Cup of torment

1952

2h 5m

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Drama

Overview

The events revolve around (Riyadh), who abandons his wife and their infant daughter (Nemat), who ends up in an orphanage after the death of her mother. When (Nemat) grows up and leaves the orphanage and marries (Mahmoud), the father sees her and falls in love with her without knowing that she is his daughter. The events unfold after he learns the truth and seeks to kidnap his grandson, (Nemat's) infant son.

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42 members

Acting

Faten Hamama

نعمة

Acting

Mohsen Sarhan

محمود

Acting

محمود المليجي

رياض

Acting

فريد شوقي

فرج - أمين مخزن الملجأ

Acting

Samiha Tawfiq

إنصاف

Acting

Aziza Helmy

شريفة هانم

Acting

Malak ElGamal

كريمة عبد العظيم

Writing

ElSayed Bedir

فرغلي - صاحب الخمارة

Acting

Mohamed El Genedy

جرسون الخمارة

No Image

Acting

Farag ElNahass

مسعود - شقيق رياض

Acting

Ali Roushdy

راتب عبدالحميد - زوج شريفة هانم

Acting

Naima Wasfi

مديرة الملجأ

Acting

Abdel Hamid Zaki

مدير الملجأ

Acting

Fauzia Mostafa

Unknown Role

Acting

Fouad el-Mohandes

عامل بالورشة

Acting

Anwar Zaky

الاوسطي سيد - عامل بالورشة

Art

Agami Abdel Rahman

عامل بالورشة

Acting

Abdel Baki Hassanein

عامل بالورشة

Acting

Salah Abdel Hamid

عامل بالمحلج

Acting

عبد الغني النجدي

عامل بالمحلج

Acting

Kitty

إليني يني

Acting

Mimi Aziz

مدام ماريكا - العائلة اليونانية - الأم

Acting

George Yordanis

يني - أب العائلة اليونانية

Acting

Samir Gomaa

الطفل توني يني

No Image

Acting

Nadia ElShennawy

نعمت مسعود طفلة

Acting

Mohsen Hassanein

مندوب شركة السولار

Acting

Mohamed Sobeih

مندوب شركة الماكينات

Acting

Zaki Mohamed Hassan

وكيل النيابة

Acting

Abdel Moneim Ismail

صاحب البيت

Directing

Hassan el-Imam

أمين خزينة الورشة

Acting

Salama Elias

الدكتور

Acting

خيرية أحمد

حكيمة رعاية الطفل

Acting

Ibrahim Heshmat

القاضي

Acting

Tawfiq Ismail

تاجر الروبابيكيا

Acting

Abbas Rahmy

طبيب مستشفى المجانين

Acting

Motawie Eweiss

راقص بالفرح

Acting

Ragaa Youssef

الراقصة - ورد الجناينية

Acting

Awatef Youssef

الراقصة - ورد الجناينية

Acting

Hermine

راقصة

Acting

Ellen Deatto

راقصة

Acting

Abdel Moneim Saudi

قاضي

No Image

Acting

برلنتي

المطربة

No Image

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