Poster for the movie The Beginning and the End

The Beginning and the End

1960 • 130 minutes
Drama

Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.

Picture of Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Hassanein

Picture of Sanaa Gamil

Sanaa Gamil

Nefisah

Picture of Farid Shawqy

Farid Shawqy

Hassan

Picture of Kamal Hussein

Kamal Hussein

Hussein

Picture of Amina Rizk

Amina Rizk

The Mother

Picture of Salah Mansour

Salah Mansour

The Grocer's Son

Picture of Amaal Farid

Amaal Farid

Bahiya

Picture of Abdel Khaleq Saleh

Abdel Khaleq Saleh

Picture of Hamed Morsi

Hamed Morsi

Picture of Mohamed Hamdy

Mohamed Hamdy

Picture of Samia Roshdy

Samia Roshdy

Picture of Hussain Ismael

Hussain Ismael

Picture of Thuraya Fakhry

Thuraya Fakhry

Picture of Abdel Moneim Ismail

Abdel Moneim Ismail

Picture of Mohamed Nabih

Mohamed Nabih

Uncle Jaber

Picture of Ahmed Shukry

Ahmed Shukry

Hassan Hassan Hassan

Picture of Mokhtar Hussain

Mokhtar Hussain

Picture of Shushu Ezz El Din

Shushu Ezz El Din