Forbidden Women (1959 film)

1959 film directed by Mahmoud Zulfikar

Forbidden Women (aliases: Nisa Muharramat Egyptian Arabic: نساء محرمات, translit.Nesaa Moharramat or Nessa Muharramat)^[1][2][3] is a 1959 Egyptian drama film directed by Mahmoud Zulfikar. It is written by Amin Youssef Ghorab and Mahmoud Zulfikar, and stars Salah Zulfikar and Huda Sultan.^[4][5][6][7]

Plot

Tawfiq is a wealthy man who works as a contractor. He was married to Hafiza and they did not have any children, so he adopts Ahmed, who manages his business later. Ahmed became involved in an affair with a playful woman named Mahasin. By chance, Tawfiq meets Mahasen through one of the matchmakers. The situation gets worse when Mahasen becomes pregnant with Ahmed at the same time which he desires her daughter, Laila, without knowing that she is Mahasen's daughter.

Crew

• Writer: Amin Youssef Ghorab
• Screenwriter: Mahmoud Zulfikar
• Director: Mahmoud Zulfikar
• Produced by: Union Films (Abbas Helmy)
• Distribution: Al Sharq Film Distribution Company
• Soundtrack: Andre Ryder
• Cinematographer: Mohamed Abdel Azim, Adel Abdel Azim
• Editor: Albert Naguib

Cast

• Salah Zulfikar as Ahmed
• Huda Sultan as Mahasin
• Amina Rizk as Hafida
• Hussein Riad as Tawfiq
• Amaal Farid as Lily
• Widad Hamdi as Zakia
• Hussein Aser as Salem Effendi
• Fifi Saeed as Halima
• Mohsen Hassanein
• Hussein Ismail

See also

• List of Egyptian films of 1959
• List of Egyptian films of the 1950s

References

1. Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
2. قاسم, محمود (2018-01-01). الفيلم الغنائي في السينما المصرية (in Arabic). Al Manhal. ISBN 9796500301969.
3. قاسم, محمود (2017-01-01). الوجه والقناع.. أشرار السينما المصرية (in Arabic). وكالة الصحافة العربية.
4. "Daftar film Mesir tahun 1959 - id.coreawharfgallery.com". Coreawharfgallery (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
5. Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-84586-958-5.
6. Data (ABCD), Arabs Big Centric. "Forbidden Women | Karohat". karohat.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
7. ""نساء محرمات".. - محمود قاسم - بوابة الشروق". www.shorouknews.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-07-29.

External links

• Nessa Muharramat at IMDb