The Peacock (1982 film) explained

The Peacock
Native Name:
Director:	Kamal El Sheikh
Producer:	Nadia Hamza
Cinematography:	Ramses Marzouk
Editing:	Hassan Helmy
Distributor:	Nahed Farid Shawqi Films
Runtime:	115 minutes
Country:	Egypt
Language:	Egyptian Arabic

The Peacock (Egyptian Arabic: الطاووس translit: Al-Tawous) is an Egyptian crime thriller film released in 1982.^{[1] [2] [3]} It stars Nour El-Sherif, Salah Zulfikar, Laila Taher and Raghda. The film is directed by Kamal El Sheikh and written by Abdelhay Adib.^{[4] [5]}

Plot

Hussein in a forensic psychologist who was two sister nieces; Nadia and Samiha. Nadia is married to Hamdi and they live with Samiha, Hamdi is secretly in love with his wife's sister but he can't do anything about it, until one day he murder his wife and try to win her sister’s heart but her uncle Hussein knows about the crime of Hamdi and he tries with the help of the police to make him fall into their trap.^[6]

Cast

• Nour El-Sherif as Hamdi
• Salah Zulfikar as Hussein
• Laila Taher as Nadia
• Raghda as Samiha
• Salah Rashwan as Nabil
• Adel Hashem as the investigator
• Muhammad Safwat as Police officer
• Fadia Okasha as Enayat
• Diaa Al-Mirghani as The pickpocket
• Youssef Al-Assal as Receptionist
• Ikhlas Hosni
• Bassem Sedky
• Fouad Atallah
• Mustafa Al-Mahdi
• Nassif Abul-Enein
• Hassan Totala
• Samia Samy

Reception

The film was a box-office and critical success. Main cast actor Salah Zulfikar won the Ministry of Culture award in best actor role.^{[7] [8]}

See also

• Salah Zulfikar filmography
• List of Egyptian films of 1982

References

1. Book: al-Sīnimā wa-al-nās: el Cinema wal nas. 2001. al-Jamʻīyah al-Miṣrīyah li-Fann al-Sīnimā. ar.
2. Book: الفتاح, عبد العزيز عبد. حواء بين الواقع والإعلام. 2015-12-21. دار المعارف. 978-977-02-8208-3. ar.
3. Book: جمال, كردي،. بانوراما السينما المصرية برؤية عصرية. 2005. دار الابداع للنشر والتوزيع. 978-977-6121-07-2. ar.
4. Web site: Kamal El Sheikh: An Egyptian Hitchcock - Culture - Al-Ahram Weekly. 2021-08-10. Ahram Online. en.
5. Book: الحراني, السيد. حكاية نور الشريف: بين الحرمان والحب والسينما والسياسة والمؤامرات. 2016-01-01. Al Manhal. 9796500319308. ar.
6. Book: Bowker. Variety's Film Reviews: 1981-1982. Staff. Bowker Editorial. May 1989. R. R. Bowker LLC. 978-0-8352-2797-1. en.
7. Web site: اتحرم من الطب بسبب والده وترك الشرطة من أجل الفن .. حكاية صلاح ذو الفقار الذي أصابه الإرهابي بأزمة قلبية. 2021-08-12. بوابة الأهرام.
8. Web site: «زي النهارده».. وفاة الفنان صلاح ذو الفقار 23 ديسمبر 1993 المصري اليوم. 2021-08-12. www.almasryalyoum.com. ar.

External links

• • The Peacock on elCinema