''Cairo 30'' ( ar, القاهرة 30,
translit. Al-Qāhira 30) is a 1966 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 by
Salāḥ Abu Seif,
and based on
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha ( arz, نجيب محفوظ عبد العزيز ابراهيم احمد الباشا, ; 11 December 1911 – 30 August 2006) was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature. M ...
's 1945 novel ''Modern Cairo''. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
39th Academy Awards
The 39th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1966, were held on April 10, 1967, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Bob Hope.
Only two of the Best Picture nominees were nominated fo ...
, but was not accepted as a nominée.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Soad Hosny
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as Ihsan
*
Ahmed Mazhar as The minister
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Hamdy Ahmed as Mahgoub Abdel Dayem
* Abdelmonem Ibrahim as Ahmed Bedier
* Tawfik El Deken as Shahata Tourky
* Abdelaziz Mikewy as Ali Taha
* Aqeila Rateb as The minister's wife
* Ahmed Tawfik as Salem El Ekshidy
*
Bahiga Hafez as Ikram hanem
See also
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List of submissions to the 39th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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References
External links
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1966 films
1966 drama films
Egyptian drama films
1960s Arabic-language films
Films directed by Salah Abu Seif
Films based on works by Naguib Mahfouz
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