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The Bet
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The Bet

1983-02-07 · 100 min · ★ 7.5

Drama · Thriller

The story is about a lawyer who believes that capital punishment is terrible, and that imprisonment, if forever, remains a compassionate punishment, then he engages in a bet with a businessman, if he can stay in prison for fifteen years exchange for any wealth, and they hold a bet that if he holds, he will get two million rubles.

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Directors
احمد صلاح الدين
Production companies
Maspero
Countries
Egypt
Status
Released
Budget
USD 200,000
Revenue
USD 345,000

Top Cast

Yehia El FakharanyYehia El Fakharanyإيفان
Abdul Rahman Abu ZahraAbdul Rahman Abu Zahraهيرمان
Fatma MazharFatma Mazhar
Kawthar ElAssalKawthar ElAssal
Gamal IsmailGamal Ismail
Murad SuleimanMurad Suleiman
Laila NasrLaila Nasr
عادل زكرياعادل زكريا
Fakhry AzerFakhry Azer
Mustafa KamalMustafa Kamal
حسنين سرور
حمود عابدين

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