The OG 'open sesame' heist — but make it Egyptian and chaotic.
Ali Baba lives in poverty while his brother Qasim lives a wealthy life. One day Ali Baba discovers a secret cave which contains countless treasures. He tries to solve his financial problems with thehe contents of the cave, but as Qasim enters the picture, things turn irreversibly.
Acting
Ali AlKassar's legendary comic timing as the desperate everyman.
Direction
Mizrahi blending folklore with sharp social satire.
Director
Togo Mizrahi
Ali AlKassar
علي بابا
Ismail Yasseen
بلوط
Laila Fawzy
مُرجانة
Hassan El Baroudy
قاسم أخ علي بابا
Reyaad ElQasabgy
رئيس العصابة حافظ شعلان
Lotfi El Hakim
Abdo Yousef
Abdel Ghani El Nagdi
زبون الحطب
Rafeaa ElShal
زليخة زوجة قاسم
Zaki Ibrahim
الأمير ناصر
Fateheya Ali
Ibrahim Heshmat
Abdel Meguid Shukry
بركات
Abdelalim Khattab
الأمير نذير
Mohamed Abdel Moteleb
حسن
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Togo Mizrahi dominated 1940s Egyptian cinema by adapting Arab folklore with Hollywood-style pacing, creating a distinctly Alexandrian film identity.
Ali AlKassar was so beloved as the working-class underdog that Egyptian audiences associated him with Ali Baba for decades.
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