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The Beginning and the End, is a 1960 Egyptian movie, directed by Salah Abu Seif, and starring Omar Sharif, Sanaa Gamil, Farid Shawqy. with a runtime of 130 minutes.
Bidaya wa Nihaya (The Beginning and the End) is an Egyptian drama series adapted from Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz's celebrated novel of the same name. Set against the backdrop of poverty and social decline in Egypt, the story follows a family torn apart after the death of their breadwinner. The eldest son Hassan turns to the drug trade, the middle son Hussein enrolls in a police academy seeking a better future, and their sister Nafisa takes a secret path that threatens to destroy what little dignity the family has left. A powerful exploration of desperation, class, and moral compromise, this landmark Arabic drama remains one of the most enduring adaptations of Mahfouz's literary legacy.
The Beginning and the End is a 1960 Egyptian film directed by Salah Abouseif and based on the 1950 novel by the same name. It was the first film adapted from a novel written by Naguib Mahfouz. The Beginning and the End is the 7th in the top 10 films of the list of the Top 100 Egyptian films of all time.
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