AL IKHTYAR (1970) | [aka... الاختيار - Choice, The - Choix, Le (france)]

Written by:
Youssef Chahine

Naguib Mahfouz

Produced by:
Youssef Chahine

Cinematography by:
Ahmed Khourshid

Editing by:
Rashida Abdel Salam

Original Music by:
Ali Ismail

Genre:
Drama/Mystery

Production Company:
Misr international films

  The Choice is a schizophrenic story, in the opening scene the police discover an unidentified corpse. Soon all clues point to the death of Mahmoud. While looking for the killer, the two detectives assigned to the case become suspicious that Sayed must have killed his brother. With his girlfriend, Bahiya, he is Mahmoud; with his wife, Sharifa, he is Sayed.

Ezzat El Alaili
Seif El Dine
Huda Sultan
Mahmoud El-Meliguy
Youssef Wahby
Soad Hosny
Seif Eddine Shawkat

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 Egypt- 110 min - 35MM - Black & white/Color -  mono

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