A Husband on Vacation [1] also known as A Husband on Holiday (Egyptian Arabic: زوج في إجازة, translit.Zawg fe Agaza or Zogue fi ijaza or Zogue fe Agaza)[2][3][4] is a 1964 Egyptian romantic comedy film starring Salah Zulfikar and Laila Taher. The film is written by Rashad Hegazi and directed by Mohamed Abdel Gawad.[5][6][7][8]

A Husband on Vacation
Egyptian Arabicزوج في إجازة
EnglishA Husband on Holiday
ArabicZogue fi ijaza
Directed byMohamed Abdel Gawad
Written byRashad Hegazi
Produced byKhalil Shawqi
Starring
CinematographyAdel Abdel Azim
Edited byAlbert Naguib
Music byYoussef Shawqi
Production
company
General Company for Arab Film Production
Distributed byGeneral Company for Arab Film Production
Release date
  • 1 January 1964 (1964-01-01)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageEgyptian Arabic

Plot

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Essam Nour El-Din is married to Gamalat and decides to escape from the boredom of his married life, so he claims to his wife that he is assigned to work for several months in the city of Aswan. Essam travels to Alexandria, to spend a vacation trip, when his wife discovers his trick, and decides to teach him a lesson, disguising herself as a playful blonde girl named Rosita. Rosita or Gamalat tempts Essam, who falls in love with her, and events follow.

Crew

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  • Screenplay: Rashad Hegazi
  • Directed by: Mohamed Abdel Gawad
  • Production Studio: General Company for Arab Film Production
  • Distribution: General Company for Arab Film Production
  • Cinematography: Adel Abdel Azim
  • Music: Youssef Shawqi

Cast

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  • Salah Zulfikar as Essam Nour El-Din
  • Laila Taher as Gamalat
  • Nadia El-Noqrashi as Fatima
  • Abu Bakr Ezzat as Hussein
  • Omar Afifi as Ahmed, Rawya's husband
  • Hala El Shawarby as a Rawya
  • Abdel-Khaleq Saleh as Bahgat Abdel Salam
  • Fifi Saeed as Sania, Gamalat's mother
  • Hussein Ismail as Sayed the janitor
  • Edmond Toema as the waiter
  • Gamil Ezz El-Din as Yousry

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cairo Times. Cairo Times. March 2004.
  2. ^ الثقافة العمالية (in Arabic). المؤسسة الثقافية العمالية للاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي. 1964.
  3. ^ المعرفة (in Arabic). وزارة الثقافة والإرشاد القومي. 1973.
  4. ^ "A Husband on Holiday | GoldPoster Movie Poster Gallery". GoldPoster. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  5. ^ "Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Salah Zulfikar". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  6. ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
  7. ^ Movie - Zawg Fe Agaza - 1964 Cast، Video، Trailer، photos، Reviews، Showtimes, retrieved 2022-07-26
  8. ^ "Laila Taher". www.listal.com. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
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