The kidnappers
1972, Arabic. Directed by Hossam El Dine Mostafa.
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Jalal Abu Al-Majd owns one of the turning workshops, and decides to travel to Germany to buy new machines, to modernize the workshop, and leaves the workshop in the care of his older brother (Sherif), who gets acquainted with (Hassanein) the imposter and his partner (Gina) who delude him to complete a deal of equipment for the workshop for 25 thousand (A pound) Sheriff considers a gain, and upon delivery, (Sherif) discovers that the equipment is nothing but red building bricks. (Sharif) decides to take revenge on (Hassanein) and (Gina) by killing them and recovering his money. (Jalal) returns from Germany and tries with (Sharif) to recover his money.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 14 August 1972
- Original title
- الخطافين
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Mahmoud Abu Zaid
- Budget
- $450K
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The kidnappers runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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The kidnappers isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 August 1972. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The kidnappers?
The kidnappers (1972) was directed by Hossam El Dine Mostafa and stars Farid Shawqy, Nabila Obeid, Tawfiq Al-Deqen.