This Is Love (1958 film)

This Is Love (هذا هو الحب transliterated as Hatha howa al’ob) is an Egyptian film released on October 22, 1958. The film is directed by Salah Abu Seif, features a screenplay written by Muhammed Kamel Hassan al-Mohami, and stars Lobna Abdel Aziz and Yehia Chahine.

Plot
Hussein is a civil engineer in his town with an unusual mentality. He is conservative and committed to finding a virgin wife, and he sees Sharifa as a suitable prospect. He proposes and she agrees. However, ten days into the marriage, Hussein discovers his wife has a romantic past and sees her as a fallen woman, leading her to suffer greatly from the consequent divorce.

Cast

 * Lobna Abdel Aziz (Sharifa)
 * Yehia Chahine (Hussein)
 * Hussein Riad (Sharifa's father)
 * Mahmoud Azmy (Fouad)
 * Abdel Moneim Ibrahim (Tawfiq)
 * Omar El-Hariri (Bahgat)
 * Mary Mounib (Hussein's mother)
 * Ferdoos Mohammed (Sharifa's mother)
 * Soheir El-Barouni (Samiha)
 * Salah Abdulhameed (spice miller in the poor neighborhood)
 * Shafik Nour El Din (cabaret founder)
 * Gamalat Zayed (Mrs. Zaha)
 * Kamal Anwar
 * Abdel Moneim Ismail (Ali, a gofer)
 * Zein el-Ashmawy (Fouad's friend)
 * Zeinat Olwi (dancer)
 * Badr Nofal (hotel guest)
 * Hussein Ismail (Zaki)
 * Metawee Eweiss (furniture porter)
 * Toson Moatamed (furniture porter)
 * Abdelazim Kamel (company engineer)