Underplayed Gems

The River of Love (1960)

The River of Love poster
Original title
نهر الحب
Directed by
Ezz El Dine Zulficar
Genre
drama, romance
Country
Egypt
Runtime
2h
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A married Egyptian woman falls into a passionate affair with a young cavalry officer. The story follows the consequences of their forbidden love in high society.

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What happens

The River of Love (Arabic: نهر الحب, romanized: Nahr al-Ḥub, Nahr el hob) is a 1960 Egyptian romance film starring Faten Hamama and Omar Sharif. It was directed by Ezz El-Dine Zulficar and based on Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel, Anna Karenina. The film was listed in the top 100 Egyptian films in 1996. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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