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Trivia (15)
  At the beginning of the film, it says: "To every young man who leaves his family and country in pursuit of knowledge, and to every father who wants to secure a distinguished future for his son, we dedicate this film... so the first may know the pitfalls and avoid them, and the second may recognize the path of guidance and follow it.".
  Imam's father had died.
  Imam lives next to the shop "الحاج خليل الخراج وولده".
  The rent for Emam's room is 150 piastres.
  When Imam goes to the alley to rent the room, a poster for Ibnaty can be seen in the background.
  Imam is from Hamoul, El-Batanoun district, Gharbia.
  Salwa used to call Imam "أُم أُم" in childhood.
  Imam lived in the Citadel.
  Shoukry Sarhan plays a young man on the verge of university age (16–18), although he was about thirty when he acted in the film.
  Salwa is studying to become a music teacher.
  Shafaat's husband is dead.
  There is a nice, distinctive scene when Shafaat praises Imam's eyes and then covers them with her hands; in the very next shot, we see the mule turning the millstone with its eyes covered.
  The café next to Imam's house is called: "القهوة الوطنية الكبرى".
  Imam's suit costs 16 pounds and 15 piastres.
  Imam is at the Faculty of Dar Al Uloom.
Goofs (5)
 Some lines do not match the mouth movements (such as The Greek Lady's dialogue scene and Salwa's conversation with Imam on the Nile).
 When Imam complains about the chili in the restaurant, in the next shot his hand is holding a glass that he was not holding in the previous shot.
 When the camera pulls back in the scene where Imam lights Shafaat's cigarette, the camera's shadow can be seen moving with it.
 When Shafaat looks at Imam while he is looking at the dancer, her head is tilted in the rear shot, but in the next shot (from the front) she tilts her head again.
 When Shafaat looks at Imam during Seteita's arrival in Cairo, her mouth is open, but in the next close shot it is closed.
Posters (2)