Om Hashim's Lamp
04/11/1968
This 1968 film adaptation of Yahya Haqqi's 1943 novel "The Lamp of Om Hashem" explores the liminal space between the modern and traditional worlds. Set in one of Cairo's densely-populated neighborhoods, Sayyida Zeinab, the film showcases beautiful scenes from city life.
Drama
Movie Information
Shoukry Sarhan
as Dr. Ismail Rajab
Samira Ahmed
as Fatima
Abdel Warith Assir
as Hajj Rajab
Amina Rizk
as Adila - Umm Ismail
Salah Mansour
as Dardiri
Magda El Khatib
as Naima
Ezzat Al Alaily
as
M. Kulikovsky
as Mary
Mohammed Tawfik
as Ustta Hassan
Fatheia Shahin
as Pimp
Abdel Moneim Ismail
as
