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Qais and Laila, is a 1939 Egyptian movie, directed by Ibrahim Lama, and starring Amina Rizk, Abdel Meguid Shukry, Bishara Wakim. with a runtime of 105 minutes.
Qais and Laila is a classical Arabic romantic film that retells the timeless legend of ill-fated love. Qais pours his devotion for his cousin Laila into poetry, proclaiming his love openly — until his rival Ghabeer schemes against him, commissioning the poet Mamoun to compose obscene verses about Laila and attribute them falsely to Qais. When the poems reach Laila's father, he forbids the union and gives Laila's hand to Prince Ward instead. Broken by grief, Qais loses his mind and wanders the desert, composing mournful verses about his lost love until he dies embracing her grave. The film immortalizes one of the Arab world's most enduring tragic love stories with poetic grandeur and emotional depth.
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