13 Oct 1926
Faust
God and Satan wager on the soul of a learned and prayerful alchemist as part of their eternal war over Earth.
The Balad of Mamelouk
Mamluk is an unassuming, handsome young peasant who happens to have come along just in time to save the king from a fatal trap, and as a reward, the king offers him the amount of land he can mark off by walking around in one day but he must return to the starting point before sunset.
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Yorgo Voyagis Mamluk
Bekim Fehmiu Ruler
Irene Papas Mamluk's Mother
Jozef Kroner Sidi Ali
Juraj Kukura Landowner
Ahmed Snoussi Abdelmalak
Hassan Hermes Yussef
Miroslav Macháček Vezier
Ferhad Jedid Ibrahim
Jiří Kulštrunk Falconer
Mouna Noureddine Fatima
Abdellatif Hamrouni Hadi
Rachid Gara Salah Rahmouni Mohamed Ben Othman 
Abdellatif Kheireddine Moheddine Mrad Moncef Ben Yahia Abdelmajid Lakhal Fethi Saadallah
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