The Nightingale's Prayer (1959)
2h 3m
Running Time
October 7, 1959Release Date
The Nightingale's Prayer (1959)
2h 3m
Running Time
October 7, 1959Release Date
Plot.
This compelling tale of love and betrayal, set in the upper Egyptian countryside, follows the story of Amna as she plots her revenge on the engineer who destroyed her family's honor.
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Cast & Crew.
Faten Hamama
أمنة
Ahmed Mazhar
مهندس الرّي
Zahrat El-Ola
هنادي
Amina Rizk
زهرة
Zahrat El Ola
Henady
Mimi Chakib
زنوبة
Ragaa Al-Giddawy
خديجة
Abdelalim Khattab
الخال جابر
Hussein Asar
المأمور
Nahed Samir
زوجة المأمور
Kawthar Ramzy
سكينة خادمة المهندس
Zaki Abdulmajeed
Zaki Ibrahim
والد المهندس
Hussain Ismael
بواب بيت المهندس
Abdel Hameed Badawy
مؤجر البيت
Salwa Ezz El-Din
سنية صديقة الباشمهندس
Mohamed Taha
غناء
Andre Ryder
Music
Fawzeya Hegazy
Costume Designer
Wali El Sayed
Casting
Abdullah Barakat
Production Director
Abdel Masih
Producer
Hassan Ibrahim
Co-Director
Krikor
Sound Engineer
Gamil Abdel Rahman
Dialogue Editor
Youssef Gohar
Script
Henry Barakat
Director / Writer / Production Office Assistant
Taha Hussein
Writer
Wahid Farid
Director of Photography
Mitcho
Makeup Artist
Abbas El Daly
Falaknaz Mohammed Raafat
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 7, 1959
Original Nameدعاء الكروان
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 3m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
black and white
top 100 egyptian movies
Wiki.
The Nightingale's Prayer (Arabic: دعاء الكروان, translit. Doaa al-Karawan ; also called The Curlew's Cry) is a 1959 Egyptian drama film directed by Henry Barakat and based on a novel titled Doaa al-Karawan(novel) by the prominent writer Taha Hussein. It stars Faten Hamama and Ahmed Mazhar.
In 1996, during the Egyptian Cinema centennial, this film was selected one of the best 100 Egyptian film productions. It received an award of recognition from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 32nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.
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