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Struggle on the Nile (1959)

Directed by Atef Salem

Overview

Naïve young Muhasab is asked to accompany his more dependable friend, Mujahed, on a voyage up the Nile to Cairo. Once there, they will sell their boat, the “Bride of the Nile,” in order to buy a barge that will make their village elders more competitive in business and trade. But a ruthless business rival is determined to see that the men never reach Cairo. Matters become even more complicated when Nargis, a scheming carnival dancer, is discovered hiding out in the cargo hold of the “Bride of the Nile.”

Length 125 minutes

Actors

Omar Sharif | Rushdy Abaza | Nazim Sharawy | Hend Rostom | Hassan el Baroudi | Ahmed Al-Haddad | Tahani Rashed | Ahmad Al Haddad | Mahmoud Farag | Hassan Hamed | Hussein Ismail | Abdelghani El Nagdi | Saeed Khalil | Mohamed Kandeil