''Hob wa Dumoo`'' (, ) is a

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

Egyptian ''Egyptian'' describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of year ...

romance drama Romance films 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 through da ...

film directed by

Kamal El Sheikh Kamal El Sheikh (; 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. He was known in the fifties and early sixties as "Hitc ...

. It stars

Ahmed Ramzy Ahmad Ramzy (; 23 March 1930 – 28 September 2012) was an Egyptians, Egyptian actor who played leading roles in many Cinema of Egypt, Egyptian films in 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Early life Ramzy was born Ramzy Mahoud Bayoumi'' in 1930 to Dr Ma ...

Zaki Rostom Zaki Rostom () (1903–1972) was an Egyptian actor. A method actor known for portraying intimidating and often asocial villains, Zaki is regarded as one of the influential and important actors of Egyptian cinema. Biography Zaki Rostom was born o ...

, and

Faten Hamama Faten Ahmed Hamama (, ; 27 May 1931 – 17 January 2015) was an Egyptian film and television actress and film producer. She made her screen debut in 1939, when she was only seven years old. Her earliest roles were minor, but her activity an ...

. The film was a blockbuster in the Soviet Union, where it sold tickets at the box office in 1957.

Plot

Faten Hamama plays Fatimah, a woman who is forced to leave her

fiance An engagement or betrothal is the period of time between the declaration of acceptance of a marriage proposal and the marriage itself (which is typically but not always commenced with a wedding). During this period, a couple is said to be ''fi ...

for an old man to whom her father is in debt. Her father kills the man but is also killed himself. She is forced to work in a cabaret but returns to her love, Ahmed.

Main cast

as Fatimah *

as Ahmed *

*Aqila Ratib

References

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External links

* 1955 films 1950s Arabic-language films Films directed by Kamal El Sheikh 1955 romantic drama films Egyptian romantic drama films Egyptian black-and-white films 1950s Egyptian films {{romantic-drama-film-stub