Merchants of Death [toggar al-mawt] (1958) - (Farid Shawqi) Egyptian film poster F, EX $85 *
Size: 27" x 39"
Price: $85
Condition: Folded, Excellent (edge damage)
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This is an Egyptian promotional poster designed by Abdel Rahman for
the 1958 Kamal El Sheikh film Merchants of Death [toggar
al-mawt] with screenplay and dialogue by Aly Al-Zerkany and
cinematography by Abdelhalim Nasr. Plot summary: Dr. Abbas [Mahmoud
El-Meliguy] was stripped of all humanity. He would commit insurance
fraud with victims, get rid of them and then share the payments with
the beneficiaries. He had agents who hunted for victims and then got
rid of them for him. Morad [Farid Shawqi] happened to be doing the
same kind of work Abbas was doing. Circumstances had forced him to
embezzle 300 pounds from some funds entrusted to him, and he spent it
all on his mother's illness. Then he tried to recover what he had
lost at the gambling table, but ended up losing twice the amount he
owed. He threatened Abbas with a pistol to try to get enough to cover
the amount he had embezzled, but Abbas turned the tables on him and
did not give him anything. They then agreed Morad would marry and
insure his wife's life for 20000 pounds. Then they would dispose of
the wife and divide the the money. Abbas tempted Morad with a lot of
money that would be enough to pay his debt, and he gave him the dowry
and enough money to pay for the marriage. Morad accepted the deal and
married the daughter of a colleague who had died. She was a naive
girl named Layla, [Imane] and they had a lovely month together. Then
came the time for her to die as agreed, but Morad felt he was too weak
to kill his wife. Instead of helping Morad get rid of Layla, Abbas
went to the police and asked them to save her. The effort to save the
wife succeeded and the gang and its members fell into the hands of the
police.
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