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Jamila, the Algerian (1958)

Genre : Drama, History, War

Runtime : 2H 3M

Director : Youssef Chahine
Writer : Abd al-Rahman al-Sharqawi, Ali El-Zarqani, Naguib Mahfouz, Wagih Nagib

Synopsis

Jamila, an Algerian girl who loves her homeland, joins the nationalist movement to liberate her country from French occupation. Based on the life of Djamila Bouhired, who was arrested and tortured by the French Algerian government, Chahine's first explicitly political film managed to galvanize wide solidarity with the Algerian resistance from across the Arab World, starting in Egypt.

Actors

Magda ElSabahi
Magda ElSabahi
Ahmed Mazhar
Ahmed Mazhar
Salah Zulfiqar
Salah Zulfiqar
Rushdy Abaza
Rushdy Abaza
Zahret ElOla
Zahret ElOla
Kariman
Kariman
Farida Fahmy
Farida Fahmy
Mahmoud el-Meliguy
Mahmoud el-Meliguy
Fakher Fakher
Fakher Fakher
Salah Nazmi
Salah Nazmi
Fattoh Nashaty
Fattoh Nashaty
Adly Kaseb
Adly Kaseb
Abdel Ghani Qamar
Abdel Ghani Qamar
Saeed Khalil
Saeed Khalil
Ahmed Loxer
Ahmed Loxer
Ahmed Abaza
Ahmed Abaza
Mohamed Hamdy
Mohamed Hamdy
Mohamed Abaza
Mohamed Abaza
Tahani Rashed
Tahani Rashed
Nadia ElGendy
Nadia ElGendy
Abbas ElDaly
Abbas ElDaly
Abdel Azim Kamel
Abdel Azim Kamel
Shafiq Nour ElDein
Shafiq Nour ElDein
Motawie Eweiss
Motawie Eweiss
Hussein Reyaad
Hussein Reyaad

Crews

Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Director
Abdel Aziz Fahmy
Abdel Aziz Fahmy
Cinematography
Abd al-Rahman al-Sharqawi
Abd al-Rahman al-Sharqawi
Screenplay
Ali El-Zarqani
Ali El-Zarqani
Screenplay
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz
Screenplay
Wagih Nagib
Wagih Nagib
Screenplay
Youssef El Sebai
Youssef El Sebai
Writer
Magda ElSabahi
Magda ElSabahi
Producer
Mohammad Abbas
Mohammad Abbas
Editor