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The Wedding Night (1966)

The Wedding Night poster
Original title
ليلة الزفاف
Directed by
Henry Barakat
Genre
drama, romance
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Egyptian woman faces a difficult choice on her wedding night between two men from different worlds. The film explores the consequences of love and tradition colliding.

romantictenseemotionalbittersweetdramaticmelodramaticatmosphericclassic

What happens

ليلة الزفاف فيلم مصري تم إنتاجه عام 1966، من إخراج هنري بركات، قصة توفيق الحكيم و بطولة سعاد حسني و أحمد مظهر و أحمد رمزي و عقيلة راتب. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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