Qais and Laila

Qais and Laila

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 9, 1939

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

قيس وليلى

Director

Ibrahim Lama

Description

Qais recites poems about his love for his cousin Laila. Ghabeer, Qais' rival in Laila's love, commissions the poet Mamoun to compose obscene poems about Laila and publish them as Qais's. The poems reach Laila's father, who refuses to let Qais marry Laila, and marries her to Prince Ward.