The Beggars' Strike (1967)
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.
The Beggars' StrikeDrama, Music
Cast
- Lobna Abdel Aziz — Shakal
- Karam Metawea — Hassanein
- Tahiya Cariocca
- Mahmood Al-Meleji — Ashram
- Mohamed Reda — Bayoumi Al-Basha, Minister
- Samir Sabri — Simon Secretary Al Basha
- Thuraya Helmy
- Zouzou Chakib — Pasha's wife
- Sohair El Barooni
- El Deif Ahmad — ashram assistant
- George Sedhom
- Sameer Ghanem — bar customer
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