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The Choice
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The Choice

1971-03-15 · 103 min · ★ 7.4

Thriller · Drama · Crime

When a free-spirited sailor is found murdered, his twin brother, a famous novelist, is the prime suspect. Investigators uncover a possible liaison between the dead sailor and the writer's wife, and also learn that Sayed's successful fictions owed much to the inspiration of his brother Mahmoud's adventurous life. Just as the evidence against the writer seems overwhelming, Mahmoud turns up alive. But why are the twins never seen together...?

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Directors
Youssef Chahine
Production companies
المؤسسة المصرية العامة للسينما والتلفزيون والمسرح والموسيقى
Countries
Egypt
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ezzat Al AlailyEzzat Al AlailySayed / Mahmoud
Soad HosnySoad HosnySherifa
Huda SultanHuda SultanBaheya
Mahmood Al-MelejiMahmood Al-MelejiFarrag
Seif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanRaouf
Youssef WahbyYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahby
Mimi ChakibMimi Chakib
Ali Al SharifAli Al Sharif
Madiha KamelMadiha Kamel
Abdul Rahman Abu ZahraAbdul Rahman Abu Zahra
Ashraf El-SelehdarAshraf El-Selehdar
Soheir FakhrySoheir Fakhry
Rashad HamedRashad Hamed
Saad ArdashSaad Ardash
Abdel Qader HusseinAbdel Qader Hussein
Mahmoud SobhyMahmoud Sobhy
Omran BahrOmran Bahr

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