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A list of films produced in Egypt in 1968. For an A-Z list of films currently on Wikipedia, see Category:Egyptian films.
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A list of films produced in Egypt in 1968. For an A-Z list of films currently on Wikipedia, see Category:Egyptian films.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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| Thalath Nesaa (Three Women) | Samir Chamas | Salah Zulfikar, Mervat Amin, Sabah, Huda Sultan | Drama | |||
| Al Nil wal Hayah (The Nile and the Life) | Youssef Chahine | Salah Zulfikar, Emad Hamdy, Madiha Salem | Drama | |||
| El Ragol Elazy Faqad Zilloh (The Man who Lost his Shadow) | Kamal El Sheikh | Salah Zulfikar, Magda, Kamal El-Shennawi | Drama | |||
| Afreet Mirati (My Wife’s Goblin) | Fatin Abdel Wahab | Salah Zulfikar, Shadia | Romantic comedy | |||
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