The Fool of Kairouan

The Fool of Kairouan (1939)

مجنون القيروان

The first Tunisian musical film, and the first film made in Arabic in Tunisia. It is starred by the singer Mohamed Jamoussi. It is considered one of the key films in the pre–World War II history of cinema in North Africa.

Date of release
1939-01-02
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Music, Drama
Director
Crenzi, Jean-André Kreuzi

Casting

Interesting facts

The Fool of Kairouan, produced in 1939, is the first Tunisian musical film, and the first film made in Arabic in Tunisia. It is starred by the singer Mohamed Jamoussi. It is considered one of the key films in the pre–World War II history of cinema in North Africa.

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