Between Two Mansions

Genres

Drama

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The life paths of the family of Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad during the period of the British occupation, and before the outbreak of the 1919 revolution, starting with the family's patriarch who lives a double life, his son Fahmy who joins a secret political organization, and the older son Yassin who follows his father's footsteps in pursuing women.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

135 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

02 March 1964

Country

Egypt

Cast

Yehia Chahine

السيد أحمد عبدالجواد

Abdel Moneim Ibrahim

ياسين عبدالجواد

Salah Qabil

فهمي عبدالجواد

Amal Zayed

أمينة

Zizi El-Badrawy

مريم رضوان

Maha Sabry

السلطانة زبيدة

Hala Fakher

عائشة عبدالجواد

Sohair El Barooni

خديجة عبدالجواد

Zouzou Nabil

أم ياسين

Ezzat Al Alaily

إبراهيم - طالب جامعي

Mohamed Reda

محمد عفت

Mimi Chakib

جليلة العالمة

Rashwan Tawfiq

محمد كامل - ضابط قسم الجمالية

Souad Ahmed

Thuraya Fakhry

طيفه هانم

Mohamed Sobeih

الفولى - اللبان

Hussain Ismael

جميل الحمزاوى

Motawie Eweiss

Said Khalil

القس فى المسجد

Hamed Morsi

ابراهيم الفار

Wagdy ElAraby

الطفل كمال عبد الجواد

Katkota

زينب محمد عفت

Sayeda Ismael

Makbola Alam Eldein

Khadija Mahmoud

Victoria Cohen

ام حنفى

Mounir ElTony

أدهم - طالب جامعي

Adib El Tarabolsy

عسكري إنجليزي

Mohamed Sultan

طالب جامعى

Nemat Mokhtar

خادمة زبيده

Farouq Naguib

طالب جامعي

Abbas El Daly

مع الثائرين

أنور محمد

جلجل - صبي العالمة

Samiha Mohamed

عالمه

Fateheya Ali

أم أمينه

Mustafa El Sharif

طالب جامعى

Eskandar Mansy

قِس مع الثائرين

Horreya

عالمه

Ibrahim Heshmat

الطبيب

Motawie Eweiss

رجل فى الحاره

Abdel Mohsen Selim

صاحب مقلب الفرح

Bader El Den Jamgome

حسني الفولي - اللبان

Ibrahim ElShamy

الشيخ الأزهري

Fifi Youssef

أم مريم

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