The Black Market (1945)

1h 40m · 2 Jan 1945

Drama

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A corrupt grocer in a traditional Cairene neighborhood enters into an alliance with comprador merchants. Their goal is to hoard scarce commodities during the World WAR II, and then to sell them at vastly inflated prices. Eventually the grocer's neighbors rebel at his tactics. They call in the national athorities and the black marketeers are brought to justice.

Movie ID	160113
Genre	Drama
Director	Kamel El Telmessani
Main cast	Zaki Rostom, Emad Hamdy, Abdel Fattah Al-Qosari, Aqeila Rateb, Mohamed Kamal ElMasry, Mohammad Tawfiq, Fardous Hasan, Thuraya Helmy
Release date	2 January 1945
Release year	1945
Language	Arabic
Duration	100 min (1h 40m)
Rating	6.7 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house	ستوديو مصر