Aydah
Aydah is an Egyptian musical romance film starring Umm Kulthum, and directed by Ahmed Badrakhan. It is written by Abdel Wareth Asr, Fathy Nashaty and Abbas Younis. The film is Umm Kulthum's fourth film. The story of the film is inspired by Giuseppe Verdi's famous opera Aida, adapted into an Egyptian cinematic context. Aydah is produced and released on February 11, 1942, by El Sharq Films.
Synopsis
Aydah, a daughter of a talented farmer whose father works on a large estate. After her father's death, the estate owner, Amin Pasha, takes her under his care. Aydah falls in love with the Pasha's son, Sami, but their relationship faces intense opposition due to their different social classes.Cast
- Umm Kulthum as Aydah
- Ibrahim Hamouda as Sami
- Abbas Fares as Amin Pasha
- Suleiman Naguib as Suleiman Bey
- Abdel Warith Asr as Mohammed Effendi
- Nigma Ibrahim as the headmistress of the institute
- Mary Mounib
- Amal Zayed
- Hassan Kamel
- Samia Fahmy
Songs
Aida
- *Lyrics: Ahmed Rami
- *Music: Mohamed [El Qasabgi] - Riad El Sunbati
- *Arrangement and orchestra conductor: Aziz Sadek - Ibrahim Haggag
Other Songs
- *We Are Alone
- *My Beloved's Kindness and Consolation
- *Oh My Heart, Tomorrow is Travel
- *What's Left of Me, Time?
- *The Cotton Has Opened
- *Oh Joy of Lovers
- *Greet Me