''The Impossible'' ( ar, المستحيل,
translit. ''El Mustahil'') is a 1965 Egyptian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
starring
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 ...
and 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'' ...
. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
at the
38th Academy Awards
The 38th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1965, were held on April 18, 1966, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Bob Hope.
The ceremony was broadcast on the ABC network and was ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee. ''The Impossible'' is a member of the
Top 100 Egyptian films
Top 100 Egyptian films aliases: CIFF 100 Egyptian films or Greatest 100 Egyptian films in 20th century or Top 100 films in the centenary of Egyptian cinema (Egyptian Arabic: قائمة أفضل مئة فيلم في مئوية السينما الم ...
list.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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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 ...
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Kamal el-Shennawi
Mohammed Kamal el-Shennawi ( ar, محمد كمال الشناوي, ; December 26, 1921 – August 22, 2011) was an Egyptian film and television actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor perf ...
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Salah Mansour
Salah Mansour ( ar, صلاح منصور, ), (Feb 03, 1923 – Jan 19, 1979) was an Egyptian movie actor known for his roles in ''Lan A'taref'' and ''Al-Zawga Al-Thaneya''. He started in school theater, and graduated from the Egyptian acting i ...
See also
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CIFF Top 100 Egyptian films
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List of Egyptian films of the 1960s
Below are lists of films produced in Egypt in the 1960s.
*List of Egyptian films of 1960
*List of Egyptian films of 1961
*List of Egyptian films of 1962
*List of Egyptian films of 1963
*List of Egyptian films of 1964
*List of Egyptian films of 19 ...
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References
External links
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1965 films
1965 drama films
Egyptian drama films
Egyptian black-and-white films
1960s Arabic-language films
Films directed by Hussein Kamal
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