Madraset El Moshaghbeen (Arabic: مدرسة المشاغبين; English: School of the Rowdies) is a popular Egyptian comedy play written by Ali Salem and directed by Galal El Sharkawy. It is a loose retelling of To Sir with Love.[1] It starred a cast of newcomers like Adel Emam, Saeed Saleh, Younes Shalaby, Ahmad Zaki, and Hasan Mustafa.
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.jpg) Adel Imam and Saeed Saleh gathering behind the stage during the performance of Madrast Al-Mushaghebeen in 1973 | |
| Directed by | Galal El Sharkawy |
| Written by | Ali Salem |
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Running time | 252 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
Overview
editUnlike the original film, which is a drama dealing with racial and social issues in an inner city school, the Egyptian remake is primarily a comedy about five most notoriously bad students in the country who keep failing and retaking their last year of high school whose previous teachers were all led to mental breakdowns due to their pranks.
Madraset el-Moshaghbeen starred a cast of relatively new actors at the time, but due to its major success in Egypt and the Middle East it led the actors into stardom. Adel Imam was praised for his comedy and kicked started his career as one of the most popular comedic actors in the Middle East. Ahmad Zaki was highly praised for his role as Ahmed" and later did more serious roles in film. [2]
Plot
editThe story takes place in a school that consists of five rebellious students grouped together in one class, who have failed, for over a decade, to graduate school. The principal decides to hire a new female teacher, thinking that she can improve the behavior of these students. Effat, the new female teacher, takes on the task, meeting with little initial success. The plot concerns the back and forth between the students and their teacher's attempts at working with them.[3]
Legacy
editThe play is considered a classic, and is an Eid favourite.[4] It was released on Netflix in 2020.[5] In 2021, after decades in black and white, the play began streaming in colour, after sponsoring by the Saudi General Entertainment Authority.[6]
Cast
edit- Mervat Amin as Teacher Afaf
- Suhair El-Babili as Effat
- Adel Emam as Bahgat El Abasery
- Saeed Saleh as Morsi El Zanaty
- Younes Shalabi as Mansour
- Hadi El-Gayyar as Lotfy
- Ahmad Zaki as Ahmad
- Hassan Moustafa as Abdel Moati the Principal
- Nazeem Sha'rawi as Bahgat's father
- Abd Allah Farghali as Allam El Mallawanny
- Samir Waly El Din as Jaber[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Galal Alsharkawy,My life in the theater, Vol. 2, Al Hai'a al Misriya al Amma lil Kitab, 2001.
- ^ بوابة السينما (2010-09-18). "* ماهو المنطق ؟ // نظرة نقدية متواضعة لــ مدرسة المشاغبين // - بوابة السينما". Cingate.net. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ "السينما - ملخص القصة : مسرحية مدرسة المشاغبين 1973". Elcinema.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ "Eid Al Fitr 2021: Adel Imam's 'Madraset el-Moshaghbeen' to be shown in colour on MBC's Shahid". The National. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ Writer, ByStaff. "Our Favourite Classic Egyptian Plays Are Coming to Netflix Just In Time for Eid". SceneArabia. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ "Egyptian comedy theatre classic Madraset Al-Moshaghbeen to stream in colour during Fitr Feast - Entertainment - Arts & Culture". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ "Madrasat El-Moshaghebeen (1973)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.