| People on the Top | |
| Director: | Ali Badrakhan |
| Story: | Naguib Mahfouz |
| Producer: | Abdel Azeem El-Zoghby |
| Screenplay: | Mostafa Muharram |
| Starring: | Soad Hosny Nour El-Sherif Ezzat El Alaili |
| Music: | Gamal Salama |
| Cinematography: | Mohsen Nasr |
| Editing: | Saeed El Sheikh |
| Studio: | Abd Al-Azeem Al-Zoghby Films |
| Distributor: | Shafei Films |
| Runtime: | 118 minutes |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Language: | Egyptian Arabic |
People on the Top (أهل القمة, translit.Ahl el qema) is a 1981 Egyptian drama film based on a story by Naguib Mahfouz and directed by Ali Badrakhan.[1] It stars Soad Hosny, Nour El-Sherif and Ezzat El Alaili. The film is listed in the Top 100 Egyptian films.
It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
The thief Zaatar works for Zaghloul, the owner of an import and export company. Zaghloul takes advantage of Zaatar's capabilities and assigns him tasks related to smuggling goods from customs. Zaatar falls in love with Siham, the sister of the police detective Muhammad, which angers Muhammad. Zaatar becomes independent from Zaghloul and begins his rivalry with him. Zaghloul proposes to marry Siham, and Muhammad welcomes him. Zaghloul reveals his truth to him, but he does not believe him.