Allahu Akbar (1959 film)

Allahu Akbar
الله أكبر
Directed byHossam El Din Mostafa
Written by
  • Fouad El Tokhy (story, screenplay, and dialogue)
  • Naguib Mahfouz (screenplay and dialogue)
Starring
  • Zahrat El-Ola
  • Mohamed El Dafrawi
  • Abdel Waress Assar
  • Abdulaziz Khalil
  • Nemat Mokhtar
  • Shafik Galal
  • Hassan Hamad
CinematographyMohamed Taha]
Edited by
  • Kamal Abul Ela (chief editor)
  • Fikri Rostom (editor)
  • Marcel Saleh (negative)
Music byHussein Junaid
Production
company
Nefertiti Films
Release date
  • March 23, 1959 (1959-03-23)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

Allahu Akbar (Arabic: الله أكبر, lit. “God Is Great”) is an Egyptian film released in 1959, directed by Hossam El Din Mostafa featuring a story and dialogue by Fouad El Tokhy and a screenplay by Naguib Mahfouz. The film stars Zahrat El-Ola, Mohamed El Dafrawi, and Abdel Waress Assar. The protagonist is Hind, a girl from a devout Muslim family, who is tormented by the tribe of her unrequited lover from the Banu Amir tribe, who worship idols in the early days of the faith.