The Water-Carrier Is Dead (1977)
The story of the friendship that develops between two men with quite different world views. One, a water carrier whose wife has died twenty years before, spends his days thinking about her. The other, who works in the funeral business, spends his life in the pursuit of pleasure because he recognizes that death will bring an end to all enjoyment. They meet and become friends. Through this friendship the water carrier is encouraged to change his morbid way of thinking and to enjoy life.
Director: Salah Abu Seif
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 103 min
Release Date: November 20, 1977
Cast
- Farid Shawqy - Shehata Effendi
- Ezzat Al Alaily - Shusha Al-Sakka
- Shwikar - Aziza Nofal
- Amina Rizk - Umm Amna
- Tahiya Cariocca - Zamzam
- Nahed Jabr - Amna
- Sherif Salah El Din - Sayed
- Hassan Hussein - Sheikh Sayed
- Ibrahim Qadry
- Mohamed Farid - Gad
Screenplay
Music: Fouad El-Zahry
Cinematography: Rashida Abdel Salam
Editing: Rashida Abdel Salam
Production: أفلام مصر العالمية (يوسف شاهين وشركاه)
Country: Egypt
Language: العربية
Original Language: ar
More Films by Director: Salah Abu Seif
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Water-Carrier Is Dead about?
- The story of the friendship that develops between two men with quite different world views. One, a water carrier whose wife has died twenty years before, spends his days thinking about her. The other, who works in the funeral business, spends his life in the pursuit of pleasure because he recognizes that death will bring an end to all enjoyment. They meet and become friends. Through this friendship the water carrier is encouraged to change his morbid way of thinking and to enjoy life.
- Who directed The Water-Carrier Is Dead?
- The Water-Carrier Is Dead was directed by Salah Abu Seif.
- Who stars in The Water-Carrier Is Dead?
- The Water-Carrier Is Dead stars Farid Shawqy, Ezzat Al Alaily, Shwikar, Amina Rizk, Tahiya Cariocca, Nahed Jabr.
- How long is The Water-Carrier Is Dead?
- The Water-Carrier Is Dead has a runtime of 1h 43m (103 minutes).
- What genre is The Water-Carrier Is Dead?
- The Water-Carrier Is Dead is a Drama film.
- Where was The Water-Carrier Is Dead produced?
- The Water-Carrier Is Dead was produced in Egypt.