Underplayed Gems

العبيط (1966)

العبيط poster
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1h 40m
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

An accountant named Moselhi works at a company and watches corruption go on around him without caring. Some corrupt employees think he is more clever than he looks and set a woman named Leila to trick him into revealing what he knows. When he decides to report them, everyone turns against him.

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What happens

العبيط هو فيلم مصري عرض عام 1966، بطولة فريد شوقي وناهد شريف وأبو بكر عزت، ومن إخراج السيد بدير. مصيلحي كاتب حسابات في إحدى الشركات، يراقب ما يحدث من حوله من اختلاسات وسرقات بلا مبالاة، إلا أن بعض الموظفين المرتشين يعتقدون أنه يخفي وراء شكله الأبله الكثير من الدهاء، وأنه يعرف الكثير، وقد صار مصدر خطر بالنسبة لهم، يحيلون عليه الموظفة ليلى التي تحاول إيهامه بأنها تحبه، وتسعى إلى أن تعرف منه ماذا يعلم، ويتصدى له الجميع حين يقرر إبلاغ الشرطة. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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