Underplayed Gems

The Poor Millionaire (1959)

The Poor Millionaire poster
Original title
المليونير الفقير
Directed by
Hasan Elsifi
Genre
drama, comedy
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A person who appears to be wealthy is actually struggling with money. The film follows their humorous attempts to keep up appearances. It is a musical comedy from the 1950s.

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What happens

The Poor Millionaire (Arabic: المليونير الفقير, romanized: Al-Milyunayr Al-Faqir) is an Egyptian film released in 1959. It was directed by Hasan El-Saifi, and is starring Ismail Yassine, and Fayza Ahmed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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