The Nightingale's Prayer

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The Nightingale's Prayer

1959

2h 3m

7.8(27 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

This compelling tale of love and betrayal, set in the upper Egyptian countryside, follows the story of Amna as she plots her revenge on the engineer who destroyed her family's honor.

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21 members

Acting

Faten Hamama

أمنة

Acting

Ahmed Mazhar

مهندس الرّي

Acting

Zahrat El-Ola

هنادي

Acting

Amina Rizk

زهرة

Acting

Mimi Chakib

زنوبة

Acting

Ragaa Al-Giddawy

خديجة

Acting

Abdelalim Khattab

الخال جابر

Acting

Hussein Asar

المأمور

Acting

Nahed Samir

زوجة المأمور

Acting

Kawthar Ramzy

سكينة خادمة المهندس

Acting

Zaki Abdulmajeed

Unknown Role

Acting

Zaki Ibrahim

والد المهندس

Acting

حسين إسماعيل

بواب بيت المهندس

Acting

Abdel Hamid Badawi

مؤجر البيت

Acting

Kamal Emam

Unknown Role

Acting

Salwa Ezz El-Din

سنية صديقة الباشمهندس

Acting

Fateheya Ali

Unknown Role

Acting

Tousoun Motamad

Unknown Role

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Mohamed Taha

غناء

Acting

Abbas ElDaly

Unknown Role

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Falaknaz Mohammed Raafat

Unknown Role

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