''The Angel of Mercy'' ( arz, ملاك الرحمة,
translit.
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Malak al-Rahma) is a 1946 Egyptian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed and written by
Youssef Wahbi. It stars Wahbi,
Faten Hamama
Faten Ahmed Hamama ( ar, فاتن حمامه ; 27 May 1931 – 17 January 2015) was an Egyptian film and television actress and film producer. She was the first wife of Ezz El-Dine Zulficar. She made her screen debut in 1939, when she was o ...
,
Raqiya Ibrahim,
Farid Shawqi
Farid Shawqi Mohammad Abdou Shawqi ( ar, فريد شوقي محمد عبده شوقي) (July 30, 1920 in El Sayyeda Zainab – July 27, 1998 in Maadi); known as Farid Shawqi ( ar, فريد شوقي) was an Egyptian actor, screenwriter and film ...
, and
Nejma Ibrahim.
Plot
Fouad Bek is married to Imtethal and has a daughter, Thoraya, who lives in
Istanbul
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with her grandparents. Before Imtethal's mother dies, she reveals a secret she has been keeping to her daughter. She also has a son
out of wedlock, and tells her where he is. Imtehal meets her brother, Zaki, who tries to trick her and steal from her. He even threatens her with letters. One day, Fouad finds a letter from Zaki. He misunderstands what the letter discloses and thinks that his wife is having an affair with this man. Thoraya returns to Egypt and finds that her parents have divorced.
Cast
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Faten Hamama
Faten Ahmed Hamama ( ar, فاتن حمامه ; 27 May 1931 – 17 January 2015) was an Egyptian film and television actress and film producer. She was the first wife of Ezz El-Dine Zulficar. She made her screen debut in 1939, when she was o ...
as Thoraya.
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Negma Ibrahim as the grandmother.
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Raqiya Ibrahim as Imtethal.
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Farid Shawqi
Farid Shawqi Mohammad Abdou Shawqi ( ar, فريد شوقي محمد عبده شوقي) (July 30, 1920 in El Sayyeda Zainab – July 27, 1998 in Maadi); known as Farid Shawqi ( ar, فريد شوقي) was an Egyptian actor, screenwriter and film ...
as Zaki.
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Youssef Wahbi as Fouad Bek.
References
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External links
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1946 films
1940s Arabic-language films
1946 drama films
Egyptian drama films
Egyptian black-and-white films
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