Monsieur le Directeur (Arabic: الأسطي المدير, translit: Elosta El Modeer, aliases: Handyman General Manager or The Engraver Manager) is a 1988 Egyptian drama television film. it stars Salah Zulfikar and Laila Taher.
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Synopsis
The family of Hassanein, the senior government employee, suffers from financial troubles, making him unable to meet the needs of his family, a rich family proposes to marry their son Medhat to their daughter Mervat, so that the father falls into a financial predicament, which forces him to pursue the profession of engraver, in order to be able to meet his family's needs, which causes many problems.
Cast
Salah Zulfikar as Hassanein Abdel-Dayem
Laila Taher as Adeela henem
Mahmoud El-Gendy as Ismail
Mustafa Metwalli as Medhat
Fatma Mazhar as Azhar
Azza Gamal as Mervat
Soad Hussein as Shogoun
Nazim Shaarawy as El-Messlimany
Magdy Imam as Emad
Gamal Ismail as Stoohi Abuzeid
Child: Raafat Maher as Samy Hassanein
Thanaa Lamloum as Mona
Ahmed Abu Obeya as Abdelhamid
Abul Fotouh Amara as Tantawi
Anwar Madkour as Manager
Mustafa al-Kawawi as Hassanein assistant
Nazmi Rizk as Talaat the lawyer
Samir Rostom as Coiffeur
Hamdi Sharif as Saleh
Sayed Mostafa as Salesman
Muhammad al-Qassas as Gaber
Abdel Aziz Issa as Salesman
Mahmoud Hafnawi as Sabi
Nawal Hashem as Hosneya
Hareedy Omran as Mahmoud
Tawfiq al-Kurdi as Furniture salesman
Maysa Fathi as Extra
Farida Abdel Aal as Extra
Sawsan Salem as Extra
Ahmed Badr as Extra
Farouz al-Shahawi as Extra
Awatef Abdel Fattah as Extra
Muhammadin Nassar as Extra
Mousa Salem as Extra
Reception
The film was a critical success and discussed an important issue concerning economic problems for Egyptian families.