

The Beginning and the End
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1960-10-31 • 2h 10m
Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.
- Directors
- Salah Abu Seif
- Writters
- Naguib Mahfouz
- Editors
- Naguib Mahfouz, Emile Bahri

The Beginning and the End
Visit website1960-10-31 • 2h 10m
8.0/10 • 9
Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.
- Directors
- Salah Abu Seif
- Writters
- Naguib Mahfouz
- Editors
- Naguib Mahfouz, Emile Bahri
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsOmar Sharif
Hassanein
Sanaa Gamil
Nefisah
Farid Shawqy
Hassan
Kamal Hussein
Hussein
Amina Rizk
The Mother
Salah Mansour
The Grocer's Son
Amaal Farid
Bahiya
Abdel Khaleq Saleh
Hamed Morsi
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- Arabic
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- Keywords
- black and white