Egypt / Dec 16, 1968
The Circus (1968)
Directed by Atef Salem
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the Circus
1h 32min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
One of the traveling circus troupes in the Egyptian villages suffers from many problems due to the small number of spectators and its failure to keep up with the times. The son of the troupe owner, who has finished his studies, comes and tries to develop the troupe, canceling some shows and adding others. He faces opposition from the old members, but he succeeds with the help of all of them.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hassan El Baroudy | Fahmy |
| Khayria Ahmed | Amina |
| Hussain Ismael | Madbouly |
| Saif Allah Mokhtar | |
| Abdel Ghani El Nagdi | |
| Ola Rami | إبنة سيد (طفلة) |
| Baher ElSayed | زميل محمد أمين |
| Mahmoud El Heddini | سيد |
| Ahmed Loxer | سلطان |
| Ahmed Abaza | العمدة |
| Samir Waley Eldein | |
| Hassan Hussein | أمين أبو طاقية (المصارع) |
| Esmet Abbas | |
| Wagih Ezzat | أشرف مختار |
| Abdel Salam Mohamed |
Genres
MusicDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | السيرك |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية |
| Production countries | Egypt |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | مديحة يسري, المؤسسة المصرية العامة للسينما والتلفزيون والمسرح والموسيقى |
| Release date | 16 dicembre 1968 |
| Production | Madiha Yousri |
| Writer | Farouk Saaed, Salah Hafez, Salah Abu Seif, Atef Salem |
| Editing | Hussein Afify, Mostafa Ibrahim, Nahed Mekkawy |
| Cinematography | Abdel Aziz Fahmy, Mustafa Imam |
| Assistant directors | Atef Salem, Ahmed El-Sabawy |
| Camera operators | Mustafa Imam, Abdel Aziz Fahmy |
| Additional photography | Abdel Aziz Fahmy, Mustafa Imam |
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| Production design | Antoine Polisois, حسين الشريف, Nawal |
| Art direction | Antoine Polisois, حسين الشريف, Nawal |
| Set decoration | Antoine Polisois, حسين الشريف, Nawal |
| Music | Mohamed El Mougy, Baleegh Hamdy, Nasry Abdel Nour, Sobhe Al-Gamal |
| Sound | Nasry Abdel Nour, Sobhe Al-Gamal, Mohamed El Mougy, Baleegh Hamdy |
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