The Killers[1] (Egyptian Arabic: القتلة, translit: El-Qatala or Al-Qatala)[2][3][4][5] is a 1971 Egyptian crime thriller starring Salah Zulfikar and Nahed Sherif. The film is written by Mahmoud Abu Zeid and directed by Ashraf Fahmy.[6][7][8]
| The Killers | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Egyptian Arabic | القتلة |
| Directed by | Ashraf Fahmy |
| Written by | Mahmoud Abu Zeid |
| Produced by | Mohammed Younes |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Refaat Ragheb |
| Edited by | Gamil Abdel Aziz |
Production company | General Egyptian Coropration for Cinema Production |
| Distributed by | General Egyptian Coropration for Cinema Production |
Release date |
|
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
Synopsis
Adel Shawkat has a firm belief that his stepfather killed his father to marry his mother. He makes a strange deal with the unemployed Aziz Abu El Ezz, who wants to get rid of his wife Sawsan, to cash her life insurance policy. Adel pledges to kill Aziz's wife in return for Aziz killing his stepfather.
Main cast
- Salah Zulfikar: Adel Shawkat
- Nahed Sherif: Sawsan Fahmy
- Adel Adham: Aziz Abu El Ezz
- Zozo Chakib: Adel's mother
- Gamal Ismail: Public prosecutor
- Emad Muharram: Emad Rashad
- Ashraf El-Selehdar: Hussein
- Hussein Ismail: Shawish
Production and release
While filming, the Egyptian press commented on the risk that Salah Zulfikar took by working with a new director such as Ashraf Fahmy. The film was a huge success at the box office. Production began in Cairo in 1970. The film was produced by the state-owned Egyptian General Authority for Film Production and distributed in the Arab world in mid-1971.[9][10]
