The Will
The Will or Determination (, translit. El-Azeema) is a 1939 Egyptian film, directed by Kamal Selim. It stars Fatima Rushdi. The film is considered one of the greatest Egyptian movies of all time, and has been voted the best Egyptian film of all time in the list of Top 100 Egyptian films in 20th century, among other websites and magazines. The Will was produced by Egypt Film Studio for Studio Misr and was released on November 6, 1939 by Studio Misr.
Plot
A young couple, Muhammad and Fatima, fall in love and get married. However, their bliss is cut short when Muhammad loses his job and is forced to work as fabric salesman, without telling his wife. Some of the neighbors then scheme to get Fatima to see her husband working as a fabric salesman. Things turn around when his reason for dismissal from his old job disappears and he is rehired, and all seems well for the young couple. The film paints a vivid picture of the economic crisis that ravaged Egypt in the 1930s.
Cast
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| director | Kamal Selim |
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| editor | Kamal Selim |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | economic crisis egypt force kingdom of egypt married young couple |
| musicBy | Abdul-Hamid Abdulrahman |
| producer | Egypt Film Studio |
| productionCompany | Studio Misr |
| publisher | Studio Misr |
| theme | musical comedy |