Weddad
Sign in to saveWeddad (also transliterated as Wydad, lit. “Love”/“Affection”) is a 1936 Egyptian romantic musical film. The film is based on a romantic tale inspired by the One Thousand and One Nights. The biggest production of its time, it was the film debut of Um Kalthoum. The film's success turned Studio Misr into the top studio in Egypt.
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5.7Baher is a merchant in love with his serf Wedad who goes bankrupt because his merchandises are stolen. In order to pay his debts Wedad sacrifices herself and decides to sell herself as serf to another wealthy master.
Released: 1936-02-10130 minDir: Fritz KrampMusic, Drama, Romance
Cast
- Umm Kulthum as وداد
- Ahmed Allam as باهر
- Mokhtar Osman as منصور
- Mansi Fahmy as الشيخ رضوان
- Fattoh Nashaty as سعيد
- Kouka as شهد
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Key dates
- Published
- 10 February 1936
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- Kingdom of Egypt
- Original language
- Arabic
- Screenwriter
- Ahmed Badrakhan
- Cast member
- Umm Kulthum
- Duration
- +139
- Image
- Weddad poster.jpg
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- P462
- black-and-white
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- Synopsis
- Cast and crew
- Songs
- See also
- External links
- References
Weddad (also transliterated as Wydad, lit. “Love”/“Affection”) is a 1936 Egyptian romantic musical film. The film is based on a romantic tale inspired by the One Thousand and One Nights. The biggest production of its time, it was the film debut of Um Kalthoum. The film's success turned Studio Misr into the top studio in Egypt.
The sports team Wydad AC in Casablanca, Morocco, is named after the film.