Cairo 30

Cairo 30
Directed bySalah Abu Seif
Screenplay bySalah Abu Seif
Naguib Mahfouz
Based onModern Cairo
by Naguib Mahfouz
Produced byGamal El Leithy
Starring
CinematographyWahid Farid
Music byFouad El Zahry
Release date
  • 31 October 1966 (1966-10-31)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

Cairo 30 (Arabic: القاهرة 30, translit. Al-Qāhira 30) is a 1966 Egyptian drama film directed by Salāḥ Abu Seif, and based on Naguib Mahfouz's 1945 novel Modern Cairo. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominée.