
The Death Ward
1989-01-23 · 105 min · ★ 5.5
Tawfiq imports spoiled food for children which causes thousands of children to fall ill. Despite the efforts of the journalist Nabila to expose him, he is able to escape abroad, so the officer in charge, Fouad, decides to take the law into his own hands.
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Production details
- Directors
- Ashraf Fahmy
- Production companies
- The Egyptian General Organization for Film and Television, أفلام رياض العريان
- Countries
- Egypt
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 5,500,000
- Revenue
- USD 8,800,000
Top Cast
Nour El-SherifColonel Fouad
Yehia El FakharanyTawfiq Sharbatly
Afaf ShoiebNabila
Hassan AbdeenAbdul Hamid
Aaidah RiyadhTahiya
Hassan Husseinprison warden
Hamdy YoussefDr. Bahaa
Sabri Abdel AzizJalal - Editor-in-Chief
Kamal HusseinMajor General Hussein Nafi
Hamdy El SakhawyKarl
Raafat RajiJournalist
Abdel Hamid AnisHisham - Investigation Officer
Abdulaziz Essaموظف الجمرك ١
Abdullah Hefniفارس
محمود طاهرمراد بك
Hussein El Sherifضابط بأمن الدولة
Ahmed Abu Abiyaالحانوتي
Ahmad Kamali
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