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Whom Should We Shoot?
Whom Should We Shoot?

Whom Should We Shoot?

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The film describes the political and economical corruption in 70s’ Egypt, through the relationship between a powerful man and his wife’s ex-fiance.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

08 December 1975

Country

Egypt

Cast

Soad Hosny

Soad Hosny

Tahany

Mahmoud Yassin

Mahmoud Yassin

Mustafa Hussein

Gamil Ratib

Gamil Ratib

Rushdy Abdul Baqi

Ezzat Al Alaily

Ezzat Al Alaily

Adel

Ferdoos Abdel Hamid

Ferdoos Abdel Hamid

Badrya

Magdy Wahba

Magdy Wahba

Samy Abdul Raouf

Hassan Abdeen

Hassan Abdeen

Ahmed Tawfiq

Ahmed Tawfiq

Qasim Al-Ganzouri

Ali Al Sharif

Ali Al Sharif

Prisoner Rizq Zaki Abdullah

Adly Kasseb

Adly Kasseb

Abu Tahani

Wedad Hamdy

Wedad Hamdy

Umm Tahani

Hassan Hussein

Hassan Hussein

Sadiq

Nabil ElDessouqy

Nabil ElDessouqy

Hossam El Din Khalil

Mahmoud ElZohairy

Mahmoud ElZohairy

Galeela Mahmoud

Galeela Mahmoud

Mohamed Abu Hashish

Mohamed Abu Hashish

Abdul Majeed, prison guard

Qadria Qadry

Qadria Qadry

Zeenat, Hussein's wife

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