A Date at the Tower
A Date at the Tower [1] aliases: Meeting at the Tower (Arabic: موعد في البرج translit: Maww’ed fel Borg or Mawed fe elborg)[2] is a 1962 Egyptian film directed by Ezzel Dine Zulficar and starring Salah Zulfikar and Soad Hosny. Film's costume and set designer is Shadi Abdel Salam. As with many Egyptians movies of the golden age of Egyptian Cinema, it combines drama, action, and romance. The film pairs two of Egypt's most beloved stars, Salah Zulfikar and Soad Hosny who made magic together onscreen as star-crossed lovers destined to meet again at Cairo Tower. The film holds a mirror up to Egyptian society in early 1960s. It ends up with the date agreed between the two main characters at the newly built, Cairo Tower.[3][4][5][6]
| A Date at the Tower | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ezzel Dine Zulficar |
| Produced by | Salah Zulfikar |
| Screenplay by | Ezzel Dine Zulficar Mohammed Abu Youssef |
| Starring | Salah Zulfikar Soad Hosny |
| Edited by | Hussein Ahmed Abdel Aziz Fakhry |
Production company | Salah Zulfikar Films |
Release date | 12 December 1962 |
Running time | 110 mins |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
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Plot[edit]
Adel met Amaal on a ship bound for Alexandria while they were both trying to steal jewels from a wealthy elderly woman named Khadiga Hanem, who considered Adel her fiancé. An old Anatolian man loved Amaal and also wanted to court her, but the two thieves fell in love. They decided to meet at the Cairo Tower after 6 months. Adel began working as a cook on a ship; his situation improved when the captain discovered he knew a number of languages. Amaal's brother Alaa was a gangleader who tried to force his sister to continue stealing and exploting her Anatolian fiancé while he prepared to steal his money. Amaal did everything in her power and worked at a modest job despite all the difficulties, but she did not succeed in getting the money. The day came when she was supposed to meet Adel at the Cairo tower, but she had an automobile accident on the way there. Adel was waiting for her, but he found himself surrounded by Alaa's men. He was able to get away from them but he did not know what had happened to his sweetheart. Adel tried to find her and while he was looking for her, he decided he would marry her and decided to look for an honorable job. He works in a small job in a hotel and becomes a deputy director. Then he found her and they married. When the police storms Alaa's apartment, who was killed while the arrest. Adel and Amaal meet in the Cairo Tower at the appointed time and get married and went on a honeymoon to Europe.[7]
Primary Cast[edit]
- Salah Zulfikar as Adel
- Soad Hosny as Amaal
- Fouad El-Mohandes as Hassan
- Helmy Halim as Mamdouh
- Soraya Helmy as Zakia
- Zen El-Ashmawi as Alaa
- Ahmad Shawqi as hotel director
- Zainab Sedky as Fatma
- Edmond Tuema as ship manager
- Samia Rushdy as Khadiga
- Mahmoud Farag as Madbouly
References[edit]
- ↑ "10 times Salah Zulfakar pioneered best scenes in Egyptian cinema". EgyptToday. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ↑ Movie - Maweid fi albarj - 1962 Cast، Video، Trailer، photos، Reviews، Showtimes Check
|url=value (help), retrieved 2021-08-28 - ↑ "Maw3Ed Fel-Borg Film - 1962 - Dhliz - Leading Egyptian movie and artist database". dhliz.com. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ↑ "Meeting at the Tower [mawed fil-borg] (1963) - (Soad Hosny) Egyptian oversize poster F, NM $95 *". www.musicman.com. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ↑ ""بعد قبلة لمدة 3 دقائق".. كواليس شائعة زواج سعاد حسني وصلاح ذو الفقار". جريدة الدستور (in العربية). 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ↑ قاسم, محمود (2018-05-01). المدينة والفيلم (in аԥсшәа). وكاله الصحافة العربيه. Search this book on
- ↑ "Soad Hosny - Actor Filmography، photos، Video" Check
|url=value (help). elCinema.com. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
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