''Struggle on the Nile'' ( ar, صراع في النيل, translit=Sira‘ Fi Al Nil; french: Tempête sur le Nil) is a

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and

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film directed by

Atef Salem Atef Salem ( arz, عاطف سالم; 23 July 1927 – 30 July 2002) was an Egyptian film director. He directed 32 films between 1954 and 2001. Many of his films were scripted by the novelist Naguib Mahfouz.Adel Darwish, 'Obituary: Atef Salem ...

and written by Ali El Zorkani. It stars three of Egypt's most famous artists,

Omar Sharif Omar Sharif ( ar, عمر الشريف ; born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub , 10 April 193210 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. He began his career in his native country in the ...

, Hend Rostom, and

Rushdy Abaza Rushdy Saiid El Bughdady Abaza ( arz, رشدي سعيد البوغدادي أباظة) (3 August 1926 – 27 July 1980) was an Egyptian film and television actor. He was considered one of the most charming actors in the Egyptian film industry. He ...

. This film was selected as one of

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Plot

Omar Sharif plays Muhassab, headman Gad's son who goes with Mayor Migahed (

) to buy an expensive scow in Luxor, but the thieves become aware of this purchase and decide to steal the money.

Main cast

* Hend Rostom as Nargis *

as Muhassab *

as Mayor Migahed * Hassan Elbaroudi as Rais Gad (the headman) * Kamel Anwar as The thief * Hassan Eldowini as Moled (the thief)

References

''معلومات عن صراع في النيل'' (Struggle on the Nile)
1950s action drama films 1959 films 1950s Arabic-language films Egyptian action drama films Films directed by Atef Salem 1959 drama films {{Egypt-film-stub