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The Nightingale's Prayer (Arabic: دعاء الكروان, translit. Doaa al-Karawan listen ⓘ; also called The Curlew's Cry) is a 1959 Egyptian drama film directed by Henry Barakat and based on a novel titled Doaa al-Karawan (novel) by the prominent writer Taha Hussein. It stars Faten Hamama and Ahmed Mazhar.
There is little comedy in "Doa al karawan", also known as "The Nightingale's Prayer", and it comes almost solely in the first half hour or so of the film, along with the film's only moments of comfort and joy.
The Nightingale's Prayer (Arabic: دعاء الكروان, translit. Doaa al-Karawan listen (help · info); also called The Curlew's Cry) is a 1959 Egyptian romantic drama movie directed by Henry Barakat and was based on the novel by Taha Hussein. It stars Faten Hamama, Ahmed Mazhar, Ragaa Al Geddawy, Amina Rizk, Mimi Chakib, Zahrat El-Ola.
The Nightingale's Prayer. An engineer lures a young woman into falling for him and then abandons her. Unable to bear the shame, the woman takes her own life and her sister sets out...
- Drama, Romance
This compelling tale of love and betrayal, set in the upper Egyptian countryside, follows the story of Amna as she plots her revenge on the engineer who destroyed her family's honor.
Aug 20, 2020 · Doa al karawan AKA The Nightingale’s Prayer (1959) was chosen as one of the best Egyptian films of all time, and it also stars Faten Hamama and she is maybe the number one female screen icon of Egyptian cinema.
Overview. This compelling tale of love and betrayal, set in the upper Egyptian countryside, follows the story of Amna as she plots her revenge on the engineer who destroyed her family's honor. Henry Barakat.
The Nightingale's Prayer. This compelling tale of love and betrayal, set in the upper Egyptian countryside, follows the story of Amna (Faten Hamama) as she plots her revenge on the engineer who...
Critics reviews. A poor woman plots revenge against the engineer who soiled her family name in this drama starring Arabian screen sensation Faten Hamama.
The Nightingale’s Prayer really surprised me. It has one of the most fascinating screenplays I have ever witnessed. So complex yet so simple at the same time. It is a romantic melodrama fueled by…
