Topping the list of 100 Best Egyptian Films, this classic musical melodrama launched the film career of one of Egypt’s greatest singers and composers, Mohamed Abdel Wahhab. Galal Effendi, the son of an impoverished aristocrat, is forced to leave his studies to seek employment. After a short stint as a clerk, however, Galal discovers his musical talents and finds success as a popular singer. Through its story of upward mobility based on merit rather than influence, the film examines the emergence of Egyptian middle-class identity.

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Mohamed Abdel Wahab

محمد جلال أفندى

Dawlat Abiad

فاطمة هانم - زوجة الأب

Samira Kholosi

رجاء إسماعيل بك

Soliman Naguib

إسماعيل بك - والد رجاء

Zaki Rostom

شفيق بك - شقيق فاطمة هانم

Mohamed Abdel Koudouss

خليل أفندى - باشكاتب الدائرة

Tawfiq Al Mardanlli

الشيخ مدبولى

Said Abou Bakr

Edmond Tuima

الساكن الأطرش

Riad Al Sunbati

يعزف عود فى اغنية النيل نجاشى