My Wife, the Director General
Theatrical release poster
Egyptian Arabicمراتي مدير عام
Directed byFatin Abdel Wahab
Written by
  • Abdel Hameed Gouda Al Sahar
  • Saad Eldin Wahba
Produced bySalah Zulfikar
Starring
CinematographyMahmoud Fahmy
Edited byRashida Abdel Salam
Music byAli Ismael
Production
company
Distributed byGeneral Egyptian Corporation for Cinema and Television
Release date
  • January 20, 1966 (1966-01-20)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageEgyptian Arabic

My Wife, the Director General (Egyptian Arabic: مراتي مدير عام, translit.Miraty Modir 'Am) is a 1966 Egyptian Comedy film directed by Fatin Abdel Wahab.[1] It stars Salah Zulfikar and Shadia. The film is listed in the Top 100 Egyptian films of the 20th century.[2][3]

Plot

Hussein Omar, the head of the projects department, is surprised by the transfer of his wife, Ismat Fahmy, as the general manager of the construction company he works for. This stems from many paradoxes from his co-workers and the different temperament of his wife in dealing with him at work from home.

Cast

  • Salah Zulfikar as Hussein Omar
  • Shadia as Ismat Fahmy
  • Tawfik El Deken as Abou El Khir Hassanein
  • Yousuf Shaaban as the director's secretary
  • Shafik Nour El Din as Abdel 'Awy
  • Kariman as Aida
  • El Deif Ahmed as Hotel waiter
  • Adel Emam as Abou El Magd
  • Abdul Mohsen Selim as Suleiman
  • Hussein Ismail as The janitor
  • Hala Fakher as Nawal
  • Nabila El-Sayed as The Maid
  • Hassan Atlah as Abu Khalil
  • Muhammad Shawqi as the driver

See also

References

  1. Sloan, Jane (26 March 2007). Reel Women: An International Directory of Contemporary Feature Films about Women. ISBN 9781461670827.
  2. "Top 100 Egyptian Films (CIFF)". IMDb. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. Research (SBSR) 1999 Unfulfilled Promises: Women's Rights in Egypt. 1999.


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