04 Nov 1968
Kandil om Hashem
Set in one of Cairo's densely-populated neighborhoods, Sayyida Zeinab, the film showcases beautiful scenes from city life.
Sons of Silence
As the war of attrition with Israel reaches its peak, and while Magdy is waging his war on the front, his journalist fiancée is waging a brutal war against the utilitarian editor-in-chief, whose true identity she later discovers.
Top Billed Cast
Mervat Amin Nabila
نور الشريف Magdy
Ahmed Zaki Mahmoud
Mahmoud Moursy Mr. Rajai, editor-in-chief
محمد صبحي Samir
مديحة كامل Raifa Mansour
Hamdy Ahmed Saber
Sayed Zayan Shalabi
Farida Saif Elnasr Sanaa, Mahmoud's wife
Elhamy Fayed 
Fatheia Shahin Nabila's mother
Helmy Hilaly 
Fayza Abdel Gawwad
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