Movie Poster Collecting: Raghda

Saturday, July 18, 2020

Borders الحدود Duraid Lahham 1984 Lebanese Movie Poster

Borders (1984) - (Duraid Lahham) Lebanese one-sheet

This is a 26" x 37" Lebanese poster for the 1984 Duraid Lahham musical Borders [al-hodud] starring Duraid Lahham as Abdulwadood. Plot summary: Traveling between two countries satirically named "Eastistan" and "Westistan" Abdulwadood loses his passport and identity papers. Stuck between the two countries he can neither cross the frontiers nor get back where he came from. He's forced to camp in a neutral area. The movie mocks the common Arab use of the term "The Arab nation" [al-watan al-arabi] as if to imply all Arab nations are one country with no borders.

Cast and crew: Duraid Lahham, Mohammad al-Maghut, Raghda, Hani Al-Rumani, Omar Haggo, Rashid Assaf, Ahmed Milly, Ahmed Rafea, Sabah Al-Salem, Mohammed El Akkad, Mohammad El-Sheikh Najib, Ahmad Osman

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Sunday, October 27, 2013

The Embrace of Fear احضان الخوف (Samir Sabri) - (1986)

The Embrace of Fear (1986) - (Samir Sabri) Egyptian one-sheet

Pictured is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Meftah and Fathy al-Khodri and printed by Arabic Cinema Printers to promote the 1986 Abdel Moneim Shoukry 111-minute color film The Embrace of Fear [ahdan al-khawf] starring Samir Sabri as Rushdy based on a story by Ahmed El Mola, screenplay and dialogue by Mahmoud Samaha and cinematography by Mahmoud Sabu. The film was produced by the International Technical Production Company and distributed by Sawt al-Hob. Plot summary: Prince [Gamil Rateb] was the leader of a narcotics smuggling gang. He dominated them all because of their weaknesses. To help with a shipment of narcotics he employed Wafa, [Raghda] an airline hostess in love with one of his agents named Rushdy. Rushdy rescued her from this job and brought about the downfall of Prince. Then they married.

Cast and crew: Abdel Moneim Shoukry, Ahmed El Mola, Mahmoud Sabu, Raghda, Samir Sabri, Nagwa Fouad, Gamil Ratib, Sayed Sadek, Mahmoud Al Qalaawi, Abdel Wahab Khalil, Imane Akef, Abdel Moneim Akef, Anwar Nashed, Samy Ashour, Mohamed Ismail, Mahmoud Farag, Mamdouh Wafi