The Shortcoming
العيب
Synopsis
Corruption is rampant in the ministry, where one of the capitalists drives everyone to falsify import permits for himself, until three new girls are appointed to work there, and each of them takes a different path.
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Lobna Abdel Aziz
سناء
Rushdy Abaza
محمد الجندي
Salah Mansour
عباده بك
Shafiq Nour ElDein
الباشكاتب
Madiha Kamel
نجاة
Madiha Hamdy
يسرية
Ahmed ElGezeiry
خفاجة - الفراش
Atef Makram
أسامة - شقيق سناء
Hamed Morsi
عجوز متصابي
Abdel Moneim Ibrahim
أحد الموظفين المقهورين
Fatma Imara
بائعة الورد
Fifi Youssef
هنية - بائعة العيش
Nahed Samir
أم سناء
Sabri Abdel Aziz
شفيق
Abdel Khaleq Saleh
مدير المصلحة
Mokhtar El Sayed
طبيب بالمستشفى
Anwar Mohamed
أحمد أفندي
Hussain Ismael
عثمان أفندي
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Galal El Sharkawy
- Screenplay & Story
- Ramadan Khalifa
- Original Score
- Andre Ryder
- Original Title
- العيب
- Country of Origin
- Egypt
- Spoken Languages
- Arabic
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Production Studios
- محمد رجائي, شركة القاهرة للإنتاج السينمائي
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Galal El Sharkawy
Ramadan Khalifa, Yousef Idris
Andre Ryder
Clelio Cicivelli
Hussein Afify
Mohamed Ragae
Department Leadership Roster
Mohamed Ragae
Producer
Clelio Cicivelli
Director of Photography
Galal El Sharkawy
Director
Hussein Afify
Editor
Ramadan Khalifa
Screenplay
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Shortcoming
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What is The Shortcoming about?
Corruption is rampant in the ministry, where one of the capitalists drives everyone to falsify import permits for himself, until three new girls are appointed to work there, and each of them takes a different path.
Who directed The Shortcoming?
The Shortcoming was directed by Galal El Sharkawy.
Who stars in The Shortcoming?
The principal cast of The Shortcoming includes Lobna Abdel Aziz, Rushdy Abaza, Salah Mansour, Shafiq Nour ElDein, Madiha Kamel.
When was The Shortcoming released and how long is it?
The Shortcoming was released in 1967 with a total runtime of 1h 36m.
Who composed the musical score for The Shortcoming?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Shortcoming was composed by Andre Ryder.
Is The Shortcoming based on a book or true story?
The Shortcoming is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Yousef Idris".