Whom Should We Shoot?

Top 10 Billed Cast

Soad Hosny
Soad Hosny

Tahany

Mahmoud Yassin
محمود ياسين

Mustafa Hussein

Gamil Ratib
Gamil Ratib

Rushdy Abdul Baqi

Ezzat Al Alaily
Ezzat Al Alaily

Adel

Ferdoos Abdel Hamid
Ferdoos Abdel Hamid

Badrya

Magdy Wahba
Magdy Wahba

Samy Abdul Raouf

Hassan Abdeen
Hassan Abdeen

Ahmed Tawfiq
Ahmed Tawfiq

Qasim Al-Ganzouri

Ali Al Sharif
علي الشريف

Prisoner Rizq Zaki Abdullah

Adly Kasseb
Adly Kasseb

Abu Tahani

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  • Overview

    The film describes the political and economical corruption in 70s’ Egypt, through the relationship between a powerful man and his wife’s ex-fiance.

  • Release Date

    1975-12-08

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    العربية

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