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The Girl from Paris (1950)

The Girl from Paris poster
Directed by
Helmy Rafla
Country
Kingdom of Egypt
Runtime
1h 37m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An Egyptian girl pretends to be a Parisian dancer to help a musician secure a theater contract.

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What happens

The Girl from Paris (Arabic: بنت باريز, translit. Bint Bariz) is an Egyptian film released in 1950. It was directed by Helmy Rafla and used a screenplay by Abo El Seoud El Ebiary. Bruno Salvi was the cinematographer. The film stars Taheyya Kariokka as an Egyptian girl who masquerades as a Parisian dancer in order to help a musician (portrayed by Mohamed Fawzi) fulfill his promised contract at a theatre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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