Shortcoming?
The Shortcoming (1967) was directed by Galal El Sharkawy and stars Lobna Abdel Aziz, Rushdy Abaza, Salah Mansour.