Between Heaven and Earth [bayn al-samaa wal-ard] (1960) - (Hind Rostom) Egyptian film poster F, NM $200 *

Size: 27" x 39"

Price: $200

Condition: Folded Near Mint

A group of city people got into an elevator going to various floors in a big building. There was an actress who had a role to play in a film depicting the highest building. She was being pursued by a man who was in the habit of following women. There was a woman going to her lover, and there was someone from a gang that steals valuables. There was a crazy person fleeing from a mental hospital and an old man who had left his family to marry a younger woman. The elevator stopped working, but the doorman had gone to see a soccer game, so the rescue was delayed. The police were called, who finally located the elevator and broke through the wall. The rescue was made and they all went back to their original plans. The actress completed her job, the thief was arrested and the man who loved women went looking for a new woman. According to film critic Sa'ad al-Din Tawfiq this is one of the top 100 Egyptian films. Although it was not a commercial success, it was Egypt's entry in the Yugoslavia Film Festival in 1960.

This film is on film critic Ahmad Al-Hadari's 2007 list of the 100 most important Egyptian films.

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