Movie: The Man Who Lost His Shadow

Top 10 Billed Cast

Kamal Al-Shenawy
Kamal Al-Shenawy

Youssef

Magda Al Sabahi
Magda Al Sabahi

Mabrouka

Emad Hamdy
Emad Hamdy

Abdel Hamid

Salah Zulfikar
صلاح ذو الفقار

Shawki

Nelly
Nelly

Bahia / Samia Sami

Yousuf Shaaban
Yousuf Shaaban

Anwar Sami

Ali Jawhar
Ali Jawhar

Nazim Sharawy
Nazim Sharawy

Shahdi Pasha

Mahmoud Rashad
Mahmoud Rashad

Fatheia Shahin
Fatheia Shahin

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    The story of friendship on the eve of the free officers' revolution: Youssef, an unprincipled journalist, whose star rises thanks to his connections, and Shawki, an idealist man committed to social justice

  • Release Date

    1968-10-28

  • Average

    6.667

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    العربية
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