Film trivia - page 3
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The film premiered in Italy on September 23, 1965, at the Sorrento Film Festival, and was screened in West Germany on February 19, 1970.
The artist Wagdy Al-Arabi said in 2018 that he was going to play Seif Abou-Al-Naga's role in the film, chosen by director Hussein Kamal; the film was then offered to his brother Muhammad Al-Arabi, but he left the role.
From Al-Mar2A (المرأة)
In the film's credits, the film title appeared over the background of Satan Vanquished, Gustave Doré's image of Satan being expelled from heaven.
Beshir has a pet snake he calls "Fathi.".
The scene in which Beshir washes his clothes in the bathroom after falling out with Bebo imitates the famous scene from Al-Shaqqa Men 7Aq Al-Zouga!.
This is considered the first acting film for the artist Tamer Hagras, and his fee was 5,000 pounds.
The artist Tamer Hagras appeared as a model among a group of young men in the film.
The idea of Captain Shebl changing his clothes while driving the car is taken in detail from an identical "Mr. Bean" scene in his famous series.
One of the film's curiosities is that the artist Diaa Al-Mirghany played a role in it while also appearing in Qabdat Al-Helaly, which preceded this film by 25 years and from which this film borrowed some scenes.
After Kalemat Sharaf..., the law was changed to allow prison visits.
Director Youssef Chahine offered the artist Sanaa Gamil a role, so she asked him to send her the script, but he did not. She later learned that it was a role of no value to her career, merely walking from one place to another in a scene in the film, which damaged their relationship.
There seems to be some similarity between Adham's appearance at the beginning of the film and one of the characters in GTA IV: Episodes from Liberty City.