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The Beggars' Strike

A musical film that depicts the life of the Egyptian people under the rule of the English colonizer through the revolutionary of the beggars, represented by Shakal who falls in love with the revolutionist Hassanin and helps him combat the colonizer.

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  • Lobna Abdel Aziz

    Lobna Abdel Aziz

    Shakal

  • Karam Metawea

    Karam Metawea

    Hassanein

  • Tahiya Cariocca

    Tahiya Cariocca

  • Mahmoud El Meligy

    Mahmoud El Meligy

    Ashram

  • Mohamed Reda

    Mohamed Reda

    Bayoumi Al-Basha, Minister

  • Samir Sabri

    Samir Sabri

    Simon Secretary Al Basha

  • Thuraya Helmy

    Thuraya Helmy

  • Zouzou Chakib

    Zouzou Chakib

    Pasha's wife

  • Sohair El Barooni

    Sohair El Barooni

Overview

A musical film that depicts the life of the Egyptian people under the rule of the English colonizer through the revolutionary of the beggars, represented by Shakal who falls in love with the revolutionist Hassanin and helps him combat the colonizer.

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Destiny

6.8 1997