Lady Anbar (Arabic: عنبر, lit. “Anbar”) is an Egyptian musical comedy film starring Laila Mourad and Anwar Wagdi. Alongside Wagdi and Mourad, the latter of whom sings the signature number, "اللي يقدر على قلبي" (“Who Can Hold My Heart?”), the movie stars Ismail Yassine, Aziz Othman, Mahmoud Shokoko, and Elias Moadab.

Lady Anbar
عنبر
Directed byAnwar Wagdi
StarringAnwar Wagdi
Laila Mourad
Ismail Yassine
Elias Moadab
Mahmoud Shokoko
Zeinat Sedki
Aziz Othman
Stephan Rosti
Bishara Wakim
Hassan Fayek
Sayed Abu Bakr
Farid Shawqi
Reyad El Kasabgy
Abdel Waress Assar
Production
company
United Film Company (Wagdi’s studio)
Release date
  • 1948 (1948)
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

Songs

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Most of the film's songs feature lyrics by Hussein Al-Sayed Al-Azab and music by Mohammed Abdel Wahab. The exception is the traditional muwashshah (a sonnet-like form), "ملا الكاسات وسقاني" (lit.: “Fill My Glass with Rain”).

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Bibliography

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  • Kassem, Mahmoud. موسوعة الأفلام الروائية في مصر والعالم العربي (“Arabic Movies Encyclopedia”), vol. 2. Cairo: General Egyptian Book Organization, 2006.