The Black Market
6.7
3 votes
January 2, 1945
1h 40m
Overview
A corrupt grocer in a traditional Cairene neighborhood enters into an alliance with comprador merchants. Their goal is to hoard scarce commodities during the World WAR II, and then to sell them at vastly inflated prices. Eventually the grocer's neighbors rebel at his tactics. They call in the national athorities and the black marketeers are brought to justice.
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Cast
Zaki Rostom
ابو محمود
Emad Hamdy
حامد
Abdel Fattah Al-Qosari
سيد البقال
Aqeila Rateb
نجية
Mohamed Kamal ElMasry
هاشم الحلاق
Mohammad Tawfiq
حسن (العبيط)
Fardous Hassan
سونا (الزوجة الجديدة)
Thuraya Helmy
نعيمة
Thuraya Fakhry
أم محمود
ElSayed Bedir
مصطفى (الفران)
Abdel Hamid Zaki
حسونة الجزار
Hassan Kamel
الترزي
Fouad Jafar
ضابط التموين
Abdel Meguid Shukry
بائع السجائر
Mohamed Ragheb
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