A Date at the Tower
| A Date at the Tower | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Egyptian Arabic | موعد فى البرج |
| Directed by | Ezz El-Dine Zulficar |
| Written by | Ezz El-Dine Zulficar Mohammed Abu Youssef |
| Produced by | Salah Zulfikar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Masood Issa |
| Edited by | Hussein Ahmed Abdel Aziz Fakhry |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Arab Company for Cinema |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
A Date at the Tower (Egyptian Arabic: موعد فى البرج, translit. Maw’ed fi Elborg aliases: Rendezvous in the Tower or Appointment in the Tower)[1][2] is a 1962 Egyptian film written and directed by Ezz El-Dine Zulficar.[3] It stars Salah Zulfikar, Soad Hosny and Fouad el-Mohandes.[4][5][6][7][8]
Synopsis[edit]
Adel and Amaal meet while they return from a cruise, love binds them, they pledge to marry after six months and that the date will be at the Cairo Tower. They plan to seize Amaal's fiancé's money. Adel decides to look for an honorable job. He works in a small job in a hotel and becomes a deputy manager. At the same time, Amaal leaves her fiancé. She is dismissed from her job as a hostess because of her brother Alaa's crimes. Six months ends. The police storms Alaa's apartment, who gets killed in the end, Adel and Amaal meet in the Cairo Tower on time.
Crew[edit]
- Director: Ezz El-Dine Zulficar
- Writer: Ezz El-Dine Zulficar, Mohamed Abu Youssef
- Producer: Salah Zulfikar
- Cinematography: Masood Issa
- Production studio: Salah Zulfikar Films Company
- Distribution company: Arab Company for Cinema
Cast[edit]
Primary cast[edit]
- Salah Zulfikar as Adel Refaat
- Soad Hosny as Amaal
- Fouad el-Mohandes as Hassan
- Soraya Helmy as Ship passenger
- Zain El-Ashmawy as Alaa
- Samia Rushdi as Khadija Hanim
- Helmy Halim as Mamdouh
- Mahmoud Farag as Madbouly El-Eter
- Eileen Gaber as Moushira Hanim
Supporting cast[edit]
- Edmond Toima
- Ahmad Shawqi
- Zainab Sedky
- Zaki Ibrahim
- Salah Al-Masry
- Hassan Atleh
- Ahmed Shokry
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ginsberg, Terri; Lippard, Chris (2020). Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-3905-9.
- ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
- ^ "Remembering Ezz Eldin Zulfikar: The romantic film pioneer - Film - Arts & Culture". Ahram Online. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "10 times Salah Zulfakar pioneered best scenes in Egyptian cinema". EgyptToday. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Brière, Jean-François (1 January 2008). Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-8111-4250-6.
- ^ "Rendez-vous dans la tour". Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.
- ^ قاسم, محمود (1 May 2018). المدينة والفيلم (in Arabic). وكاله الصحافة العربيه.
- ^ قاسم, أ محمود (1999). دليل الممثل العربي في سينما القرن العشرين (in Arabic). مجموعة النيل العربية. ISBN 978-977-5919-02-1.
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