Shuhaddaa El Gharam
- Alternative title
- Romeo and Juliet
- Synopsis
- Feature film. An Egyptian version of Romeo and Juliet. Selim takes the substance of Shakespeare’s play and reworks it as a contemporary story of Egyptian life.
- Language
- Arabic (Egypt)
- Country
- Egypt
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1942
- Duration
- c90
- Availability
- No archive copy found (2006)
Credits
- Director
- Kamal Selim
- Cast
Ibrahim Hamouda Romeo Leila Mourad Juliet
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- Advertised in the ‘Walking Shadows’ season at the National Film Theatre, London 5 October 1994 but not shown.
Production Company
- Name
Films et Nil
- Address
- Egypt
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Shuhaddaa El Gharam". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37788 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)