Between Heaven and Earth

Between Heaven and Earth

Between Heaven and Earth

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Between Heaven and Earth

1959

1h 34m

8.6(12 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Thriller

Overview

In the blasting heat of a Friday afternoon in Cairo, a group of people – among them a movie star, a thief, a madman, a cook and a pregnant woman – find themselves trapped in an elevator for 12 hours.

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دينار فيلم

دولار فيلم (إسماعيل الكردي وأولاده)

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Hind Rostom

Hind Rostom

ناهد شكري

Abdelsalam Al-Nabulsi

Abdelsalam Al-Nabulsi

Abdel Moneim Ibrahim

Abdel Moneim Ibrahim

المجنون

Mahmoud El Meligy

Mahmoud El Meligy

كامل

Abdel Moneim Madbouly

Abdel Moneim Madbouly

الحرامى

Zizi Mostafa

Zizi Mostafa

سنية

Abdel Ghani El Nagdi

Abdel Ghani El Nagdi

الخادم عبده

Ahmed Loxer

Ahmed Loxer

مخرج

Mohsen Hassanein

Mohsen Hassanein

شوقي

Nahed Samir

Nahed Samir

خديجة

Creative team

Directed by: Salah Abu Seif
Written by: Salah Abu Seif
ElSayed Bedir
Produced by: Adeeb Gaber
Sayed Ismaeil

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