The Champion (1997)

Plot Summary

On the eve of the 1919 revolution in Egypt, the friendship between Houda al-Najjar, who likes boxing, Petro, who likes to sing, and the good worker of the printing press, believes in revolution. Fatima, the sister of Houda, is in love with Hussain, and they marry. The revolution takes place, and Houda dreams of shaking hands with its leader, Saad Zaghloul, and dreams of participating in the 1924 Olympics as a boxer. Hasan is imprisoned for his involvement in resisting the British occupation, and Huda is married to a neighbor of Hanifa. Hassan was killed by the Israeli occupation forces and Houda was able to participate in the Olympics

Full Cast & Characters

Ahmed Zaki

Mahmoud (Houda Kalawi)

Mostafa Qmar

Pietro Ghattas

Mohamed Henedi

Hassan Halim

Magda El Khatib

Umm Houda

Hassan Hosny

Uncle Ghattas

Abeer Sabry

Hanifa Abdel Badie

Ghada Abdel Razek

Fathy Abdel Wahab

Nour

Caroline Khalil

Yasmine Muhammad Shafiq Ali

Mohammad Lotfi

circus player

Ahmed Al Fishawy

Alex - Yasmine's friend

Mohamed Al-Adl

Thug

Director & Crew

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