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Virtue for Sale

1950 film directed by Mahmoud Zulfikar

Virtue for Sale (Arabic: أخلاق للبيع, translit. Akhlaq li - l bay or Akhlaq lil bai, aliases: Ethics for Sale or Little Virtues) is a 1950 Egyptian comedy film directed by and starring Mahmoud Zulfikar.[1][2][3][4] The film is based on Yusuf Sibai's story Land of Hypocrisy.[5][6] Primary cast includes Faten Hamama and Mimi Chakib.[7][8]

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Synopsis

In a fantasy, the film revolves around a husband who is suffering from his mother-in-law until he encounters a man who sells morality in powders. He buys the powder of courage to face his domineering mother-in-law and changes his life. He decides to go back to the seller and ask for new ones.

Crew

  • Directed by: Mahmoud Zulfikar
  • Story: Yusuf Sibai
  • Screenplay: Abo El Seoud El Ebiary
  • Cinematography: Celilio
  • Editing: Albert Naguib
  • Producer: Mahmoud Zulfikar
  • Production studio: Mahmoud Zulfikar films – Aziza Amir films
  • Distribution: Bahna films

Cast

  • Mahmoud Zulfikar: (Ahmad)
  • Faten Hamama: (Amina)
  • Mimi Chakib: (Amina's mother)
  • Mahmoud Shokoko: (Bulbul)
  • Ali al-Kassar: (the seller of morals)
  • Shafiq Noureddine: (Cohen the owner of the pension)
  • Kitty: (Dancer Katina)
  • Ali Abdel-Aal: (Katina's father)
  • Abdel Hamid Zaki: (Director)
  • Zaki Ibrahim: (Amina's uncle)
  • Aliya Fawzy: (Maid Amina and Ahmed)
  • Toson Metemed: (Hospital nurse)
  • Mohammed Sobeih: (the thief)
  • Abdel Moneim Bassiouni: (employee)
  • Mohsen Hassanein: (the drunk customer)

References

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    قاسم, محمود. موسوعة الأفلام العربية - المجلد الأول (in Arabic). E-Kutub Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78058-309-9.
  2. [2]
    قاسم, محمود. جميلات السينما المصرية (in Arabic). وكالة الصحافة العربية.
  3. [3]
    Khouri, Malek (2010). The Arab National Project in Youssef Chahine's Cinema. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-354-8.
  4. [4]
    Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
  5. [5]
    Khouri, Malek (2010). The Arab National Project in Youssef Chahine's Cinema. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-354-8.
  6. [6]
    "Akhlaq Lil Bay'e". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  7. [7]
    Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-84586-958-5.
  8. [8]
    arabe (France), Institut du monde (1995). Egypte, 100 ans de cinéma (in French). IMA. ISBN 978-2-906062-81-8.
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