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| Sayed Darwish | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ahmed Badrakhan |
| Screenplay by | Mustafa Sami Sami Dawood. |
| Story by | Mustafa Sami |
| Starring | Hind Rostom Karam Motawie |
| Music by | Abdel Halim Nowera |
Release date | 1966 |
Sayed Darwish is a 1966 biography Egyptian movie about famous and prolific Egyptian singer and composer Sayed Darwish, [1] [2] directed by Ahmed Badrakhan and starring Karam Motawie and Hind Rostom. [3] [4] [5]
The story starts with the childhood of Sayed Darwish, his youth and his approach to his aspiring career and his proven patriotism through the events of Egyptian revolution of 1919 along with his romantic relationship with belly dancer Galila. [6] The plot may have inaccurate incidents as the life of Darwish has many unverifiable stories.
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