Film trivia - page 93
Dhliz holds all sorts of details about hundreds of films, and more are added all the time. You can read through them here:
The posters read: "The first Egyptian film in natural color.".
Faten Hamama appears as a singer at the "Jockey Club.".
The Undertaker's bill: 20 pounds (silk 7 pounds - beechwood 3 pounds...).
The pyramids can be seen from the roof of the house.
The beginning of the film takes place during Ramadan.
Sonia's fiancé: Roshdy Kamel.
The cost of Mabrouk's project was 600 pounds, and its profit was 3,455 pounds annually.
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.
The film 7Adouta Masreya shows the worker "Nabqa", on whom Youssef Chahine based the character Hannouma.
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 price of the cleaver Qenawi bought was 15 qirsh.
When Qenawy hears Abou Serea beating Hannouma, a poster for Marilyn Monroe's film Niagara (1953) can be seen in the background.
