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Why Am I Living
Why Am I Living

Why Am I Living

Lematha A'eish

Genres

Drama

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A good-hearted young man who's his family's sole source of financial support falls in love with his neighbor, all while he has to resist the temptations of the leader of a gang specializing in customs clearance. Will he succumb to the temptations or preserve his morality?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

23 January 1961

Country

Egypt

Cast

Shoukry Sarhan

Shoukry Sarhan

صلاح درويش

Soad Hosny

Soad Hosny

نبيلة

Mohsen Sarhan

Mohsen Sarhan

مصطفى

Zouzou Nabil

Zouzou Nabil

أمينه والدة صلاح

Kamal Salah ElDein

Kamal Salah ElDein

الوجه الجديد جميل

Nagwa Fouad

Nagwa Fouad

الراقصة ابتسام

Abdel Ghani Qamar

Abdel Ghani Qamar

عصفور العبيط

Adly Kasseb

Adly Kasseb

أحد رجال الحاج مصطفى

Mohamed Hamdy

Mohamed Hamdy

ثابت

Shafiq Nour ElDein

Shafiq Nour ElDein

عم درويش

Ahmed Shawqi

Ahmed Shawqi

ضابط

Kamel Anwar

Kamel Anwar

عم حنفي

Mohsen Hassanein

Mohsen Hassanein

Sayed el Araby

Sayed el Araby

Ali ElMoaawen

Ali ElMoaawen

Saleh al-Eskandarani

Saleh al-Eskandarani

Kamal ElZeiny

Kamal ElZeiny

Ahmed Abu Abiya

Ahmed Abu Abiya

Kawthar Ramzy

Kawthar Ramzy

Mohamed Soliman

Mohamed Soliman

الحاج عبد الجليل

Abbas Rahmy

Abbas Rahmy

Abdel Moneim Ismail

Abdel Moneim Ismail

Abdel Hameed Badawy

Abdel Hameed Badawy

اسماعيل جاد الله

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