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Weddad (Arabic: وداد, lit. “Song of Hope”) is a 1936 Egyptian romantic musical film.
| Weddad | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Fritz Kramp, Gamal Madkoor |
| Screenplay by | Ahmed Rami Ahmed Badrakhan |
| Produced by | Studio Misr Talaat Harb |
| Starring | Umm Kulthum Ahmed Allam |
| Cinematography | Sammi Bill |
| Edited by | Niyazi Moustafa |
| Music by | Mohamed El Qasabgi Zakariyya Ahmad Riad Al Sunbati Docteur Bardi |
| Distributed by | Studio Misr |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
Weddad, also transliterated as Wydad, is based on a romantic tale inspired by Omar Khayyam's One Thousand and One Nights. The biggest production of its time, it was the film debut of Um Kalthoum.[1][2][3] The film's success turned Misr Studios into the top studio in Egypt.
The sports team Wydad AC in Casablanca, Morocco, is named after the film.[4][5]
Synopsis
editIn the time of the Mamluk Sultanate, a rich trader named Baher has no choice but to sell his slave Wydad, who he's madly in love with, when he loses everything. But destiny will help them meet again.
Cast and crew
edit- Umm Kulthum
- Ahmed Allam
- Mokhtar Osman
- Mansi Fahmi
- Kouka
- Mahmoud el-Meliguy
- Yahya Nagati
- Fouad Fahim
- Fattouh Nashati
Soundtracks
edit- “أيها الرائح المجد” (“O Smell of Glory”), lyrics by Sharif Al-Razi and music by Zakariyya Ahmad
- “يا بشير الأنس” (“Oh Bashir Al-Anas”), lyrics by Ahmed Rami and music by Zakariyya Ahmad
- “يا ليل نجومك شهود” (“O Night, Your Stars Are Witnesses”), lyrics by Ahmed Rami and music by Zakariyya Ahmad
- “حيّوا الربيع” (“Salute the Spring”), lyrics by Ahmed Rami and music by Riad Al Sunbati
- “على بلد المحبوب” (“In the Country of the Beloved”, sung by Abdo Al-Srouji), lyrics by Ahmed Rami and music by Riad Al Sunbati
- “ليه يا زمان كان هوايا” (“Why Was This Time a Holiday?”), lyrics by Ahmed Rami and music by Mohamed El Qasabgi
- “يا للي ودادك صفالي” (“Oh My, Your Father Is Safali”), lyrics by Ahmed Rami and music by Mohamed El Qasabgi
- “يا طير يا عايش أسير” (“O Bird, Captured Live”), lyrics by Ahmed Rami and music by Mohamed El Qasabgi
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "وداد (1936)". Douban. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Wedad (1936)". IMDb. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Ведад (1936)". Kinopoisk. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "ما الدور الذي لعبته أم كلثوم في تسمية نادي الوداد البيضاوي المغربي؟". CNN. November 4, 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Soltan, Mohamed (November 1, 2017). "Umm Kalthoum is reason how Wydad initially got its name". Egypt Today. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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