Virgo[1] (Arabic: برج العذراء, translit. Borj Al-Athraa, aliases: The Planet of the Virgo) is a 1970 Egyptian film directed by Mahmoud Zulfikar.[2][3][4] It stars Salah Zulfikar, Nahed Sherif and Adel Emam.[5][6][7][8][9]

Virgo
Arabicبرج العذراء
Directed byMahmoud Zulfikar
Written byFarouk Saeed
Produced byKhalil Diab
Starring
CinematographyAli Khair Allah
Edited byFekry Rostom
Production
company
El Shoala Films
Distributed byGeneral Egyptian Organization for Cinema Production
Release date
  • 3 October 1970 (1970-10-03) (Egypt)
CountryEgypt
LanguageEgyptian Arabic

Synopsis

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Fahmy is an ardent believer in Astrology and horoscopes and manages his life according to them. And a number of events increase his conviction, such as his promotion at work, which the horoscope predicts, the death of his uncle, and then his inheritance from him. An astrologer convinces him that his age is linked to a Virgo girl who has a black birthmark, which he is looking for. He discovers that she is Nana the fiancée of his friend Amin, so he tries to save her life. Nana and Ilham his wife agree on a plan to convince Fahmy of the mistake of relying on astrology.

Crew

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  • Director: Mahmoud Zulfikar
  • Screenplay: Farouk Saeed
  • Production studio: El Shoala Films (Mohamed Younes)
  • Distributor: General Egyptian Organization for Cinema Production
  • Cinematographer: Ali Khair Allah
  • Editor: Fekry Rostom

Cast

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  • Salah Zulfikar as (Fahmy)
  • Nahed Sherif as (Nana)
  • Adel Emam as (Amin)
  • Lebleba as (Ilham)
  • Hussein Ismail as (GM of sub-contractor)
  • Mokhtar Amin as (Hussain)
  • Kawthar Shafik as (Hanaa)
  • Sanaa Younes as (Ehsan)
  • Hussein El Touni as (Ismail)
  • Fifi Youssef as (Hussein's wife)
  • Khadiga Mahmoud as (cigarette seller)
  • Abdel Ghani Al-Nagdy as (Dajil Falafel)
  • El Sayed Rady as (Khalil Diab - Psychiatrist)
  • Abdel Moneim Abdel Rahman as (Ali)
  • Amira as herself
  • Farouk Falawkas as (lawyer)
  • Saleh El-Iskandarani as (Officer of Sub Contractor)
  • Mohammed Sultan as (Kamal)
  • Emad Muharram as (invitee at the home evening party)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Virgo - Reviews". CinemaOne. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  2. ^ Aswānī, Aḥmad (1983). الصمت المرفوض (in Arabic).
  3. ^ Virgo (1970), retrieved 2022-01-16
  4. ^ Sudanow. Ministry of Culture and Information. 1977.
  5. ^ Movie - Virgo - 1970 Cast، Video، Trailer، photos، Reviews، Showtimes, retrieved 2021-07-27
  6. ^ "Borga Al-3Athra2 Film - 1972 - Dhliz - Leading Egyptian movie and artist database". dhliz.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  7. ^ قاسم, أ محمود (1999). دليل الممثل العربي في سينما القرن العشرين (in Arabic). مجموعة النيل العربية. ISBN 978-977-5919-02-1.
  8. ^ بيدس, أشرف (2018-01-01). عادل إمام (in Arabic). Sama For Publishing & Distributiom. ISBN 978-977-781-148-4.
  9. ^ Borj Al-Athraa (1972) Movie. Where To Watch Streaming Online, retrieved 2022-01-19
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