Darb al-mahabil 1955

Synopsis:

Khadiga lives in a poor neighborhood with her parents. She tries to save up money so she could marry her sweetheart Taha. Taha buys a lottery ticket in hope of winning a lot of money, but it ends up in Khadiga's religious father's hands who throws it away. The ticket gets picked up by the town's fool, who gets lucky and wins, driving the town into chaos.

Directed by: Tawfiq Saleh
Written by: Naguib Mahfouz & Tawfiq Saleh
Runtime: 90 minutes
Cast:
Shoukry Sarhan
Shoukry Sarhan
طة - صبى العجلاتى 
Berlanty Abdel Hamid
Berlanty Abdel Hamid
خديجة عزوز 
Tawfiq Al-Deqen
Tawfiq Al-Deqen
عبده عماره 
Abdel Ghani Qamar
Abdel Ghani Qamar
قفه - الأبله 
nadia el sabaa
nadia el sabaa
سنيه بيومى - العاهره 
Hassan El Baroudy
Hassan El Baroudy
الأسطى عماره - العجلاتى 
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Also known as:
  • La Ruelle des fous
  • The Alley of Fools
  • The Backstreets of the Madmen
  • The Fools Alley