The Hunger - Production & Contact Info

The Hunger (1986)
111 min | Drama

The Hunger (1986)

111 min | Drama

In another tale from the Harafish saga, a tyrannical strongman rules the alley and imprisons his own brother for feeding the poor without permission. His brother's wife then leads a revolt among the poor to overthrow his oppressive rule.

Director

Ali Badrakhan (as Aly Badrakhan)

Writers

Esam Ali | Ali Badrakhan (screenplay) (as Ali Badr Khan) | Naguib Mahfouz (characters) | Mostafa Moharram (screenplay)

Composer

Georges Kazazian (composer)

Cinematographer

Mahmoud Abdelsamie

Editor

Adel Mounir (editor)

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Updated Dec 31, 1986

Release date

1986 (Egypt)

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39 cast members

Name	Known for
Soad Hosny Zebeida Zebeida See fewer	Al-Ra'i wa Al-Nesaa (1991)
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz Farag El Gebaly Farag El Gebaly See fewer	Souk El Motaa (1999)
Youssra Malak El-Semary Malak El-Semary See fewer	The Storm (2000)
Abdulaziz Makhyoon Farag El Gebaly Farag El Gebaly See fewer	Al Horoub (2012)
Sanaa Younes Zeinab Zeinab See fewer	Harb Atalia (2005)
Thoraya Helmy Halima Halima See fewer	Meeting at the Tower (1962)
Mohamed Trabeek Allam Allam See fewer	War in the Land of Egypt (1991)
Samira Tewfik Sharbat Sharbat See fewer	Antar's Daughter (1964)
Hanan Sulieman Folla Folla See fewer	The Last Round (2024)
Saeed Tarabek Mahrous Mahrous See fewer	The Devil's Island (1990)
Adel Awad Malak's Brother Malak's Brother See fewer	Kristal (1993)
Randa Malak's Sister Malak's Sister See fewer	Bad Day Good Day (1988)
Sayed Sadek Borhan Borhan See fewer	The Tiger AndThe Female (1987)
Naeem Issa El Doksh El Doksh See fewer	The Student Cop (2004)
Othman Abdelmonem Ramadan Ramadan See fewer	Batal men Waraq (1988)
Youssef Eid One of the Harafish One of the Harafish See fewer	World War III (2014)
Ibrahim Hassanein El Sakka El Sakka See fewer	Abwab Al Madina (1981)
Hafez Amin El-Semary El-Semary See fewer	The Penalty (1965)
Abdel Hay Azab Deabes Deabes See fewer	The Hunger (1986)
Abdel Ghany Naser Aziz Aziz See fewer	The Egg and the Stone (1990)
Fathi Ibrahim Henkesh Henkesh See fewer	Sonbol After the Million (1987)
Sayed Hatem One of the Harafish One of the Harafish See fewer	Al-Shariss (1992)
Abdulhadi Anwar Shakir Shakir See fewer	The Begger (1983)
Ahmed Abo Abeya Blacksmith Blacksmith See fewer	A Student's Diary (1962)
Sayyed Enani One of the Harafish One of the Harafish See fewer	Darb el-Bahlawan (1992)
Attiya Dawood Zeinhom Zeinhom See fewer	Two Against the Law (1992)
Murad Muwafi Ga'ran Ga'ran See fewer	Little Love, Much Violence (1995)
Hamdi Salem El Helwagy's Strongman El Helwagy's Strongman See fewer	Hawaa wal kerd (1968)
Younes Youssef Actor Actor See fewer	The Hunger (1986)
Hussein Arar El Hashash El Hashash See fewer	Wahed men el-Nas (2006)
Mustafa Khudhair One of the Harafish One of the Harafish See fewer	El-Muntaqemoon (1985)
Emad El Masry Actor Actor See fewer	The Hunger (1986)
Samiha Mohamed Matchmaker Matchmaker See fewer	Kandil om Hashem (1968)
Hassan Sultan One of the Harafish One of the Harafish See fewer	The Hunger (1986)
Adel Abu Al Ghait One of the Harafish One of the Harafish See fewer	The Devil's Island (1990)
Mohamed Sabry Actor Actor See fewer	The Hunger (1986)
Zeinab Salama Actress Actress See fewer	The Hunger (1986)
Madiha Youssef Deabes's Wife Deabes's Wife See fewer	The Hunger (1986)
Hassan Roshdy Actor Actor See fewer	The Hunger (1986)

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