The Black Market (1945)
A corrupt grocer in a traditional Cairene neighborhood enters into an alliance with comprador merchants. Their goal is to hoard scarce commodities during the World WAR II, and then to sell them at vastly inflated prices. Eventually the grocer's neighbors rebel at his tactics. They call in the national athorities and the black marketeers are brought to justice.
The Black MarketDrama
Cast
- Zaki Rostom — ابو محمود
- Emad Hamdy — حامد
- Abdel Fattah Al-Qosari — سيد البقال
- Aqeila Rateb — نجية
- Mohamed Kamal ElMasry — هاشم الحلاق
- Mohammad Tawfiq — حسن (العبيط)
- Fardous Hasan — سونا (الزوجة الجديدة)
- Thuraya Helmy — نعيمة
- Thuraya Fakhry — أم محمود
- ElSayed Bedir — مصطفى (الفران)
- Abdel Hamid Zaki — حسونة الجزار
- Hassan Kamel — الترزي
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