Thartharah fawq el-Nil

Name: Thartharah fawq el-Nil
Genre: Drama
Released: 1971-11-15
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Ahmed Ramzy, Magda El-Khatib, Mervat Amin, Imad Hamdi, Adel Adham

IMDb ID: tt0356117 · Year: 1971 · Rating: 7.7 (844 votes)

Genres: Drama

Set against the backdrop of the 1967 Six-Day War, the movie adaptation of Naguib Mahfouz's novel follows the escapist, drug-fuelled riverboat meetings of a group of frustrated Egyptians from various walks of life.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesEgypt: Adrift on the Nile (English)
World-wide: Adrift on the Nile (English)
World-wide: Chitchat on the Nile (English, DVD Title)
France: Dérive sur le Nil (DVD Title)
France: Palabres sur le Nil
India: Thartharah Fawq Al-Nil (English)
Adrift on the NileRelease Date1971-11-15Runtime115 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews3Critic Reviews3Countries / RegionsEgyptLanguagesArabicKeywordsboat
riverboat
hashish smoking
man in drag
song and danceIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356117/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0356117.jpgUpdated At2025-10-02T07:52:31

Directors

Hussein Kamal

Writers

Mamdouh El Leithy
Naguib Mahfouz

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Ahmed Ramzy | Character: Ragab El-Qady
Actor: Magda El-Khatib | Character: Samarah Bahgat
Actor: Mervat Amin | Character: Sana
Actor: Imad Hamdi | Character: Anis Zaki
Actor: Adel Adham | Character: Ali el-Sayyed
Actor: Ahmed Al Jaziri | Character: Abdo
Actor: Fattheia Aly | Character: Actress
Actor: Abdullah Bayoumi | Character: Actor
Actor: Zizi Fared | Character: Actress
Actor: Mahmood Farid | Character: Director Sumaa
Actor: Radwan Hafez | Character: Actor
Actor: Mahmoud Hamdi | Character: Actor
Actor: Mahmoud Kamel | Character: Abo Serea
Actor: Qadria Kamel | Character: Actress
Actor: Anwar Madkour | Character: Actor
Actor: Nemat Mokhtar | Character: Saniya Kamel
Actor: Salah Nazmi | Character: Khaled Azzooz
Actor: Soheir Ramzy | Character: Layla Zidan
Actor: Samir Rostom | Character: Samir
Actor: Aida Al Shaer | Character: Singer
Actor: Muhammad Suliman | Character: Actor
Actor: Mohammed Sultan | Character: Raoof
Actor: Ahmed Tawfik | Character: Mustafa Rashed
Actor: Magdy Wahba | Character: Muhammad Bahgat
Actor: Hamdi Youssef | Character: Fathi

[Directors Group]
Name: Hussein Kamal | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Mamdouh El Leithy | Role: Writer
Name: Naguib Mahfouz | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Gamal El-Leissy | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Ali Ismail | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Mustafa Imam | Role: Cinematographer

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Mohamed Abdelaziz | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Music Department]
Name: Ali Ismail | Role: Music Department
Name: Aida Al Shaer | Role: Music Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Mahmood El-Sisi | Role: Script and Continuity Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356117/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Egypt: November 15, 1971
France: June 22, 1977 (limited)

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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