The Piper

The Piper (1985)

الزمار

Al-Zamar Hassan is on the run after he was an Engineering student and presented a play with the acting team in the Faculty that the authorities didn't like. He moves from village to village in Upper Egypt, in search of safety. He settles in the village of Araba becoming a vendor in a grocery store.

Date of release
1985-12-24
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (5)
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Drama
Director
Atef El-Tayeb

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Orpheus Descending

The Piper is an Egyptian film released on January 1, 1985. The film is directed by Atef El Tayeb, features a screenplay written by Rafīq Ṣabbān based on the play Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams, and stars Nour El-Sherif, Poussi, Salah el-Saadani, Mohsena Tawfik, Tawfik el-Deken and Naima al-Soghayar. Most of the film was shot in a village in Asyut Governorate in Upper Egypt.

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