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The Beginning and the End (1960) [N/A]

Release Date:
October 31, 1960

Original Title:
بداية ونهاية

Alternate Titles:
A Beginning and an Ending
Bedaya w Nehaya
Bedaya wa Nehaya
Bidaya w Nihaya
Bidaya wa nihaya
Dead Among the Living

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Dinar Film

Production Countries:
Egypt

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 130

Overview from TheMovieDB

Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.

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Production

Camera Operator:
Salah Karim

Director:
Salah Abu Seif

Director of Photography:
Kamal Karim

Editor:
Emile Bahri

Editorial Services:
Marcel Saleh

Music:
Fouad El-Zahry

Screenplay:
Salah Erzine
Salah Abu Seif

Sound Engineer:
نيفيو أورفانللي

Writer:
Naguib Mahfouz

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