Virtue for Sale

Virtue for Sale
Virtue for Sale
	Theatrical poster
Arabic	أخلاق للبيع
Directed by	Mahmoud Zulfikar
Written by	Yusuf Sibai
Screenplay by	Abo El Seoud El Ebiary
Produced by	Mahmoud Zulfikar
Starring	Mahmoud Zulfikar; Faten Hamama;
Cinematography	Celilio
Edited by	Albert Naguib
Music by	Ahmed Sedqi
Production; companies	Mahmoud Zulfikar films; Aziza Amir films;
Distributed by	Bahna films
Release date	20 December 1950 (Egypt);
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Egypt
Language	Egyptian Arabic

Virtue for Sale (Arabic: أخلاق للبيع, translit. Akhlaq li - l bay or Akhlaq lil bai, aliases: Ethics for Sale or Little Virtues) is a 1950 Egyptian comedy film directed by and starring Mahmoud Zulfikar.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The film is based on Yusuf Sibai's story Land of Hypocrisy.^[5]^[6] Primary cast includes Faten Hamama and Mimi Chakib.^[7]^[8]

Synopsis

In a fantasy, the film revolves around a husband who is suffering from his mother-in-law until he encounters a man who sells morality in powders. He buys the powder of courage to face his domineering mother-in-law and changes his life. He decides to go back to the seller and ask for new ones.

Crew

Directed by: Mahmoud Zulfikar
Story: Yusuf Sibai
Screenplay: Abo El Seoud El Ebiary
Cinematography: Celilio
Editing: Albert Naguib
Producer: Mahmoud Zulfikar
Production studio: Mahmoud Zulfikar films – Aziza Amir films
Distribution: Bahna films

Cast

Mahmoud Zulfikar: (Ahmad)
Faten Hamama: (Amina)
Mimi Chakib: (Amina's mother)
Mahmoud Shokoko: (Bulbul)
Ali al-Kassar: (the seller of morals)
Shafiq Noureddine: (Cohen the owner of the pension)
Kitty: (Dancer Katina)
Ali Abdel-Aal: (Katina's father)
Abdel Hamid Zaki: (Director)
Zaki Ibrahim: (Amina's uncle)
Aliya Fawzy: (Maid Amina and Ahmed)
Toson Metemed: (Hospital nurse)
Mohammed Sobeih: (the thief)
Abdel Moneim Bassiouni: (employee)
Mohsen Hassanein: (the drunk customer)

References

^ قاسم, محمود. موسوعة الأفلام العربية - المجلد الأول (in Arabic). E-Kutub Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78058-309-9.
^ قاسم, محمود. جميلات السينما المصرية (in Arabic). وكالة الصحافة العربية.
^ Khouri, Malek (2010). The Arab National Project in Youssef Chahine's Cinema. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-354-8.
^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
^ Khouri, Malek (2010). The Arab National Project in Youssef Chahine's Cinema. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-354-8.
^ "Akhlaq Lil Bay'e". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-84586-958-5.
^ arabe (France), Institut du monde (1995). Egypte, 100 ans de cinéma (in French). IMA. ISBN 978-2-906062-81-8.

External links

Akhlaq lil baye at IMDb

[1] قاسم, محمود. موسوعة الأفلام العربية - المجلد الأول (in Arabic). E-Kutub Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78058-309-9.

[2] قاسم, محمود. جميلات السينما المصرية (in Arabic). وكالة الصحافة العربية.

[3] Khouri, Malek (2010). The Arab National Project in Youssef Chahine's Cinema. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-354-8.

[4] Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.

[5] Khouri, Malek (2010). The Arab National Project in Youssef Chahine's Cinema. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-354-8.

[6] "Akhlaq Lil Bay'e". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.

[7] Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-84586-958-5.

[8] rabe (France), Institut du monde (1995). Egypte, 100 ans de cinéma (in French). IMA. ISBN 978-2-906062-81-8.

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