The White Rose | |
Director: | Mohammed Karim |
Producer: | Mohammed Abdel Wahab |
Starring: | Mohammed Abdel Wahab Dawlad Abiad Samira Khouloussi Suleiman Naguib |
Cinematography: | Achille Primavera |
Music: | Ahmed Rami (Songs lyrics) |
Runtime: | 110' |
Country: | Egypt |
Language: | Egyptian Arabic |
The White Rose (الوردة البيضاء, translit. Al Warda Al Baida) is a 1933 Egyptian film directed by Mohammed Karim, the author of the silent film Zaynab.[1] [2] It was the second Egyptian musical film after Ounchoudat al-fouad, the success of which led to the musical as the preferred genre of Egyptian cinema.[3] [4]
The love relationship between Ragaa, the daughter of Ismail Pasha and Galal who works for her father became stronger. When Ismail finds out, he fires Galal. Galal becomes a singer, while Rajaa suffers from her stepmother who wants her to marry her brother, Shafik.