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Shajarat al-Durr

Name: Shajarat al-Durr
Released: 1935-02-26
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Mokhtar Hussain, Ahmed Darwish, Mary Queeny, Abdel Rahman Rouchdi, Assia Dagher

Directed by Ahmed Galal · 1935 · 125 min

In the 13th century AD, the Turkish slave girl (Shajarat al-Durr) captures the heart of (Al-Malik Al-Salih) and he marries her so that she can interfere in the affairs of the country and plot and plan conspiracies and schemes when the war against the Crusaders breaks out. It happens that (Al-Malik Al-Salih) dies during the war, so she hides the news of his death so that the soldiers in the battle will not be shaken, and she continues to rule and command in his name.

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Mokhtar Hussain

Sunqor

Ahmed Darwish

Messenger of the Caliph

Mary Queeny

Soulafa

Abdel Rahman Rouchdi

Izz al-Din Aibak

Assia Dagher

Shajarat al-Durr