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A Bit of Torment
A Bit of Torment

A Bit of Torment

Genres

Drama

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When her stepfather tries to rape her, Amal kills him and flees. She finds refuge in the house of the fine artist Ahmed Khaled who falls for her, but his protégé, the sculptor Sherif, also falls for her and competes with Ahmed to win her favor.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

139 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

22 September 1969

Country

Egypt

Cast

Soad Hosny

Soad Hosny

إلهام / سلوى

Yehia Chahine

Yehia Chahine

الرسّام أحمد خالد

Hassan Youssef

Hassan Youssef

شريف يسري

Abdel Moneim Madbouly

Abdel Moneim Madbouly

Hamdy Youssef

Hamdy Youssef

Amal Zayed

Amal Zayed

Ahmed Tawfiq

Ahmed Tawfiq

Mohamed El Deeb

Mohamed El Deeb

زوج الام

Samira Mohsen

Samira Mohsen

Wafiq Fahmy

Wafiq Fahmy

Hussain Ismael

Hussain Ismael

Hassan El Sobki

Hassan El Sobki

Ahmed Shokry

Ahmed Shokry

Fatma Mustafa

Fatma Mustafa

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