Heaven and Hell (1952 film)

Heaven and Hell (جنة ونار, transliterated Janna wa narr) is an Egyptian film released on December 1, 1952. The film is directed and produced by Hussein Fawzi, features a screenplay by Abo El Seoud El Ebiary, and stars Naima Akef, Abdel Aziz Mahmoud, and Shoukry Sarhan. The plot centers on the friendship between a poor orphan girl named Nancy and her neighbor Abdel Haq. He helps her support her six brothers as a dancer, but she does not reciprocate his affection.

Main cast

 * Naima Akef (Nancy, an orphan girl)
 * Abdel Aziz Mahmoud (Abdel Haq, Nancy's neighbor)

Supporting cast

 * Hussein Riad
 * Shoukry Sarhan
 * Aziza Helmy
 * Abdel Salam Al Nabulsy
 * Abdel Rahim El Zarkany
 * Ahmed Allam
 * Widad Hamdi
 * Abdel Ghani Nagdi
 * Abdelmonem Ismail
 * Ahmed Amer
 * Abdel Moneim Bassiouni
 * Abdul Hamid al-Qalawi
 * Sayed al-Maghribi

Child cast

 * Salwa el-Sayed
 * Abdel Moneim Suleiman
 * Wajih al-Atrash
 * Magdy al-Sayed
 * Inshirah Akef
 * Felfela

Synopsis
Nancy (Naima Akef), an orphan girl, works to support her six siblings. She has nobody to turn to in this except for her neighbor, the singer Abdel Haq (Abdel Aziz Mahmoud), who invites her into his troupe as a dancer and loves her unrequitedly. She gets to know Abdel Haq's uncle Maarouf (Hussein Riad), who lives in a palace like a prisoner of his daughter-in-law Qassem, who seeks to inherit his fortune after his death. Maarouf showers Nancy with gifts via his grandson who loves her, leading to misunderstandings and jealousy of him by Abdel Haq. The neighborhood convinces him to leave her be, so he travels to Alexandria to separate. Nancy ends up with him in the end, putting love over money.