Poster

Al-yawm al-Sadis ()


Reference View | Change View


1947 Cairo. Washerwoman Lavandiere dreams of escaping reality through movies. A charming organ grinder offers excitement, but a cholera outbreak threatens her son. Desperate, she fights to save him.

Director:
Reviews:

Photos and Videos

Complete, Cast awaiting verification

Edit
...
Saddika
...
Okka
...
Chahat (as Shwikar)
...
Saïd (as Hamdi Ahmad)
Sanaa Younes ...
(as Sanaa Yonnes)
Salah El-Saadany ...
Chabat
Mohamed Mounir ...
Dessouki
...
Rafah the Theater Manager
Abla Kamel ...
Nurse
Hasan El-Adl ...
(as Hassan El Adl)
Maher Esam ...
The Boy (as Maher Essam Ibrahim)
Youssef El Ani
Mohamed Dardiri ...
(as Mohammad Dardiri)
Ahdy Sadek ...
(as Ahdi Sadek)
Hesham Abdel Hamid ...
(as Hicham Abdel Hamid)
Mohga Abdel Rahman
Maher Salim
Seif Eddine
Tamim Abdou
Salah Hamdi
Nabaweyya El Said
Haridi Omran ...
(as Haridy Omrane)
Hassan al Yamani ...
(as Hassan El Yamani)
Hamdy El Cherif
Corinne Sorsok
Tamer
Iman Salama
Zaky Fateen Abdel Wahab ...
Anwar Wagdy (as Zaki Abdel Wahab)
Bothayna Ali
Youssef Eid
Chawkat El-Sheikh
Mohammad Abdel Raheem ...
(as Mohammad Abdel Rehim)
Sayyed Mostapha
Osama Abdallah ...
(as Ossama Abdallah)
Magdi Taha
Khaled El Hagar
Azza Badr Eddine
Iman Ramzy
Alaa Abdel Rahmane
Ihab Salem
Alaa Salem
Mohammad El Ahmar
Khaled Mome
Rose ...
Self - Monkey
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ahmed Handy ...
(uncredited)

Directed by

Edit
Youssef Chahine

Written by

Edit
Youssef Chahine ... (screenplay)
Andrée Chedid ... (based on the novel by)
Hassan Al Geretly ... (assistant to the screenplay)
 
Yousry Nasrallah ...

Produced by

Edit
Humbert Balsan ... exeecutive producer: Paris
Martine Devilgerard ... production administrator: Paris
Marianne Khoury ... exeecutive producer: Cairo
Jean-Pierre Mahot ... exeecutive producer: Paris
Aziz Selim ... production administrator: Cairo
Lydia Setton ... production administrator: Paris

Music by

Edit
Omar Khairat ... (as Omar Khayrat)

Cinematography by

Edit
Mohsen Nasr

Editing by

Edit
Luc Barnier

Editorial Department

Edit
Anne Cartault ... editor trainee
Sophie Chailley ... assistant editor
Marie Lecoeur ... assistant editor
Christine Salze ... editor trainee

Casting By

Edit
Said Chambar
Athesham Ali Sayyed ... (as Sayyed Ali)

Production Design by

Edit
Tarek Salaheddine ... (as Tarek Salah Eddin)

Costume Design by

Edit
Nahed Nasrallah
Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle

Makeup Department

Edit
Evelyne Byot ... makeup artist
Mohsen Fahmy ... makeup artist
Sayed Massoud ... hair stylist (as Sayyed Massoud)
Mansour Abdel Wahab ... assistant makeup artist

Production Management

Edit
Hossam Eddine Ali ... production manager
Mohamed El Gohary ... assistant production manager
Nabil Sobhy ... assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Edit
Hassan Al Geretly ... first assistant director
Essam Ali ... assistant director
Khaled El Hagar ... assistant director
Sameh El-Sayyed ... assistant director (as Sameh El Sayyed)
Salah Hamdi ... assistant director
Zaky Fateen Abdel Wahab ... first assistant director (as Zaki Fatin Abdelwahab)
Yousry Nasrallah ... first assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Edit
Elsayyed Abdel Aal ... decorator
Ali Chaker ... decorator
Fath El Bab ... props
Mostapha El Chokbi ... props
Ahmad El-Sayyed ... decorator
Muhammad Gad ... decorator (as Mohammad Gad)
Ossama Hassan ... props
Hamed Hemdan ... props (as Hamed Hemdane)
Mostapha Hemdane ... decorator
Rabi Lachine ... decorator
Mostapha Mohammad ... decorator
Sayyed Mohammad ... decorator
Marzoukh Abdel Nabi ... decorator
Sami Rachad ... decorator
Sami Rafe ... props (as Sami Rafé)
Abbas Saber ... props
Wahid Shoer ... graphic designer

