Qaher El Zalam

Qaher El Zalam

1979•2h 10m

Drama

The film tells the story of the life of Ambed Arab literature Taha Hussein since his childhood in one of the villages of Minya, where he was able to overcome all difficulties despite being blind to leave his mark on literature, cultural scene and the educational system.

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Production

أفلام سعد شنب

Language

AR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Mahmoud Yassin

Mahmoud Yassin

د. طه حسين

Yolande Folliot

Yolande Folliot

سوزان

Hamdy Ahmed

Hamdy Ahmed

الشيخ حسين

Yehia El Fakharany

Yehia El Fakharany

الأخ درعمي

Hassan Mostafa

Hassan Mostafa

شيخ الكُتّاب

Hussein ElSherbiny

Hussein ElSherbiny

الشيخ أحمد

Abdelalim Khattab

Abdelalim Khattab

الشيخ حسين - أبو طه

Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim

Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim

أم طه

Tawfiq Al Kurdi

Tawfiq Al Kurdi

Nader Nour Alddin

Nader Nour Alddin

طه حسين - صبيًا

Salama Elias

Salama Elias

Farouq Youssef

Farouq Youssef

Abdel Ghani El Nagdi

Abdel Ghani El Nagdi

Fakhry Azer

Fakhry Azer

Adib El Tarabolsy

Adib El Tarabolsy

Ahmed Shawqi

Ahmed Shawqi

Rashwan Mustafa

Rashwan Mustafa

Naeem Essa

Naeem Essa

Adawy Ghaith

Adawy Ghaith

Mahmoud Rashad

Mahmoud Rashad

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