The Holy Man (1959 film)

The Holy Man (Arabic: المبروك, transliterated Al-Mabrouk) is an Egyptian film released in 1959. The film is based on Molière's play Tartuffe.

The Holy Man
المبروك
Directed byHassan Reda
Written by
Produced byMahmoud el-Meliguy
Starring
CinematographySobhi Basta
Edited by
  • Hussein Afifi
  • Nahed Makkawi
  • Sayed Bassiouni
  • Nadia Shukri
Music byFouad el-Zahery
Production
company
Silver Star Films
Distributed byHeliopolis Films
Release date
  • 1959 (1959)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

Cast and crew

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Cast

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Crew

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  • Mahmoud el-Meliguy (producer)
  • Ali Kamel (production manager)
  • Silver Star Films (studio)
  • Syed Ghorab (production manager)
  • Abdulaziz Ali (production assistant)
  • Hassan Abduljalil (production assistant)
  • Saleh al-Awadi (production assistant)
  • Hussein Tawfik (production supervisor)
  • Andrea Zendels (sound engineer)
  • Artisat Sabbagh (dialogue recorder)
  • Ali Muhammad (voice mixer)
  • Syed Abdulrahman (voice mixer)
  • Hussein Afifi (editor)
  • Nahed Makkawi (negative)
  • Sayed Bassiouini (film synthesis)
  • Nadia Shoukry (music editor)
  • Maher Abdelnour (set design)
  • Hussein Sharif (props)
  • Dongel (Ajami Abdel Rahman) (props)
  • Ali Hassan (camera director)
  • Ali Khairallah (cameraman)
  • Mohamed Shaker (assistant cameraman)
  • Hassan Reda (director)
  • Mohamed Galal (assistant director)
  • Hussein Omar (script)
  • Mahmoud Samaha (makeup)
  • Ahmed Desouky (makeup assistant)
  • Al-Ahram Studios (printing and developing)
  • Toto Khoury (celluloid lab manager)
  • Mahmoud el-Meliguy (story writer)
  • Mohamed Othman (screenplay and dialogue writer)
  • Sobhi Basta (cinematographer)
  • Fouad el-Zahery (music)
  • Kamal Merhi (arranger)
  • Heliopolis Films (distributor)

Synopsis

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The titular holy man cons people into believing in his alleged powers. Asked to treat a woman named Zainab, he researches her family to burnish his credibility. When confronted about the scam, he becomes increasingly evasive.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Kassem, Mahmoud (2006). موسوعة الأفلام الروائية في مصر والعالم العربي ("Arabic Movies Encyclopedia"), vol. 2. Cairo: General Egyptian Book Organization. p. 452.