Ashiaa la toshtra (Arabic: أشياء لا تشترى, lit. “Things Not to Buy”) is an Egyptian film released in 1970. It was written by Amin Youssef Ghorab, directed by Ahmed Diaa Eddine, and produced by the Egyptian General Film Organization. The film stars Nour El-Sherif, Shams al-Baroudi, and Yehia Chahine.[1][2][3][4]

Ashiaa la toshtra
أشياء لا تشترى
Directed byAhmed Diaa Eddine
Written byAmin Yousseff Ghurab
Abduljawad al-Dhani (scenario)
Produced byKamel Madkour
StarringNour El-Sherif
Shams al-Baroudi
Yehia Chahine
Music byMaali Al-Hefnawy and Abdulaziz Fakhri (sound editing)
Rowaida Adnan and Soheir El-Barouni (vocals)
Hassan Nashaat and Hussein Ghobashi (music and lyrics)
Production
company
Release date
  • 1970 (1970)
Running time
95
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

Synopsis edit

A rich mayor marries a vivacious woman in Cairo and visits her weekly. His daughter Samira, meanwhile, is in love with her cousin Youssef. The mayor’s wife falls in love with Samira’s music teacher Mahmoud, who comes to her house regularly when Samira does. The mayor’s wife begins spending his money on Mahmoud and leaves him bankrupt, prompting Samira to expose the truth.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Kassem, Mahmoud (December 2017). موسوعة الأفلام العربية ("Arabic Movies Encyclopedia"), Vol. 1. London: E-Kutub, Ltd. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-78058-309-9. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ^ Qāsim, Maḥmūd; Wahbī, Yaʻqūb (1999). Dalīl al-mumaththil al-ʻArabī fī sīnimā al-qarn al-ʻishrīn ("The Arab Actor's Guide to Twentieth-Century Cinema") (1st ed.). Cairo: Arab Nile Group. p. 1891. ISBN 978-977-5919-02-1. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ^ Al-Saeed, Rehab (August 11, 2019). "محطات فى حياة الفنان نور الشريف". Gomhuria Online. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b Abdelqader, Samia (March 18, 2020). "اليوم .. ذكري وفاة الفنان يحي شاهين". El-Zman. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. ^ Al-Mutawa, Abdullah (September 6, 2019). "نجمات الظل في السينما المصرية". Al Ayam. No. 11107. Retrieved 18 July 2021.