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The Open Door (1963)
104 min | Drama, Romance

The Open Door (1963)

104 min | Drama, Romance

Elbab Elmaftouh, Known in English as "The Open Door", another great movie about women's right in their different role and life and thier struggle between her father with his old style and her husband that doesn't understand her.

Director

Henry Barakat

Writers

Henry Barakat (screenplay) | Lutfiah Elzayaat (novel) (screenplay) (writer) | Yussef Issa (dialogue) (screenplay)

Producer

Henry Barakat (producer)

Composer

Andre Ryder

Cinematographer

Wahid Farid (director of photography)

Editor

Fathy Kassem

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Updated Oct 7, 1963

Release date

Oct 7, 1963 (Egypt)

Awards

2 wins

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
23 cast members

Name	Known for
Faten Hamama Layla Layla See fewer	I Want a Solution (1975)
Hassan Youssef Esam Esam See fewer	Boy, Girl and the Devil (1971)
Shouweikar Gamilah Gamilah See fewer	The Most Dangerous Man in the World (1967)
Mahmoud Moursy Fuad Fuad See fewer	The Unfaithful (1965)
Aleya Abdel Monem Husain's sister Samirah Husain's sister Samirah See fewer	Hob Al-Morahiqat (1970)
Layla Amwar Actress Actress See fewer	The Sin (1962)
Basmah Dancer Dancer See fewer	Fetiwwat Darb el-Assal (1985)
Nawal El Sogiera Child Child See fewer	The Missing (1962)
Mahmoud El-Hadini Mahmood Mahmood See fewer	The Circus (1968)
Baher El-Sayyed Actor Actor See fewer	The Open Door (1963)
Seham Fathy Sana Sana See fewer	Days Without Love (1962)
Hassan Hosny Detained commando Detained commando See fewer	The Stolen Joy (1994)
Hussein Ismail Groom Groom See fewer	Hassan and Nayima (1959)
Khadija Mahmoud Sayyedah Sayyedah See fewer	Zahrat Al Banafsaj (1977)
Yaaqoub Mekhael Father Father See fewer	Between Heaven and Earth (1959)
Gharib Muhyiddin Actor Actor See fewer	The Open Door (1963)
Ali Mustafa Detained commando Detained commando See fewer	Too Young for Love (1966)
Nahed Samir Layla's mother Layla's mother See fewer	Batal lil nehaya (1963)
Saleh Selim Husain Husain See fewer	The Black Candles (1962)
Mimi Shakib Layla's aunt Layla's aunt See fewer	The Tough (1957)
Samir Shedid Sidqi Sidqi See fewer	Ashour, the Lion-Hearted (1961)
Sherine Adilah Adilah See fewer	Cairo Station (1958)
Mamdouh Zayed Detained commando Detained commando See fewer	Date with the Beloved (1971)