Virtue for Sale explained

Virtue for Sale
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Director:	Mahmoud Zulfikar
Screenplay:	Abo El Seoud El Ebiary
Producer:	Mahmoud Zulfikar
Cinematography:	Celilio
Editing:	Albert Naguib
Music:	Ahmed Sedqi
Distributor:	Bahna films
Runtime:	105 minutes
Country:	Egypt
Language:	Egyptian Arabic

Virtue for Sale (Arabic: أخلاق للبيع, translit. Akhlaq li - l bay or Akhlaq lil bai, aliases: Ethics for Sale or Little Virtues) is a 1950 Egyptian comedy film directed by and starring Mahmoud Zulfikar.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} The film is based on Yusuf Sibai's story Land of Hypocrisy.^{[5] [6]} Primary cast includes Faten Hamama and Mimi Chakib.^{[7] [8]}

Synopsis

In a fantasy, the film revolves around a husband who is suffering from his mother-in-law until he encounters a man who sells morality in powders. He buys the powder of courage to face his domineering mother-in-law and changes his life. He decides to go back to the seller and ask for new ones.

Crew

• Directed by: Mahmoud Zulfikar
• Story: Yusuf Sibai
• Screenplay: Abo El Seoud El Ebiary
• Cinematography: Celilio
• Editing: Albert Naguib
• Producer: Mahmoud Zulfikar
• Production studio: Mahmoud Zulfikar films – Aziza Amir films
• Distribution: Bahna films

Cast

• Mahmoud Zulfikar: (Ahmad)
• Faten Hamama: (Amina)
• Mimi Chakib: (Amina's mother)
• Mahmoud Shokoko: (Bulbul)
• Ali al-Kassar: (the seller of morals)
• Shafiq Noureddine: (Cohen the owner of the pension)
• Kitty: (Dancer Katina)
• Ali Abdel-Aal: (Katina's father)
• Abdel Hamid Zaki: (Director)
• Zaki Ibrahim: (Amina's uncle)
• Aliya Fawzy: (Maid Amina and Ahmed)
• Toson Metemed: (Hospital nurse)
• Mohammed Sobeih: (the thief)
• Abdel Moneim Bassiouni: (employee)
• Mohsen Hassanein: (the drunk customer)

Notes and References

1. Book: قاسم, محمود . موسوعة الأفلام العربية - المجلد الأول . E-Kutub Ltd . 978-1-78058-309-9 . ar.
2. Book: قاسم, محمود . جميلات السينما المصرية . وكالة الصحافة العربية . ar.
3. Book: Khouri, Malek . The Arab National Project in Youssef Chahine's Cinema . 2010 . American Univ in Cairo Press . 978-977-416-354-8 . en.
4. Book: Armes, Roy . Dictionary of African Filmmakers . 2008 . Indiana University Press . 978-0-253-35116-6 . en.
5. Book: Khouri, Malek . The Arab National Project in Youssef Chahine's Cinema . 2010 . American Univ in Cairo Press . 978-977-416-354-8 . en.
6. Web site: Akhlaq Lil Bay'e . 2022-09-26 . TVGuide.com . en.
7. Book: Armes, Roy . Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage . 2008 . KARTHALA Editions . 978-2-84586-958-5 . fr.
8. Book: arabe (France), Institut du monde . Egypte, 100 ans de cinéma . 1995 . IMA . 978-2-906062-81-8 . fr.