Struggle in the Pier

Sira` Fi al-Mina (Arabic: صراع في الميناء, English: Struggle in the Pier, but also titled Dark Waters in later releases, French: Les Eaux Noires) is a 1956 Egyptian romance/crime/drama film directed by the acclaimed Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine. It starred Omar Sharif, Ahmed Ramzy, and Faten Hamama.

Sira` Fi al-Mina صراع في الميناء
Sira` Fi al-Mina poster
Directed by	Youssef Chahine
Written by	Youssef Chahine El Sayed Bedeir
Produced by	Gabriel Telhamy
Starring	Faten Hamama Omar Sharif Ahmed Ramzy
Release date	1956 (1956)
Country	Egypt
Language	Arabic

Plot

The film takes place in a port in Alexandria and focuses on the lives of some sailors. Hamidah (Faten Hamama) works in a ship and plans to marry her cousin, Ragab (Omar Sharif), but Ragab is forced to leave for a long period. While he was away, Hamidah falls in love with Mamdouh, a wealthy man. Ragab returns three years later to find her in a relationship with someone else. He fights for her and wins her back again and marries her.

Main cast

• Faten Hamama as Hamidah
• Omar Sharif as Ragab
• Ferdoos Mohammed as Ragab's mother
• Ahmed Ramzy as Mamdouh
• Hussein Riad as Mamdouh's father
• Tawfik Aldikn as GM

References

• "Film summary" (in Arabic). Faten Hamama's official site. Retrieved 2007-01-31.

External links

• Struggle in the Pier at IMDb