Movie Details
Cast & Crew
B
Bayram Al Tunisi
Dialogue
K
Kassem Wagdy
Casting
K
Kamal El-Telmessani
Writer
A
Ahmed Khorshed
Director of Photography
E
Emile Bahri
Editor
A
Abdel Halim Noweira
Music
The Black Market
Audience Score
DirectorKamal El-Telmessani
WriterKamal El-Telmessani
1 hr 40 minDrama
Plot
A corrupt grocer in a traditional Cairene neighborhood enters into an alliance with comprador merchants. Their goal is to hoard scarce commodities during the World WAR II, and then to sell them at vastly inflated prices. Eventually the grocer's neighbors rebel at his tactics. They call in the national athorities and the black marketeers are brought to justice.
