A 4,000-year-old ghost bride vs. Big Oil in 1960s Egypt? Cinema was WILD.
When an oil engineer starts digging for oil in Luxor he disturbs the spirits of ancient Egyptians buried there. A spirit, Last Bride of the Nile, is sent to get him to stop the drilling.
Costume
Lobna Abdel Aziz serving TWO iconic looks: ancient queen AND 60s journo chic.
Production
Luxor locations that Hollywood would kill for today.
Writing
Ghost romance with actual economic critique? Unhinged and brilliant.
Director
Fatin Abdel Wahab
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Nasser's industrialization push, the film's pro-heritage message was surprisingly subversive state-approved satire.
Rushdy Abaza and Lobna Abdel Aziz were Egypt's hottest on-screen pair; this was their supernatural pivot after straight melodramas.
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