The Golden Years of Egyptian Cinema Cairo , 1936-1967

This collection features b&w set photographs from the archives of Studio Bakr. The pictures were taken for promotional and documentary purposes during the shooting of Egyptian films from 1936 to 1967, and feature actors such as Fatima Rushdi, Hussein Riyad, Soad Hosni, Nadia Lotfi, Nabila Ebeid, and Omar Sharif in classic movies including Widad, The Strait Path, The Woman's Game, Conspiracy, Bab el Hadid, The Final Solution, and Palace of Desire. Includes three essays on Egyptian film in English and Arabic. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)