Between Heaven and Earth
Between Heaven and Earth

Between Heaven and Earth

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1959
1h 34m
8.8(9 votes)
Comedy
Drama

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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Dinar Film
Dollar Film

Cast & Crew

43 members
Acting

Hend Rostom

ناهد شكري

Hend Rostom
Acting

Abdalsalam Al-Nabulsy

Unknown Role

Abdalsalam Al-Nabulsy
Acting

Abdel Moneim Ibrahim

المجنون

Abdel Moneim Ibrahim
Acting

محمود المليجي

كامل

محمود المليجي
Acting

Abdel Moneim Madbouly

الحرامى

Abdel Moneim Madbouly
Acting

زيزي مصطفى

سنية

زيزي مصطفى
Acting

عبد الغني النجدي

الخادم عبده

عبد الغني النجدي
Acting

Ahmed Loxer

مخرج

Ahmed Loxer
Acting

Mohsen Hassanein

شوقي

Mohsen Hassanein
Acting

Nahed Samir

خديجة

Nahed Samir
Acting

Mahmoud Azmy

العشيق الخائن لصديقه

Mahmoud Azmy
Acting

Qadria Qadry

الزوجة الخائنة

Qadria Qadry
Acting

Amin Wahba

Unknown Role

Amin Wahba
Acting

Ya'qoub Mikhail

أبو سمير

Ya'qoub Mikhail
Acting

Samia Roshdy

زكية

Samia Roshdy
Acting

Nazim Sharawy

قائد الدفاع المدني

Nazim Sharawy
Acting

George Yordanis

كريستو

George Yordanis
Acting

Ali Oraby

بواب العمارة

Ali Oraby
Acting

Bondok Hassan

مساعد ريجيسير

Bondok Hassan
Acting

Mahmoud Mokhtar

وكيل العماره

Mahmoud Mokhtar
Acting

Khaled ElAgabany

ضابط شرطة النجدة

Khaled ElAgabany
Acting

Ikram Ezzo

Unknown Role

Ikram Ezzo
Acting

Said Abou Bakr

Unknown Role

Said Abou Bakr
Acting

Naima Wasfi

أم سمير

Naima Wasfi
Acting

Shafiq Nour ElDein

Unknown Role

Shafiq Nour ElDein
Acting

Abdel Moneim Ismail

باشتمرجى مستشفى الأمراض العقلية

Abdel Moneim Ismail
Acting

حسين إسماعيل

العسكري

حسين إسماعيل
Acting

Edmond Tuima

ضيف الخواجة اليونانى

Edmond Tuima
Acting

Thuraya Fakhry

Unknown Role

Thuraya Fakhry
Acting

Omar Afifi

مدير الإنتاج

Omar Afifi
Acting

Kamel Anwar

ريجيسير

Kamel Anwar
Acting

Sayed Al Kadi

عمر

Sayed Al Kadi
Acting

Ali ElMoaawen

من العصابة

Ali ElMoaawen
Acting

Helali Muhammad

سائق التاكسي

Helali Muhammad
Acting

Mohamed Soliman

Unknown Role

Mohamed Soliman
Acting

Mohamed Nabih

Unknown Role

Mohamed Nabih
Acting

Mimi Sedqi

العروس الصغيرة

Mimi Sedqi
Acting

Ali Roushdy

والد العروس

Ali Roushdy
Acting

Gomaa Edriss

بواب

Gomaa Edriss
Acting

Mokhtar ElSayed

Unknown Role

Mokhtar ElSayed
Acting

Aawatif Tikla

Unknown Role

Aawatif Tikla
Acting

حسن الدويني

سالم

حسن الدويني
Acting

Kamel Anwar

Unknown Role

Kamel Anwar

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