Al-Gabalawi
Al-Gabalawi (Arabic: الجبلاوي), also known under the title Al-Gabalawi Defies the Law (Arabic: الجبلاوي يتحدى القانون) is an Egyptian film released on August 26, 1991. The film is directed by Adel El Aassar, features a screenplay written by Faisal Nada, and stars Kamal el-Shennawi, Samah Anwar, Hesham Selim, Shoukry Sarhan (his last film), Aida Riyad, Sayed Abdel Karim, and Wael Nour.[1]
| Al-Gabalawi | |
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| الجبلاوي | |
| Directed by | Adel El Aassar |
| Written by | Faisal Nada |
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Production company | Screen 2000 |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
Cast
- Kamal el-Shennawi (Al-Gabalawi)
- Samah Anwar (Wafaa)
- Hesham Selim (Hussein)
- Shoukry Sarhan (Saeed Hajj, the factory owner)
- Aida Riyad (Basima)
- Sayed Abdel Karim (Hassan)
- Wael Nour (Sakina)
Synopsis
A dispute arises between Hassan and Al-Gabalawi, leading Hassan to instigate their factory's owner Said al-Hajj to fire Al-Gabalawi, who leaves to work for a drug dealer named Abbas. Al-Gabalawi and Abbas seize a hoard worth one million Egyptian pounds and return to town to bid at an auction for the factory, which Abbas claims to have inherited and uses for his illicit business. His revenge successful, Al-Gabalawi alters Abbas's criminal ways.
External links
References
- Farrag, Said. "قصة اعتزال شكري سرحان واعتكافه بالمسجد في سنوات عمره الأخيرة". Sada El-Balad. No. March 19, 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.