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عالم الشهرة (1985)

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Country
Egypt

How it feels

A poor Egyptian young man named Hassan living in Lebanon rescues a famous actress from drowning. She helps him get a job at the company of her wealthy friend Ibrahim. Hassan works hard and becomes the company director. He falls in love with Anwar but her father refuses their marriage. Hassan later discovers Anwar's father is Ibrahim and asks for her hand. After learning about her father's behavior from a friend, Anwar confronts him and he finally agrees to the marriage.

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What happens

عالم الشهرة فيلم مصري لبناني مشترك عُرِضَ عام 1971. حسن شاب مصري فقير يعيش في لبنان ، يتعرف على الثرى إبراهيم بعد إنقاذ صديقته الممثلة زيزى من الغرق، تتوسط زيزي له ليعمل بشركة إبراهيم و تحاول التقرب منه لكنه يصدها، يخلص حسن في عمله حتى يصل لمركز مدير الشركة، يتعرف على أنوار ويتحابان، إلا أن والدها يرفض زواجهما، يعرف حسن أن والد أنوار هو إبراهيم فيطلب يدها منه ويرفض طلبه، تلتقى أنوار بـلطيفة التي تكشف لها عن سلوك والدها، يعتذر إبراهيم لابنته ويوافق على زواجها من حسن. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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