Sons of Aristocrats
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| Sons of Aristocrats | |
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| Directed by | Mohammed Karim |
| Written by | Mohammed Karim Youssef Wahbi |
| Produced by | Youssef Wahbi |
| Starring | Youssef Wahbi Amina Rizk |
| Cinematography | Gaston Madri |
Production company | Ramses Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
Sons of Aristocrats is a 1932 Egyptian film directed by Mohammed Karim.[1] It is the first Egyptian sound film.[2][3] It stars Youssef Wahbi and Amina Rizk.[4][5][6]
Plot[edit]
Hamdi Bey abandoned himself to his lust and fell in love with a French girl, leaving his wife behind him. He was surprised by that girl cheating on him with her lover, so he shot her and was sentenced to prison. After the expiration of his prison term, he decided to return to Egypt again. Hamdi Bey met his inevitable fate, committing suicide under the wheels of a train.
Cast[edit]
- Youssef Wahbi
- Amina Rizk
- Rawheya Khaled
- Sirag Mounir
- Anwar Wagdi
- Hassan El Baroudi
- Mansi Fahmi
- Hassan Fayek
- Badia Masabni
- Dawlat Abyad
- Colette D'Arville
- Aziza Shawqi
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Armes, Roy (2008-07-11). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
- ^ Hammad, Hanan (2022-05-10). Unknown Past: Layla Murad, the Jewish-Muslim Star of Egypt. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-1-5036-2978-3.
- ^ Elsaket, Ifdal (May 2019). "Sound and Desire: Race, Gender, and Insult in Egypt's First Talkie". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 51 (2): 203–232. doi:10.1017/S0020743819000023. ISSN 0020-7438. S2CID 167006726.
- ^ Elsaket, Ifdal; Biltereyst, Daniel; Meers, Philippe (2023-01-26). Cinema in the Arab World: New Histories, New Approaches. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-16372-0.
- ^ Leaman, Oliver (2003-12-16). Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-66251-7.
- ^ Barham, Jeremy (2023-12-22). The Routledge Companion to Global Film Music in the Early Sound Era. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-429-99701-3.
