''Al-Manzel Raqam 13'' or ''Al-Manzel Raqam Talata`sh'' ( ar, المنزل رقم 13, ''House No. 13'') is a classic 1952

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ian mystery/

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directed by

Kamal El Sheikh Kamal El Sheikh ( ar, كمال الشيخ; 2 February 1919 – 2 January 2004) was an Egyptian film director. He directed 28 films between 1952 and 1987, with eight of them in the Top 100 Egyptian films list. Selected filmography * ''Malak ...

. It starred Faten Hamama,

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, and

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and was chosen as one of the best 150 Egyptian film productions in 1996, during the Egyptian Cinema centennial.

Plot

A psychotic psychiatrist has killed a young man, `Abbas, and plans a conspiracy. He convinces his friend and patient, Sharif, that he had killed `Abbas after hypnotizing him. He also orders Sharif to give him the money that `Abbas's wife should receive, all to make Sharif seem like the suspect. Sharif is believed to have killed `Abbas for the money, and is shockingly arrested during his wedding.

References

Film summary
Faten Hamama's official site. Retrieved on January 10, 2007.
Film summary
''Aramovies''. Retrieved on January 10, 2007.

External links

* 1952 films 1950s Arabic-language films 1952 crime films 1950s mystery films Films directed by Kamal El Sheikh Egyptian crime films Egyptian mystery films Egyptian black-and-white films {{1950s-crime-film-stub