Challenge the strong
1980, Arabic. Directed by Ahmed El-Sabawy.
Drug dealer Rushdi Abdel Rahman meets by chance the peasant Salma, who flees her town because her stepson is trying to kill her because she caused her husband to go to prison by testifying against him.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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Cast & crew
- Ahmed El-SabawyDirector
- Nour El-Sherifرشدي عبدالرحمن
- Sohier Ramzyسلمى
- Hussein Fahmyالضابط أحمد لطفي
- Ahmad Ratebالدكش
- Afaf Rashadروزيتا
- Ibrahim Abdulraziqمختار
- Amal Ramziعلوية - زوجة أحمد لطفي
- Ahmed Khamisرئيس مباحث المخدرات
- Waheid Seifفاعل الخير
- Saeeda Galalمشيرة
- Naeem Essaالزبون
- Hamdy Youssefمدحت بيه - رئيس جمعية الصدقة والإحسان
Details
- Released
- 11 August 1980
- Original title
- تحدي الأقوياء
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Bahgat Kamar, Hamdi El Badawy
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Challenge the strong runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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Challenge the strong isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 August 1980. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Challenge the strong?
Challenge the strong (1980) was directed by Ahmed El-Sabawy and stars Nour El-Sherif, Sohier Ramzy, Hussein Fahmy.