The Man Who Lost His Shadow

Nan
2h 10m
1968
6.5 /10 (2)

Overview

The story of friendship on the eve of the free officers' revolution: Youssef, an unprincipled journalist, whose star rises thanks to his connections, and Shawki, an idealist man committed to social justice

Country : Egypt
Genre : Drama
Languages : العربية
Released Date: 1968-10-28

Top Billed Cast

Kamal Al-Shenawy

Youssef

Magda Al Sabahi

Mabrouka

Emad Hamdy

Abdel Hamid

Salah Zulfikar

Shawki

Nelly

Bahia / Samia Sami

Yousuf Shaaban

Anwar Sami

Ali Jawhar

Nazim Sharawy

Shahdi Pasha

Mahmoud Rashad

Fatheia Shahin

Soheir Fakhry

Hassan Atla

Mahmoud Yassin

Mohamed Wafiq

Sayed el Araby

Khadija Mahmoud

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