Egypt / Dec 06, 1954 / G
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A man suffers from a heart attack so he sends his daughter to get medicine for him. After providing the medicine for the girl, the pharmacist discovers that he has unknowingly mixed a poisonous elixir. Reporting what happened to the police, the chief officer of Cairo starts an intriguing, full-fledged campaign to save the man before he takes the lethal medicine.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Abdel Qader AlMeseri | المدير |
| Rafeaa ElShal | والدة الزوجة |
| Abdel Ghani El Nagdi | البواب النائم |
| Abdel Hamid Zaki | الأسطى شلبي |
| Mohsen Hassanein | شلبي (العشيق) |
| Anwar AlKhawam | صبي القهوجي |
| Rashwan Mustafa | |
| Farouk Ali | راكب الدراجة |
| Shaladimo | الحرامي |
| Abdel Moneim Ismail | الزوج المخدوع |
| Hussein Kandil | |
| Doha Amir | الطفلة سميرة أحمد إبراهيم |
| Ahmed Elhaddad | الذي سُرق منه الخاتم |
| Souad Fawzi | الزوجة الخائنة |
| Ali Eissa | |
| Hassan Abu Zeid | السكران |
| Tawfiq Ismail |
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| Abdelbadie El Araby | والد الزوجة |
| Ezz El Din Shaker | |
| Tawfik Sadek | صول القسم |
| George Assaf |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | حياة أو موت |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية |
| Production countries | Egypt |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | لوتس فيلم (آسيا وشركاها) |
| Release date | 6 dicembre 1954 |
| Production | Assia Dagher |
| Writer | Ali El Zorkani, Kamal El Sheikh |
| Casting | Wali El Sayed |
| Editing | Amirat Fayed, Niemat Fayed |
| Cinematography | Ahmed Khorshed, Umberto Lanzano, اسعد عزيز |
| Assistant directors | Farid El Gendy, Kamal El Sheikh |
| Camera operators | Umberto Lanzano, Ahmed Khorshed, اسعد عزيز |
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| Additional photography | Ahmed Khorshed, Umberto Lanzano, اسعد عزيز |
| Production design | Abdel Monem Shokry, Maher Abdel Nour |
| Art direction | Maher Abdel Nour, Abdel Monem Shokry |
| Set decoration | Maher Abdel Nour, Abdel Monem Shokry |
| Music | نيفيو أورفانللي, Abdel Shafi Mohamed |
| Sound | نيفيو أورفانللي, Abdel Shafi Mohamed |
| Costume design | Mostafa Ibrahim |
| Makeup | Mostafa Ibrahim |
| Hairstyling | Mostafa Ibrahim |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Mar 09, 1958 / Rostov-on-Don
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