Struggle in the Pier

CountryEgyptLanguageArabic

Sira` Fi al-Mina listen^ⓘ (Arabic: صراع في الميناء, English: Struggle in the Pier, but also titled Dark Waters in later releases, French: Les Eaux Noires) is a 1956 Egyptian romance/crime/drama film directed by the acclaimed Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine. It starred Omar Sharif, Ahmed Ramzy, and Faten Hamama.

Plot

The film takes place in a port in Alexandria and focuses on the lives of some sailors. Hamidah (Faten Hamama) works in a ship and plans to marry her cousin, Ragab (Omar Sharif), but Ragab is forced to leave for a long period. While he was away, Hamidah falls in love with Mamdouh, a wealthy man. Ragab returns three years later to find her in a relationship with someone else. He fights for her and wins her back again and marries her.

Main cast

• Faten Hamama as Hamidah
• Omar Sharif as Ragab
• Ferdoos Mohammed as Ragab's mother
• Ahmed Ramzy as Mamdouh
• Hussein Riad as Mamdouh's father
• Tawfik Aldikn as GM

References

• "Film summary" (in Arabic). Faten Hamama's official site. Retrieved 2007-01-31.

External links

• Struggle in the Pier at IMDb