Bab Al-7Adid
95 minutes
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Trivia (5)
When Qenawy hears Abou Serea beating Hannouma, a poster for Marilyn Monroe's film Niagara (1953) can be seen in the background.
The price of the cleaver Qenawi bought was 15 qirsh.
The film 7Adouta Masreya shows how Youssef Chahine convinced the producer to make it, on the basis that it was a comedy and included provocative shots of Hend Rostom.
The film 7Adouta Masreya shows the worker "Nabqa", on whom Youssef Chahine based the character Hannouma.
The film's failure to win an award at the Berlin Festival came as a major shock to Youssef Chahine, as he did not receive the prize even though half the jury wanted to give him the acting award.
Goofs (5)
Some of the dialogue does not match the mouth movements.
When Hannouma saves The Boy from the train, we see lottery tickets flying heavily through the air, although they were not visible in the preceding shot.
During Hannouma's conversation with her colleagues, we see her filling the can with water, but shortly afterward we see that she has not filled it yet and is about to do so.
When Hannouma goes to change her wet clothes and looks in the mirror, her hair is behind her back, but in the next mirror shot her hair is in front.
