People on the Top
| People on the Top | |
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| Directed by | Ali Badrakhan |
| Screenplay by | Mostafa Muharram |
| Story by | Naguib Mahfouz |
| Produced by | Abdel Azeem El-Zoghby |
| Starring | Soad Hosny Nour El-Sherif Ezzat El Alaili |
| Cinematography | Mohsen Nasr |
| Edited by | Saeed El Sheikh |
| Music by | Gamal Salama |
Production company | Abd Al-Azeem Al-Zoghby Films |
| Distributed by | Shafei Films |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
People on the Top (Arabic: أهل القمة, translit.Ahl el qema) is a 1981 Egyptian drama film based on a story by Naguib Mahfouz and directed by Ali Badrakhan. It stars Soad Hosny, Nour El-Sherif and Ezzat El Alaili. The film revolves around the Infitah that took place in the 1970s and its impact on Egyptian society through the enrichment of a pickpocket through the Infitah and smuggling of goods through customs. A police officer refuses to allow the pickpocket to marry his sister and seeks to trap him.
People on the Top is listed in the Top 100 Egyptian films. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.