

Life or Death
1954-12-06 · 95 min · ★ 6.8
A man suffers from a heart attack so he sends his daughter to get medicine for him. After providing the medicine for the girl, the pharmacist discovers that he has unknowingly mixed a poisonous elixir. Reporting what happened to the police, the chief officer of Cairo starts an intriguing, full-fledged campaign to save the man before he takes the lethal medicine.
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- Directors
- Kamal El Sheikh
- Production companies
- لوتس فيلم (آسيا وشركاها)
- Countries
- Egypt
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Youssef Wahbyحكمدار العاصمة
Madiha Yousriزوجة أحمد إبراهيم
Emad Hamdyأحمد إبراهيم
Hussein Reyaadالصيدلي
Rushdy Abazaظابط البوليس
Adly Kassebضابط
Abdel Moneim Basyouniمساعد الصيدلي
Abdel Qader AlMeseriالمدير
Rafeaa ElShalوالدة الزوجة
Abdel Ghani El Nagdiالبواب النائم
Abdel Hamid Zakiالأسطى شلبي
Mohsen Hassaneinشلبي (العشيق)
Anwar AlKhawamصبي القهوجي
Rashwan Mustafa
Farouk Aliراكب الدراجة
Shaladimoالحرامي
Abdel Moneim Ismailالزوج المخدوع
Hussein Kandil
Doha Amirالطفلة سميرة أحمد إبراهيم
Ahmed Elhaddadالذي سُرق منه الخاتمTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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