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The Curse
The Curse

The Curse

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ThrillerDramaMystery

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Journalist Hamdi enters the mental hospital, claiming that he is mentally disturbed to investigate a journalistic precedent by discovering the secret of the killing of a patient, who shows some changes as a result of his integration, but he reaches the killer.

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Budget

$120000

Revenue

$300000

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

14 June 1984

Country

Egypt

Cast

Nour El-Sherif

Nour El-Sherif

Madiha Kamel

Madiha Kamel

Gamil Ratib

Gamil Ratib

Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra

Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra

Nabil ElDessouqy

Nabil ElDessouqy

Ahmad Bedir

Ahmad Bedir

Ali Al Sharif

Ali Al Sharif

Mohammad Nouh

Mohammad Nouh

Mohamed Kamel

Mohamed Kamel

Kamal Hussein

Kamal Hussein

Hussein El Sherif

Hussein El Sherif

Ahmed Abdelhady

Ahmed Abdelhady

محمد مرشد

محمد مرشد

Fayza Abdel Gawwad

Fayza Abdel Gawwad

Hussein Arar

Hussein Arar

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