Virtue for Sale (Arabic: أخلاق للبيع, translit. Akhlaq li - l bay or Akhlaq lil bai, aliases: Ethics for Sale or Little Virtues) is a 1950 Egyptian comedy film directed by and starring Mahmoud Zulfikar.[1][2][3][4] The film is based on Yusuf Sibai's story Land of Hypocrisy.[5][6] Primary cast includes Faten Hamama and Mimi Chakib.[7][8]
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| Arabic | أخلاق للبيع |
| Directed by | Mahmoud Zulfikar |
| Written by | Yusuf Sibai |
| Screenplay by | Abo El Seoud El Ebiary |
| Produced by | Mahmoud Zulfikar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Celilio |
| Edited by | Albert Naguib |
| Music by | Ahmed Sedqi |
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| Distributed by | Bahna films |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
Synopsis
editIn a fantasy, the film revolves around a husband who is suffering from his mother-in-law until he encounters a man who sells morality in powders. He buys the powder of courage to face his domineering mother-in-law and changes his life. He decides to go back to the seller and ask for new ones.
Crew
edit- Directed by: Mahmoud Zulfikar
- Story: Yusuf Sibai
- Screenplay: Abo El Seoud El Ebiary
- Cinematography: Celilio
- Editing: Albert Naguib
- Producer: Mahmoud Zulfikar
- Production studio: Mahmoud Zulfikar films – Aziza Amir films
- Distribution: Bahna films
Cast
edit- Mahmoud Zulfikar: (Ahmad)
- Faten Hamama: (Amina)
- Mimi Chakib: (Amina's mother)
- Mahmoud Shokoko: (Bulbul)
- Ali al-Kassar: (the seller of morals)
- Shafiq Noureddine: (Cohen the owner of the pension)
- Kitty: (Dancer Katina)
- Ali Abdel-Aal: (Katina's father)
- Abdel Hamid Zaki: (Director)
- Zaki Ibrahim: (Amina's uncle)
- Aliya Fawzy: (Maid Amina and Ahmed)
- Toson Metemed: (Hospital nurse)
- Mohammed Sobeih: (the thief)
- Abdel Moneim Bassiouni: (employee)
- Mohsen Hassanein: (the drunk customer)
References
edit- ^ قاسم, محمود. موسوعة الأفلام العربية - المجلد الأول (in Arabic). E-Kutub Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78058-309-9.
- ^ قاسم, محمود. جميلات السينما المصرية (in Arabic). وكالة الصحافة العربية.
- ^ Khouri, Malek (2010). The Arab National Project in Youssef Chahine's Cinema. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-354-8.
- ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
- ^ Khouri, Malek (2010). The Arab National Project in Youssef Chahine's Cinema. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-354-8.
- ^ "Akhlaq Lil Bay'e". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-84586-958-5.
- ^ arabe (France), Institut du monde (1995). Egypte, 100 ans de cinéma (in French). IMA. ISBN 978-2-906062-81-8.