The Song of the Heart (1932 film)

The Song of the Heart
Arabic	أنشودة الفؤاد
Directed by	Mario Volpe Stephan Rosti
Written by	Khalil Motran Edmond Nahas Stephan Rosti
Starring	George Abyad Nadra Amin
Release date	1932 (1932)
Country	Egypt

The Song of the Heart is a 1932 Egyptian film directed by Mario Volpe and Stephan Rosti and written by Khalil Motran, Edmond Nahas, and Rosti. It was the second Egyptian sound film, released the same year as the first Egyptian sound film, Sons of Aristocrats . ^[1] It was also the first Middle Eastern musical film.

The Song of the Heart was the first film to open in Cairo and Alexandria at the same time. ^[2]

Cast

Nadra Amin performing a song by Zakariyya Ahmad in The Song of the Heart

• George Abyad
• Zakariyya Ahmad
• Nadra Amin

See also

• Egyptian cinema
• List of Egyptian films of 1932

References

1. Hammad, Hanan (10 May 2022). Unknown Past: Layla Murad, the Jewish-Muslim Star of Egypt. Stanford University Press. ISBN   978-1-5036-2978-3.
2. Barham, Jeremy (31 January 2024). The Routledge Companion to Global Film Music in the Early Sound Era. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   978-0-429-99701-3.

External links

• The Song of the Heart at IMDb