Rabea Al Adaweiah

Rabea Al Adaweiah

Rabea Al Adaweiah

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Rabea Al Adaweiah

1963

2h 5m

6.3(3 votes)

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Overview

Rabi'a al-Adawiyya is a classic film from 1963 based on the life of the early Sufi saint and poet Rabi'a al-Adawiyya, also known as Rabi'a al Basri, in the second Islamic century.

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20 members

Acting

نبيلة عبيد

Rabi'a Al Adawia

نبيلة عبيد

Acting

فريد شوقي

Khalil

فريد شوقي

Acting

Emad Hamdy

Issam El-Din

Emad Hamdy

Acting

Hussein Reyaad

Sheikh Thuban

Hussein Reyaad

Acting

Umm Kulthum

Ghina'

Umm Kulthum

Acting

Abdallah Ghaith

thief

Abdallah Ghaith

Acting

Salwa Mahmoud

Abida

Salwa Mahmoud

Acting

Abdel Ghani Qamar

slave trader

Abdel Ghani Qamar

Acting

Hassan Hamed

Unknown Role

Hassan Hamed

Acting

Sherifa Maher

Dalal

Sherifa Maher

Acting

Samia Roshdy

slave trader's wife

Samia Roshdy

Directing

Ibrahim Emara

Unknown Role

Ibrahim Emara

Acting

Nazim Sharawy

Harun Al Rasheed

Nazim Sharawy

Acting

Zouzou Nabil

Alia

Zouzou Nabil

Acting

Mohamed Sobeih

Mugger

Mohamed Sobeih

Acting

Abbas Rahmy

Unknown Role

Abbas Rahmy

Acting

Badr Nofal

Unknown Role

Badr Nofal

Acting

Mohamed Abaza

Unknown Role

Mohamed Abaza

Acting

Ali Roushdy

Unknown Role

Ali Roushdy

Acting

Omar Afifi

Unknown Role

Omar Afifi

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