The Quail and Autumn

(1967)

★ 7.7 IMDb · 3 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1967

Runtime: 129 мин

Country: Egypt

Director: Hossam ElDein Mostafa

Cast: Mahmoud Moursy, Nadia Lotfi, Abdallah Ghaith, Laila Sheir, Adel Adham, Naima Wasfi, Ihsan ElQala'awy, Mimi Chakib, Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq, Ehsan Sherif

Plot

Eissa Al-Dabagh is a member of a washed-out political party that was defanged by the 1952 revolution. When he meets the prostitute Riri, he tries to use her to chase the mirage of the power and control he once had. But when he discovers that she is pregnant, he kicks her out.