The White Rose (1933 film)

The White Rose (Egyptian Arabic: الوردة البيضاء, translit. Al Warda Al Baida) is a 1933 Egyptian film directed by Mohammed Karim, the author of the silent film Zaynab.[1][2] It was the second Egyptian musical film after Ounchoudat al-fouad, the success of which led to the musical as the preferred genre of Egyptian cinema.[3][4]

The White Rose
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Directed byMohammed Karim
Written bySuleiman Naguib
Tawfiq Al Mardanlli
Produced byMohammed Abdel Wahab
StarringMohammed Abdel Wahab
Dawlad Abiad
Samira Khouloussi
Suleiman Naguib
CinematographyAchille Primavera
Music byAhmed Rami (Songs lyrics)
Release date
  • 4 December 1933 (1933-12-04) (Egypt)
Running time
110'
CountryEgypt
LanguageEgyptian Arabic

Synopsis

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The love relationship between Ragaa, the daughter of Ismail Pasha and Galal who works for her father became stronger. When Ismail finds out, he fires Galal. Galal becomes a singer, while Rajaa suffers from her stepmother who wants her to marry her brother, Shafik.

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References

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  1. ^ Shafik, Viola (2007). Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-065-3.
  2. ^ Shafik, Viola (2007-05-01). Popular Egyptian Cinema: Gender, Class, and Nation. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-1-61797-375-8.
  3. ^ Armbrust, Walter (1996-07-28). Mass Culture and Modernism in Egypt. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-48492-3.
  4. ^ "AL WARDA AL-BAIDA – Fondo Fílmico del FCAT – Festival de Cine Africano de Tarifa" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
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