
El Arbagy
1983, Arabic. Directed by Ahmad Fouad.
The teacher (Sayed) Arabji lives with his wife (Fakiha) and children, the lottery seller (Shalbia) convinces him to buy a paper from her to try his luck. He earns a thousand pounds, and decides to use it for the adventure. The people of the neighborhood are happy for him, except for Sheikh (Nair), who informs him that the amount will be spent in nightclubs, but the amount is already growing in gambling.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 7 November 1983
- Original title
- العربجي
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Wahid Hamid
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El Arbagy runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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El Arbagy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 November 1983. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed El Arbagy?
El Arbagy (1983) was directed by Ahmad Fouad and stars Mahmood Yaseen, Younes Shalaby, Shwikar.