''A Bullet in the Heart'' (,
translit. Rossassa Fel Qalb) is a 1944 Egyptian drama film directed by
Mohammed Karim
Mohammed Karim (1896–1972) () was an Egyptian actor, film director, writer, and producer, and is considered one of the most prominent figures in Egyptian cinematic history. He is credited as the first Egyptian film actor.
Biography
Moha ...
starring Egyptian actresses
Raqiya Ibrahim,
Faten Hamama
Faten Ahmed Hamama (, ; 27 May 1931 – 17 January 2015) was an Egyptian film and television actress and film producer. She made her screen debut in 1939, when she was only seven years old. Her earliest roles were minor, but her activity an ...
, musician
Mohamed Abdel Wahab
Mohamed Abdel Wahab (), also transliterated ''Mehammad Abdelwehab'', (March 13, 1902 – May 4, 1991), was a prominent 20th-century Egyptian singer, actor, and composer. He is best known for his Romantic and Egyptian patriotic songs.
He wa ...
and actor
Seraj Munir
Serag Munir (1901–1957) was an Egyptian film actor. He appeared in 46 films between 1930 and 1957.
Selected filmography
* ''The Leech (1956 film), The Leech'' (1956)
* ''Al-Malak al-Zalem'' (1954)
* ''Wafaa (1953 film), Wafaa'' (1953)
* ''La ...
. It is based on a novel by
Tewfik El-Hakim which was depicted in the 1964 play
under the same starring
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 ...
.
Plot
Mohsen is a ladies' man. He has a close friend who is a polite doctor. Mohsen meets a lady, Fifi, and falls in love with her. He later discovers that she is engaged to his friend, the doctor. Although she wants to be Mohsen's lady, not the doctor's, Mohsen abandons her—he refuses her love and remains loyal to his friend.
Cast
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Faten Hamama
Faten Ahmed Hamama (, ; 27 May 1931 – 17 January 2015) was an Egyptian film and television actress and film producer. She made her screen debut in 1939, when she was only seven years old. Her earliest roles were minor, but her activity an ...
as Najwah
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Mohamed Abdel Wahab
Mohamed Abdel Wahab (), also transliterated ''Mehammad Abdelwehab'', (March 13, 1902 – May 4, 1991), was a prominent 20th-century Egyptian singer, actor, and composer. He is best known for his Romantic and Egyptian patriotic songs.
He wa ...
as Mohsen
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Raqiya Ibrahim as Fifi
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Seraj Munir
Serag Munir (1901–1957) was an Egyptian film actor. He appeared in 46 films between 1930 and 1957.
Selected filmography
* ''The Leech (1956 film), The Leech'' (1956)
* ''Al-Malak al-Zalem'' (1954)
* ''Wafaa (1953 film), Wafaa'' (1953)
* ''La ...
as the doctor
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Zeinat Sedki
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Samia Gamal
Zeinab Ali Khalil Ibrahim Mahfouz (; 5 March 1924 – 1 December 1994), known professionally as Samia Gamal (), was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress. Gamal performed in more than 50 movies during her career. She is regarded as one of t ...
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Bechara Wakim
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Hassan Kamel
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Ali Al-Kassar
See also
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Egyptian cinema
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 ...
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A Bullet in the Heart (play)
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Salah Zulfikar filmography
Salah Zulfikar (1926–1993) was an Egyptian actor and film producer, who appeared in over 100 feature films, several short films, stage, television and radio serials. Zulfikar's film debut was in 1956 in a leading role becoming one of the most ...
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List of Egyptian films of 1944
A list of films produced in Egypt in 1944. For an A-Z list of films currently on Wikipedia, see :Egyptian films.
External links
Egyptian films of 1944at the Internet Movie Database
Egyptian films of 1944elCinema.com
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List of Egyptian films of the 1940s
References
''Rossassa Fel Qalb'' official site. Retrieved on 4 December 2006.
External links
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1944 films
1940s Arabic-language films
1944 drama films
Films directed by Mohammed Karim
Egyptian black-and-white films
Egyptian drama films
1940s Egyptian films
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