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I Will Not Confess is a 1961
Egypt
ian crime film
starring Faten Hamama
, Ahmed Mazhar
and Ahmed Ramzy
. The film is directed by the Egyptian
film director
Kamal El Sheikh
.
) is the wife of Ahmed (Ahmed Mazhar
) who manages a textile factory. One day, she receives a threatening letter directed at Ahmed. The letter reveals that Ahmed committed a murder; he killed a teller to steal the factory's money. Amal remembers that her husband had come to her telling her that he had lost his money, and weeks later had restored his money. One of the factory workers (Salah Mansour
) meets Amal and confirms what the letter said, claiming that he witnessed the crime.
Amal seeks her brother's (Ahmed Ramzy
) support. He goes to the worker and, after a heated and vehement argument, fights with him and eventually kills him. He immediately runs away. Minutes later, Amal reaches the worker's home to talk to him, and finds him dead. She is blamed for the crime. Amal does not tell anybody from her family. Her health conditions worsens and is hospitalized. Amal's brother confesses his crime. Her husband surrenders himself and confesses that he committed the crime saying that he only did all that to secure a better life for his wife.
1961 in film
The year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:* Atlantis, the Lost ContinentB...
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
starring Faten Hamama
Faten Hamama
Faten Hamama is an Egyptian producer and an acclaimed actress of film, television, and theatre. She was regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from melodramas to historical films and occasional comedies, though her chief successes were romantic dramas...
, Ahmed Mazhar
Ahmed Mazhar
-Biography:Ahmed Hafez Mazhar was an Egyptian actor. He graduated from the military academy in 1938 and his colleagues included Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat...
and Ahmed Ramzy
Ahmed Ramzy
Ahmed Ramzy is an Egyptian actor who played the leading roles in many Egyptian films in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.-Early life:Ramzy was born Ramzy Mahmoud Bayoumi in 1930 to an Egyptian orthopedist and university professor father, his mother was a young Scottish lady.Ramzy graduated from...
. The film is directed by the Egyptian
Egyptians
Egyptians are nation an ethnic group made up of Mediterranean North Africans, the indigenous people of Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Kamal El Sheikh
Kamal El Sheikh
Kamal El Sheikh was an Egyptian film director. He directed 28 films between 1952 and 1987.-Selected filmography:* Malak al-Rahma * Al-Manzel Raqam 13 * Hob wa Dumoo`...
.
Plot
Amal (Faten HamamaFaten Hamama
Faten Hamama is an Egyptian producer and an acclaimed actress of film, television, and theatre. She was regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from melodramas to historical films and occasional comedies, though her chief successes were romantic dramas...
) is the wife of Ahmed (Ahmed Mazhar
Ahmed Mazhar
-Biography:Ahmed Hafez Mazhar was an Egyptian actor. He graduated from the military academy in 1938 and his colleagues included Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat...
) who manages a textile factory. One day, she receives a threatening letter directed at Ahmed. The letter reveals that Ahmed committed a murder; he killed a teller to steal the factory's money. Amal remembers that her husband had come to her telling her that he had lost his money, and weeks later had restored his money. One of the factory workers (Salah Mansour
Salah Mansour
Salah Mansour , was an Egyptian movie actor known for his roles in Lan A'taref and Al-Zagwa Al-Thaneya. He started in school theater, and graduated from the Egyptian acting institute in 1947. He worked in artistic-editing then joined the theater...
) meets Amal and confirms what the letter said, claiming that he witnessed the crime.
Amal seeks her brother's (Ahmed Ramzy
Ahmed Ramzy
Ahmed Ramzy is an Egyptian actor who played the leading roles in many Egyptian films in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.-Early life:Ramzy was born Ramzy Mahmoud Bayoumi in 1930 to an Egyptian orthopedist and university professor father, his mother was a young Scottish lady.Ramzy graduated from...
) support. He goes to the worker and, after a heated and vehement argument, fights with him and eventually kills him. He immediately runs away. Minutes later, Amal reaches the worker's home to talk to him, and finds him dead. She is blamed for the crime. Amal does not tell anybody from her family. Her health conditions worsens and is hospitalized. Amal's brother confesses his crime. Her husband surrenders himself and confesses that he committed the crime saying that he only did all that to secure a better life for his wife.
Cast
- Faten HamamaFaten HamamaFaten Hamama is an Egyptian producer and an acclaimed actress of film, television, and theatre. She was regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from melodramas to historical films and occasional comedies, though her chief successes were romantic dramas...
as Amal - Ahmed MazharAhmed Mazhar-Biography:Ahmed Hafez Mazhar was an Egyptian actor. He graduated from the military academy in 1938 and his colleagues included Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat...
as Ahmed - Ahmed RamzyAhmed RamzyAhmed Ramzy is an Egyptian actor who played the leading roles in many Egyptian films in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.-Early life:Ramzy was born Ramzy Mahmoud Bayoumi in 1930 to an Egyptian orthopedist and university professor father, his mother was a young Scottish lady.Ramzy graduated from...
as Amal's brother - Salah MansourSalah MansourSalah Mansour , was an Egyptian movie actor known for his roles in Lan A'taref and Al-Zagwa Al-Thaneya. He started in school theater, and graduated from the Egyptian acting institute in 1947. He worked in artistic-editing then joined the theater...
- Sherifa Maher
- Nazim Shaarawy