Movie·1961·1h 30m
Why Am I Living
Lematha A'eish
Directed By
Ibrahim Emara
Country
Egypt
Language
Arabic
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The Story
Original title: لماذا أعيش
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?
Written By
Abdel Ghani Qamar
Producer
Kamal Salah ElDein
Cinematography
محمود فهمي
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Shoukry Sarhan
صلاح درويش
Soad Hosny
نبيلة
Mohsen Sarhan
مصطفى
Zouzou Nabil
أمينه والدة صلاح
Kamal Salah ElDein
الوجه الجديد جميل
Nagwa Fouad
الراقصة ابتسام
Abdel Ghani Qamar
عصفور العبيط
Adly Kasseb
أحد رجال الحاج مصطفى
Mohamed Hamdy
ثابت
Shafiq Nour ElDein
عم درويش
Ahmed Shawqi
ضابط
Kamel Anwar
عم حنفي
Mohsen Hassanein
Sayed el Araby
Ali ElMoaawen
Saleh al-Eskandarani
Kamal ElZeiny
Ahmed Abu Abiya
// crew
Crew
Ibrahim Emara
Director
Kamal Salah ElDein
Producer
Abdel Ghani Qamar
Writer
محمود فهمي
Director of Photography
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