Dalila
دليلة
Synopsis
Poor young man Mahmoud Fathi electrician and loves music and composing, live in the same House orphan girl Delilah who loves him and trading love, in its composition towards renewal and which does not correspond to respond, he discovers that his girlfriend is sick with TB and to cure her needs a large amount so he agrees to sing Method does not satisfy him to provide, the girl decides to sacrifice herself, committing suicide to free him from this situation and to live his art. Captured by a wealthy Lady insists, intellectual Hanim resume career.
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ماتقولش بكرا - شادية - من فيلم دليلة - 1956
Type: Clip • Published 2021-07-30
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Abdel Halim Hafez
Mahmoud Fathi
Shadia
Delilah / Inayat Hanem
Abdel Warith Assir
Mr. Hosni
Ferdous Mohamed
Aunt Bahia
Zouzou Mady
Fikreya Hanem
Ahmed Elhaddad
Mary Ezz El Din
Suniya the singer
Adly Kasseb
radio director
Aleya Fawzy
Ibthag
Rushdy Abaza
Mohsen
Zubaida Tharwat
Fawzeya Ebrahim
Mohsen's friend
Abdel Moneim Ismail
Abdu
Sayed el Araby
Hussain Ismael
Ellen Deatto
Tahani Rashed
George Yordanis
Khristo
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$3K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$2K
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.5x
-$2K deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Mohammed Karim
- Screenplay & Story
- Ali Amin
- Original Score
- Mounir Mourad, Kamal Al Taweel, Fouad El-Zahry, Mohamed El Mougy
- Original Title
- دليلة
- Country of Origin
- Egypt
- Spoken Languages
- Arabic
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Production Budget
- $3K
- Worldwide Gross
- $2K
- Production Studios
- Les Films, أفلام وحيد فريد
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Mohammed Karim
Ali Amin
Mounir Mourad, Kamal Al Taweel, Fouad El-Zahry, Mohamed El Mougy
Wahid Farid
Abdel Halim Hafez, Ramses Naguib, Wahid Farid
Department Leadership Roster
Mohammed Karim
Director
Ali Amin
Writer
Wahid Farid
Director of Photography
Abdel Halim Hafez
Producer
Ramses Naguib
Producer
Wahid Farid
Producer
Fouad El-Zahry
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Dalila
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What is Dalila about?
Poor young man Mahmoud Fathi electrician and loves music and composing, live in the same House orphan girl Delilah who loves him and trading love, in its composition towards renewal and which does not correspond to respond, he discovers that his girlfriend is sick with TB and to cure her needs a large amount so he agrees to sing Method does not satisfy him to provide, the girl decides to sacrifice herself, committing suicide to free him from this situation and to live his art. Captured by a wealthy Lady insists, intellectual Hanim resume career.
Who directed Dalila?
Dalila was directed by Mohammed Karim.
Who stars in Dalila?
The principal cast of Dalila includes Abdel Halim Hafez, Shadia, Abdel Warith Assir, Ferdous Mohamed, Zouzou Mady.
When was Dalila released and how long is it?
Dalila was released in 1956 with a total runtime of 2h 5m.
What was the box office and production budget of Dalila?
Dalila had a reported production budget of $3K and grossed $2K at the worldwide box office (0.5 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for Dalila?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Dalila was composed by Mounir Mourad, Kamal Al Taweel, Fouad El-Zahry, Mohamed El Mougy.