The Black Market
A corrupt grocer in a traditional Cairene neighborhood enters into an alliance with comprador merchants. Their goal is to hoard scarce commodities during the World WAR II, and then to sell them at vastly inflated prices. Eventually the grocer's neighbors rebel at his tactics. They call in the national athorities and the black marketeers are brought to justice.
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The Black Market
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 2, 1945
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama
User Score
55%
Original Title
السوق السوداء
Production Companies
Studio Misr
Director
Kamil al-Tilmissani
Description
A corrupt grocer in a traditional Cairene neighborhood enters into an alliance with comprador merchants. Their goal is to hoard scarce commodities during the World WAR II, and then to sell them at vastly inflated prices. Eventually the grocer's neighbors rebel at his tactics. They call in the national athorities and the black marketeers are brought to justice.