''Return My Heart'' (, translit: ''Rodd Qalbi'') is a 1957

Egyptian film The Egyptian film industry is today based mainly in Cairo, which is sometimes referred to as Hollywood on the Nile, Hollywood of the Middle East or Hollywood of the East, despite having its beginnings in the city of Alexandria in the early 20t ...

directed by

Ezz El-Dine Zulficar Ezz El-Dine Ahmed Mourad Zulficar (; 28 October 1919 – 1 July 1963) was an Egyptian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer known for his distinctive style, which blends romance and action. He is widely regarded one of the most influen ...

and written by

Yusuf Sibai Yusuf Mohamed Mohamed Abdel Wahab Al-Sibai (; June 17, 1917 – February 18, 1978) was an Egyptians, Egyptian writer, soldier, and politician. Early life and education Sibai was born in 1919. He graduated at the Egyptian Military Academy in 19 ...

and Ezz El-Dine Zulficar. It stars

Shoukry Sarhan Mohamed Shoukry El Husseiny Sarhan (13 March 1925 – 19 March 1997, ), better known as Shoukry Sarhan (), was an Egyptian actor. He is regarded as one of the greatest Egyptian actors of all time. Life and career Sarhan was born in El Sha ...

Mariam Fakhr Eddine Mariam Mohamed Fakhr Eddine (, 8 September 1933 – 3 November 2014) was an Egyptian film and television actress, and was the second wife of prominent filmmaker Mahmoud Zulfikar (1914 – 1970). She was nicknamed the "Belle of the Screen" (). Be ...

Salah Zulfikar Salah El-Din Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar (, ; 18 January 1926 – 22 December 1993) was an Egyptian actor and film producer. He started his career as a Egyptian National Police, police officer, before becoming an actor in 1956. He is regarded as one o ...

Hussein Riad Hussein Mohamed Shafiq (, more commonly known by his stage name Hussein Riad (, (1897–1965)) was an Egyptian actor, who mainly played "dad roles". His career spanned about 46 years and he appeared in approximately 320 films, 240 theater plays, a ...

and

Hind Rostom Hind Hussain Mohammed or Nariman Hussein Murad, more commonly known by her stage name Hind Rostom, ( ; November 12, 1929 – August 8, 2011) was an Egyptian actress and is considered one of the icons in the Cinema of Egypt, Egyptian cinema, as sh ...

. The film is listed in the Top 100 Egyptian films of the 20th century.

Synopsis

The film chronicles the story of a poor young man, the son of Janaini, named Ali (

) and his brother Hussein (

), and Ali and his immortal love for a rich princess named Engy (Mariam Fakhr eddine) does not see the light of class discrimination, and her father's categorical rejection of that marriage. Their relationship becomes complicated when her father learns of this relationship, so he expels Ali's father, and Engy threatens that he will smite her lover if she does not back down. In fact, Engy backs down from the relationship and becomes engaged to someone else. Ali's life is turned upside down, and he and Engy's life becomes complicated; As he felt that Engy had betrayed him.

Crew

* Director:

* Story writer:

* Screenplay: Ezz El-Dine Zulficar * Producer: Asia Dagher * Cinematographer: Wahid Farid * Editor: Kamal Abu El Ela * Music: Fouad El Zahery * Studio: Lotus Film * Distributor: Lotus Film

Cast

as officer Ali Abdul Wahed *

Mariam Fakhr eddine Mariam Mohamed Fakhr Eddine (, 8 September 1933 – 3 November 2014) was an Egyptian film and television actress, and was the second wife of prominent filmmaker Mahmoud Zulfikar (1914 – 1970). She was nicknamed the "Belle of the Screen" (). Be ...

as Princess Engy *

as officer Hussein Abdul Wahed * Hussain Riad as Al-Rais Abdul Wahed Al-ganaini, father of Ali and Hussein *

as the dancer Karima *

Ferdoos Mohammed Ferdoos Mohammed (; 13 July 1906 in Egypt – 22 September 1961) was an Egyptian actress, famous for playing the role of a mother or a motherly figure lady in Egyptian films in the 1940s and 1950s. Partial filmography * ''Ibn El-balad'' * '' ...

as mother of Ali and Hussein * Ahmed Allam as Prince Ismail Kamal *

Zahret El-Ola Zahret El-Ola Mohamed Bakeer (; 10 June 1934 – 18 December 2013) was an Egyptian actress, famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s, the golden age of Egyptian cinema. She is considered one of the iconic actresses ...

as Bahiya, the daughter of Ali's aunt and Hussain's wife *

Ahmed Mazhar Ahmed Hafez Mazhar (; 8 October 1917 – 8 May 2002) was an Egyptian actor. He graduated from the military academy in 1938 Rushdy Abaza Rushdy Saiid Bughdadi Abaza () (3 August 1926 – 27 July 1980) was an Egyptian film and television actor. He was considered one of the most charming actors in the Egyptian film industry and is one of the most famous. He died of brain cancer at t ...

as Refaat the friend of Ali and Hussein *

Adly Kasseb Adly Kasseb عدلى كاسب (full name: Adly Abdel Hamid Kasseb) (April 21, 1918 – September 13, 1978) was an Egyptian actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a product ...

* Iskandar Mansi as a colleague farmer and friend of Al-Rais Abdel Wahed

In culture

Since its release in 1957, the film has been shown on the Egyptian state television on every 23 July, which is the anniversary of the

1952 revolution The Egyptian revolution of 1952, also known as the 1952 coup d'état () and the 23 July Revolution (), was a period of profound political, economic, and societal change in Egypt. On 23 July 1952, the revolution began with the toppling of King ...

, due to the fact that the main character, Ali, joined the Free Officers Movement which carried out the revolution.

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