My Wife, the Director General (Egyptian Arabic: مراتي مدير عام, translit.Miraty Modir 'Am) is a 1966 Egyptian Comedy film directed by Fatin Abdel Wahab.[1] It stars Salah Zulfikar and Shadia. The film is listed in the Top 100 Egyptian films of the 20th century.[2][3]
| My Wife, the Director General | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Egyptian Arabic | مراتي مدير عام |
| Directed by | Fatin Abdel Wahab |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Salah Zulfikar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mahmoud Fahmy |
| Edited by | Rashida Abdel Salam |
| Music by | Ali Ismael |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Egyptian Corporation for Cinema and Television |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
Plot
editHussein Omar, the head of the projects department, is surprised by the transfer of his wife, Ismat Fahmy, as the general manager of the construction company he works for. This stems from many paradoxes from his co-workers and the different temperament of his wife in dealing with him at work from home.
Cast
edit- Salah Zulfikar as Hussein Omar
- Shadia as Ismat Fahmy
- Tawfik El Deken as Abou El Khir Hassanein
- Yousuf Shaaban as the director's secretary
- Shafik Nour El Din as Abdel 'Awy
- Kariman as Aida
- El Deif Ahmed as Hotel waiter
- Adel Emam as Abou El Magd
- Abdul Mohsen Selim as Suleiman
- Hussein Ismail as The janitor
- Hala Fakher as Nawal
- Nabila El-Sayed as The Maid
- Hassan Atlah as Abu Khalil
- Muhammad Shawqi as the driver
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sloan, Jane (26 March 2007). Reel Women: An International Directory of Contemporary Feature Films about Women. ISBN 9781461670827.
- ^ "Top 100 Egyptian Films (CIFF)". IMDb. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Research (SBSR) 1999 Unfulfilled Promises: Women's Rights in Egypt. 1999.
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