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The Merry Widow (1956) | Slate

The Merry Widow

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Rated 7.0 on TMDB

The Merry Widow

الأرملة الطروب

Abdel Aal forces his daughter Samira to marry a wealthy man. After his death, they discover his will to deprive his entire family of his wealth, except for his widow Samira, on the condition that she remain a widow and not marry after him. Asem, her husband's brother, tries to exploit the situation and force her to marry. She flees to Egypt, meets Magdy, falls in love with him, and is forced to impersonate a maid so that her secret is not revealed.

Released: 1956
Runtime: 1h 38m
Genres: Drama
Country: Egypt
Language: Arabic

Direction and writing

Abu Seoud El-IbiaryWriter

Helmy RaflaDirector, Scenario Writer

Cast

Laila Fawzy
Kamal Al-Shennawi
Abdelsalam Al-Nabulsi

AK

Adly KhalilCo-Director

Where to watch

Unavailable

Hasan Fayeq

Abdel Ghani El Nagdi

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