The Peacock (1982 film)
The Peacock[1] (Egyptian Arabic: الطاووس translit: Al-Tawous) is an Egyptian crime thriller film released in 1982.[2][3][4] It stars Salah Zulfikar, Nour El Sherief, Laila Taher and Raghda. The film is directed by Kamal El Sheikh and written by Abdelhay Adib.[5][6][7]
| The Peacock | |
|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | الطاووس |
| Directed by | Kamal El Sheikh |
| Written by | Abdelhay Adib |
| Produced by | Nadia Hamza |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ramses Marzouk |
| Edited by | Hassan Helmy |
| Distributed by | Nahed Farid Shawqi Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
Plot edit
Hussein in a forensic psychologist who was two sister nieces; Nadia and Samiha. Nadia is married to Hamdi and they live with Samiha, Hamdi is secretly in love with his wife's sister but he can't do anything about it, until one day he murder his wife and try to win her sister’s heart but her uncle Hussein knows about the crime of Hamdi and he tries with the help of the police to make him fall into their trap.[8][9][10]
Cast edit
- Salah Zulfikar as Hussein
- Nour El-Sherif as Hamdi
- Laila Taher as Nadia
- Raghda as Samiha
- Salah Rashwan as Nabil
- Adel Hashem as the investigator
- Muhammad Safwat as Police officer
- Fadia Okasha as Enayat
- Diaa Al-Mirghani as The pickpocket
- Youssef Al-Assal as Receptionist
- Ikhlas Hosni
- Bassem Sedky
- Fouad Atallah
- Mustafa Al-Mahdi
- Nassif Abul-Enein
- Hassan Totala
- Samia Samy
Reception edit
The film was a box-office and critical success. Main cast actor Salah Zulfikar won the Ministry of Culture award in best actor role.[11][12]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Al tawous (1982) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-08-10
- ^ al-Sīnimā wa-al-nās: el Cinema wal nas (in Arabic). al-Jamʻīyah al-Miṣrīyah li-Fann al-Sīnimā. 2001.
- ^ الفتاح, عبد العزيز عبد (2015-12-21). حواء بين الواقع والإعلام (in Arabic). دار المعارف. ISBN 978-977-02-8208-3.
- ^ جمال, كردي، (2005). بانوراما السينما المصرية برؤية عصرية (in Arabic). دار الابداع للنشر والتوزيع. ISBN 978-977-6121-07-2.
- ^ Movie - The Peacock - 1982 Cast، Video، Trailer، photos، Reviews، Showtimes, retrieved 2021-08-10
- ^ "Kamal El Sheikh: An Egyptian Hitchcock - Culture - Al-Ahram Weekly". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ الحراني, السيد (2016-01-01). حكاية نور الشريف: بين الحرمان والحب والسينما والسياسة والمؤامرات (in Arabic). Al Manhal. ISBN 9796500319308.
- ^ The Peacock, retrieved 2021-08-10
- ^ The Peacock (1982), retrieved 2021-08-28
- ^ Bowker; Staff, Bowker Editorial (May 1989). Variety's Film Reviews: 1981-1982. R. R. Bowker LLC. ISBN 978-0-8352-2797-1.
- ^ "اتحرم من الطب بسبب والده وترك الشرطة من أجل الفن .. حكاية صلاح ذو الفقار الذي أصابه الإرهابي بأزمة قلبية". بوابة الأهرام. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "«زي النهارده».. وفاة الفنان صلاح ذو الفقار 23 ديسمبر 1993 | المصري اليوم". www.almasryalyoum.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
External links edit
- The Peacock at IMDb
- The Peacock on elCinema