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Feature film — 1971

The Choice (1971)

7.41h 43mThriller — Drama — Crime

When a free-spirited sailor is found murdered, his twin brother, a famous novelist, is the prime suspect. Investigators uncover a possible liaison between the dead sailor and the writer's wife, and also learn that Sayed's successful fictions owed much to the inspiration of his brother Mahmoud's adventurous life. Just as the evidence against the writer seems overwhelming, Mahmoud turns up alive. But why are the twins never seen together...?

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المؤسسة المصرية العامة للسينما والتلفزيون والمسرح والموسيقى

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Director: Youssef Chahine

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Cast & crew

Ezzat Al Alaily as Sayed / Mahmoud

Ezzat Al Alaily

Sayed / Mahmoud

Soad Hosny as Sherifa

Soad Hosny

Sherifa

Huda Sultan as Baheya

Huda Sultan

Baheya

Mahmood Al-Meleji as Farrag

Mahmood Al-Meleji

Farrag

Seif Abdelrahman as Raouf

Seif Abdelrahman

Raouf

Youssef Wahby as Youssef Wahby

Youssef Wahby

Youssef Wahby

Mimi Chakib as

Mimi Chakib

Ali Al Sharif as

Ali Al Sharif

Madiha Kamel as

Madiha Kamel

Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra as

Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra

Ashraf El-Selehdar as

Ashraf El-Selehdar

Soheir Fakhry as

Soheir Fakhry

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