Cairo Classics · 45th Edition
The Bus Driver
Director
Atef El-Tayeb
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1 h 48 min
Language
Arabic
Synopsis
Hassan, a bus driver by day and a cabby by night, tries to save his father's workshop, which has been suspended due to taxes. He asks for his sister's help, but greed blinds them.
Cast
Nour El-Sherif, Mervat Amin, Emad Hamdy, Hassan Hosny, Zahrat El-Ola, Aziza Helmy
Screenplay
Mohamed Khan, Bashir El Deek
Producers
Ghattas Katla
About the Director
An Egyptian director, born in 1947. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema (Directing Department) in 1970. He worked as an assistant with several directors, including Shadi Abdel Salam and Youssef Chahine. His films achieved both critical and popular success, including: The Innocent, The Bus Driver, Against the Government, The Escape, and Hot Night. He died in 1996 after suffering a heart attack following heart surgery.
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