Sound Department

Edit
Michel Barlier ... sound recordist
Catherine Constant ... assistant sound editor
Patrice Grisolet ... sound editor
Marie Guesnier ... sound library
Magdy Kamel ... sound recordist (as Magdi Kamel)
Gérard Lamps ... sound
Catherine Leygonie ... post synchronization: French version
Jonathan Liebling ... foley artist
Frédéric Pardon ... boom operator
Thierry Sabatier ... sound
Patrice Séverac ... post synchronization: French version
Jean Vermeulen ... sound recordist

Stunts

Edit
Mohammad El Ahmar ... warriors coach
Mohammad Abou Leila ... acrobatic stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Edit
Hassan Al Dokch ... electrician (as Hassan El Dokch)
Salem Amin ... grip
Abdel Sattar Bayyoumy ... grip
Imane El Khodary ... assistant camera (as Iman El Khodary)
Chabaabe El Zer ... grip
Khayri Farag ... clapman (as Khayry Farag)
Samir Gad ... grip
Adly Georges ... electrician
Ahmad Abdoul Hassan ... grip
Omar Hassan ... electrician
Mohammad Ibrahim ... electrician
Ibrahim Abdel Khalekh ... electrician
Mohammad Maged ... grip
Mohammad Mesallam ... grip
Mounir Mohammad ... electrician
Yehya Rachad ... electrician
Mahmoud Abdel Shafi ... grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Edit
Gihane Abdel Latif ... wardrobe supervisor
Am Abdou ... ironer
Ahmad Ali ... tailor
Essam Abdel Hamid ... costumer
Zainab Ibrahim ... costumer
Saffeyya Abdel Meguid ... costumer
Abdel Hamid Mohammad ... tailor
Soad Mohammad ... costumer
Esst Mostapha ... tailor

Script and Continuity Department

Edit
Naguib Iskandar ... script supervisor (as Naguib Eskandar)

Transportation Department

Edit
Agab Amane ... driver
Mohammad El Sawi ... driver
Tamer Fathi ... driver
Adel Abdel Khader ... driver
Hosni Mahmoud ... driver
Ismaïl Mohammad ... driver
Mamdouh Mostapha ... driver
Amine Abdel Razekh ... driver
Rafik Selim ... driver

Additional Crew

Edit
Seif Abdelrahman ... production assistant (as Seif Abdel Rahman)
Tamim Abdou ... administrator
Chaltu Ahmed ... production assistant (as Ahmad Chaltout)
Atta ... caterer
Ramadane Abdel Azim ... caterer
Nabil Botros ... calligraphist
Hassan Eid ... caterer
Habachi El Eskandarani ... production assistant
Abou Bakr Gad El Mawla ... production accountant
Ibrahim El Sawah ... production assistant
Ingy El-Solh ... choreographer: La belle du quartier (as Inji El Solh)
Mohammad Hanafi ... crew: Studio Galal
Mohammad Hassan ... administrator
Am Ibrahim ... security
Hassan Ibrahim ... production accountant
Nefissa Ibrahim ... crew: Studio Galal
Mostapha Mahmoud ... crew: Studio Galal
Sherif Mandour ... production assistant (as Cherif Mandour)
Mechmech ... caterer
Ahmed Mehrez ... production assistant (as Ahmad Mehrez)
Am Mohammad ... security
Hamida Mohammad ... crew: Studio Galal
Ratiba Mohammad ... crew: Studio Galal
Ramadane ... caterer
Magdi Seif ... tax department
Am Zaghloul ... security
Mohammad Zeidane ... calligraphist

Thanks

Edit
Gene Kelly ... dedicatee
Yousry Nasrallah ... thanks
Lydie Trigano ... thanks
Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

Edit

Distributors

Edit

Special Effects

Edit

Other Companies

Edit

Storyline

Edit
Plot Summary

Cairo 1947: the cholera epidemic in full swing. The beautiful Lavandiere Saddika lives with her paralyzed husband and her little son Hassan in a basement. She dreams of Prince Charming and assiduously frequented the cinemas. One day Hassan Okka be reduced to home, the seductive monkey trainer who easily discovers the woman in the sacrificed mother. But Hassan is achieved by the terrible disease Saddika and will do everything possible to save his little son. Written by markyoloup

Genres
Parents Guide Add content advisory for parents »
Certification

Additional Details

Edit
Also Known As
  • The Sixth Day (Egypt, English title)
  • Le sixième jour (France)
  • The Sixth Day (World-wide, English title)
  • El sexto día (Spain)
  • O Sexto Dia (Portugal)
  • See more »
Runtime
  • 105 min
Official Sites
Country
Language
Color

Did You Know?

Edit
Trivia Final film of Dalida . See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode dated 16 November 1986 (1986). See more »
Soundtracks La belle du quartier See more »

Contribute to This Page


Recently Viewed