Chitchat on the Nile
Chitchat on the Nile (Adrift on the Nile) is a 1971 film based on the 1966 novel Adrift on the Nile by Egyptian Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz. It is directed by Hussein Kamal and stars Ahmed Ramzy, Magda El-Khatib, Emad Hamdy, Adel Adham, Mervat Amin, Soheir Ramzi and Naemat Mokhtar. The film is a member in Top 100 Egyptian films list.
Plot
The film addresses the decadence of Egyptian society during the Gamal Abdel Nasser era.
Cast
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| author | Naguib Mahfouz |
|---|---|
| director | Hussein Kamal |
| editor | Rashida Abdel Salam |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | ahmed ramzy civil servant egypt egyptian egyptian government elite emad hamdi gamal abdel nasser hashish hookah low class middle class nile politics of egypt shisha smoke society |
| musicBy | Ali Esmaeil |
| producer | Gamal El-Laithy |
| productionCompany | Gamal El-Laithy Films |
| publisher | Gamal El-Laithy Films |