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The night is ours

The night is ours

Original Title: الليل لنا

19491h 40m
DramaMusic

Status

Released

Release

1949

Runtime

1h 40m

Storyline

Nawal is a singer in a traveling band. She admires Dr. Medhat and tries to win his admiration, but she is afraid of rejection due to the nature of her work. She is forced to pretend to him that she is a teacher, but with time he discovers her real profession, which pushes him even more to cling to her and marry her. Their relationship is put to a real test when a friend of hers is accused of a murder of which he is innocent.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Apr 28, 1949
Languages
Arabic
Director
Mahmoud Zulfiqar
Mahmoud Zulfiqar
Production Countries
Egypt

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