The White Rose (1933)
2h 1m
Running Time
October 8, 1933Release Date
Plot.
Topping the list of 100 Best Egyptian Films, this classic musical melodrama launched the film career of one of Egypt’s greatest singers and composers, Mohamed Abdel Wahhab. Galal Effendi, the son of an impoverished aristocrat, is forced to leave his studies to seek employment. After a short stint as a clerk, however, Galal discovers his musical talents and finds success as a popular singer. Through its story of upward mobility based on merit rather than influence, the film examines the emergence of Egyptian middle-class identity.
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Cast & Crew.
Mohamed Abdel Wahab
محمد جلال أفندى / Songs
Dawlat Abiad
فاطمة هانم - زوجة الأب
Samira Khouloussi
رجاء إسماعيل بك
Soliman Naguib
إسماعيل بك - والد رجاء
Zaki Rostom
شفيق بك - شقيق فاطمة هانم
Mohamed Abdel Koudouss
خليل أفندى - باشكاتب الدائرة
Tawfiq Al Mardanlli
الشيخ مدبولى
Saeed Abu Bakr
Edmond Tuima
الساكن الأطرش
Riad Al Sunbati
يعزف عود فى اغنية النيل نجاشى
Mohammed Karim
Director / Writer
Achille Primavera
Cinematography
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 8, 1933
Original Nameالوردة البيضاء
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 1m
Genres
Wiki.
The White Rose (Arabic: الوردة البيضاء, translit. Al Warda Al Baida) is a 1933 Egyptian film directed by Mohammed Karim, the author of the silent film Zeinab. It was the second Egyptian musical film after Ounchoudat al-fouad, the success of which led to the musical as the preferred genre of Egyptian cinema.