The Choice

The Choice

1971•1h 43m•7.4/10

ThrillerDramaCrime

Ratings

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7.4/10(12)

When a free-spirited sailor is found murdered, his twin brother, a famous novelist, is the prime suspect. Investigators uncover a possible liaison between the dead sailor and the writer's wife, and also learn that Sayed's successful fictions owed much to the inspiration of his brother Mahmoud's adventurous life. Just as the evidence against the writer seems overwhelming, Mahmoud turns up alive. But why are the twins never seen together...?

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Production

المؤسسة المصرية العامة للسينما والتلفزيون والمسرح والموسيقى

Language

AR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ezzat Al Alaily

Ezzat Al Alaily

Sayed / Mahmoud

Soad Hosny

Soad Hosny

Sherifa

Huda Sultan

Huda Sultan

Baheya

Mahmoud El Meligy

Mahmoud El Meligy

Farrag

Seif Abdelrahman

Seif Abdelrahman

Raouf

Youssef Wahby

Youssef Wahby

Youssef Wahby

Mimi Chakib

Mimi Chakib

Ali Al Sharif

Ali Al Sharif

Madiha Kamel

Madiha Kamel

Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra

Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra

Ashraf El-Selehdar

Ashraf El-Selehdar

Soheir Fakhry

Soheir Fakhry

Rashad Hamed

Rashad Hamed

Saad Ardash

Saad Ardash

Abdel Qader Hussein

Abdel Qader Hussein

Mahmoud Sobhy

Mahmoud Sobhy

Omran Bahr

Omran Bahr

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