''Abi foq al-Shagara'' (My Father Up on the Tree), is a 1969
Egyptian
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drama musical
romantic film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...
directed by
Hussein Kamal
Hussein Kamal () (17 August 1932 – 24 March 2003) was an Egyptian television, film and theatre director. He is considered to be an important director of traditional Egyptian cinema. One of his most famous films is ''Chitchat on the Nile'' ...
and produced by
Abdel Halim Hafez
Abdel Halim Ali Shabana ( ar, عبد الحليم علي شبانة), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez ( ar, عبد الحليم حافظ,) (June 21, 1929 – March 30, 1977), was an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teach ...
for Sawt al-Fann. The film stars
Abdel Halim Hafez
Abdel Halim Ali Shabana ( ar, عبد الحليم علي شبانة), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez ( ar, عبد الحليم حافظ,) (June 21, 1929 – March 30, 1977), was an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teach ...
and
Nadia Lutfi
Nadia Lutfi or Nadia Loutfi ( ar, نادية لطفي; born Poula Mohamed Mostafa Shafiq ( ar, بولا محمد مصطفى شفيق); 3 January 1937 – 4 February 2020) was an Egyptian actress. During the apex of her career, she was one of the ...
in lead roles where as
Mervat Amin
Mervat Mostafa Amin ( ar, ميرفت مصطفى أمين; born November 24, 1948) is an Egyptian actress.
Early life
She was born in El Minya to Mohammed Mostafa Amin, a doctor from Upper Egypt, and a Scottish mother, the headmaster of Victori ...
, Jenita Furneau, Samir Sabri and Salah Nazmi made supportive roles.
The film has been shot in and around Alexandria, Egypt. The film became a blockbuster of that year particularly due to many kissing scenes. The film is considered one of the best films ever made in Egypt. It was the final film appearance by lead actor
Abdel Halim Hafez
Abdel Halim Ali Shabana ( ar, عبد الحليم علي شبانة), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez ( ar, عبد الحليم حافظ,) (June 21, 1929 – March 30, 1977), was an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teach ...
before his death on March 30, 1977 due to liver failure as a complication from ''
Schistosoma mansoni
A paired couple of ''Schistosoma mansoni''.
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''.
Plot
Cast
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Abdel Halim Hafez
Abdel Halim Ali Shabana ( ar, عبد الحليم علي شبانة), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez ( ar, عبد الحليم حافظ,) (June 21, 1929 – March 30, 1977), was an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teach ...
as Adel
*
Nadia Lutfi
Nadia Lutfi or Nadia Loutfi ( ar, نادية لطفي; born Poula Mohamed Mostafa Shafiq ( ar, بولا محمد مصطفى شفيق); 3 January 1937 – 4 February 2020) was an Egyptian actress. During the apex of her career, she was one of the ...
as Firdaus
*
Mervat Amin
Mervat Mostafa Amin ( ar, ميرفت مصطفى أمين; born November 24, 1948) is an Egyptian actress.
Early life
She was born in El Minya to Mohammed Mostafa Amin, a doctor from Upper Egypt, and a Scottish mother, the headmaster of Victori ...
as Amaal
*
Samir Sabri
Samir (variantly spelled Sameer) is a male name found commonly in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. In Arabic, Samir () means holy, jovial, loyal or charming. In Albanian, it translates literally as “so good” but the connotation is clo ...
as Ashraf
* Salah Nazmi as Khamis
* Amira as Ahlam
* Nabila El Sayed
*
Imad Hamdi
Emad Hamdy ( ar, عماد حمدي, ; November 25, 1909 – January 28, 1984) was an Egyptians, Egyptian actor. He was married to the Egyptian actress Shadia between 1953 and 1956. And between 1962 and 1975 he was married to the Egyptian actre ...
as Kamal
* Hamed Morsi as Abdel Mawjood
* Mahmoud Rashad
* Nahed Samir
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0251881
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1969 films
Egyptian drama films
1969 drama films
1960s Arabic-language films