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Life or Death (1954)

Original title: حياة أو موت

1954-12-06 · 1h 15m · AR
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A man suffers from a heart attack so he sends his daughter to get medicine for him. After providing the medicine for the girl, the pharmacist discovers that he has unknowingly mixed a poisonous elixir. Reporting what happened to the police, the chief officer of Cairo starts an intriguing, full-fledged campaign to save the man before he takes the lethal medicine.

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Ali El ZorkaniWriterKamal El SheikhDirector

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Youssef WahbyYoussef WahbyCapital DoctorMadiha YousriMadiha YousriWife of Ahmed IbrahimEmad HamdyEmad HamdyAhmed IbrahimHussein ReyaadHussein ReyaadA pharmacistRushdy AbazaRushdy AbazaPolice officerAdly KassebAdly KassebAhmed ElhaddadAhmed ElhaddadAbdel Moneim BasyouniAbdel Moneim BasyouniAbdel Qader AlMeseriAbdel Qader AlMeseriRafeaa ElShalRafeaa ElShalAbdel Ghani El NagdiAbdel Ghani El NagdiTawfik SadekTawfik Sadek

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Genre affinityThriller · DramaDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference601363Actor preference484868 · 601397 · 601206Country preferenceEg

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What is Life or Death about?

A man suffers from a heart attack so he sends his daughter to get medicine for him. After providing the medicine for the girl, the pharmacist discovers that he has unknowingly mixed a poisonous elixir. Reporting what happened to the police, the chief officer of Cairo starts an intriguing, full-fledged campaign to save the man before he takes the lethal medicine.

How long is Life or Death?

Life or Death has a runtime of 75 minutes.