Film trivia - page 28
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Ibrahim's cat's name is "Semsem".
Director Samir Seif appeared in a brief cameo at the start of the film as the reader of the newspaper that published the news of the cabinet reshuffle.
Ahmad Zaky suggested to Moufid Fawzy that he play the presenter who would appear on his program because it was an influential program. He was left to decide what he would say as a presenter; no script was written by the director or writer, and Moufid Fawzy chose the wording and text that were said.
Mr. Wahid Hamed said that the minister's character in the film was a real person.
From Al-Masir (المصير)
Hany Salama applied to the office of "Misr International", which was seeking new faces, and artist Youssef Chahine gave him a major role in the film.
From Al-Masir (المصير)
Ibn Rushd's full name: "Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd al-Andalusi".
From Al-Masir (المصير)
The Andalusia events in the film take place in the 12th century CE.
From Al-Masir (المصير)
Youssef's father's name: Gérard Philipe.
From Al-Masir (المصير)
The film begins in "the province of Languedoc, France" in the 12th century CE.
The artist Karim Abdel-Aziz was four years old in the film; he then stopped acting until he entered the Cinema Institute in 1993.