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Playing with Giants
Playing with Giants

Playing with Giants

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DramaComedy

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When Hassan Bahlal, a young unemployed man, calls the National Security Agency to report a fire that is to break out in a factory the next day, a new chapter in Hassan's life begins as he tells the officer he has foreseen the incident in a dream.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

22 June 1991

Country

Egypt

Cast

Adel Emam

Adel Emam

Hassan Bahloul

Hussein Fahmy

Hussein Fahmy

Moatasem

Aaidah Riyadh

Aaidah Riyadh

Hanaa

Mahmoud El Gendy

Mahmoud El Gendy

Ali

Gamal Ismail

Gamal Ismail

Mohamed El Sawy

Mohamed El Sawy

Mustafa Metwalli

Mustafa Metwalli

Al Asyouty

Hanem Mohamed

Hanem Mohamed

Hanaa's Mother

Ahmed Loxer

Ahmed Loxer

Karim Al Husainy

Karim Al Husainy

Fouad Farghaly

Fouad Farghaly

Hamdy Youssef

Hamdy Youssef

Ahmad Rateb

Ahmad Rateb

Ahmed Akl

Ahmed Akl

Hisham Abdallah

Hisham Abdallah

Bassam Ragab

Bassam Ragab

Zayed Fouad

Zayed Fouad

Hassan Al Deeb

Hassan Al Deeb

Saeed Al Saleh

Saeed Al Saleh

Wahid Hamid

Wahid Hamid

Hendeya

Hendeya

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