Al-ikhtiyar

Mar 15 1971 N/A NA
Drama, Mystery

When a free-spirited sailor is found murdered, his twin brother, a famous novelist, is the prime suspect. Investigators uncover a possible liaison between the dead sailor and the writer's wife, and also learn that Sayed's successful fictions owed much to the inspiration of his brother Mahmoud's adventurous life. Just as the evidence against the writer seems overwhelming, Mahmoud turns up alive. But why are the twins never seen together...?

Plot

Mysterious murder occurs in Cairo, the body was founded two months later. In the Pocket a picture of the victim "Mahmoud". The victim is a twin brother to the Highly famous writer "Sayed" whom he didn't get along with. The Police investigations came to the fact that twins are alive. Then whom body was that?. That's the Question of the revealing story to answer.

Written by

Youssef Chahine, Naguib Mahfouz

Directed by

Youssef Chahine

Cast

Suad Husni, Ezzat El Alaili, Seif Abdelrahman

Crew

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Production Countries

Egypt

Languages

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
503
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA