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Wikipedia article




'A Million Pounds' (, transliterated as 'Milyun junayh') is an Egyptian film released in 1953.

Synopsis



Construction workers find a treasure worth E1,000,000 left by the late Zumrud Agha while renovating his house. Agha specified that the estate be divided by the heirs and left the next-of-kin as trustee in charge of determining whether the estate would be donated or inherited.

The heirs are discovered to be Mukhtar Abdul-Jabbar (Mahmoud el-Meliguy), a wealthy stock speculator; Marzouk Abu Sunna (Abdel Fatah al-Kasri, a fruit vendor; and Aisha Umm al-Khail (Zeinat Sedki), a compulsive horse racing gambler; Wafaa (Samira Ahmed, a flight attendant; and Bilbel Abu al-Fadl (nicknamed Falafel and played by Naima Akef), a homeless woman that was designated the next-of-kin.

Falafel and her friend Prince (Mahmoud Shokoko) live in poverty, but she initially refuses to go with inheritance fearing the heirs would squander the money. She relents when she learns that Wafaa wants to help her fianc, engineer Fathi Hosni (Shoukry Sarhan), fulfill his dreams, in part due to Falafel's secret love of Fathi.

Falafel's relatives begin wasting the money as predicted, including even Wafaa, who leaves her fianc after becoming rich. Therefore, Falafel decides to donate what remains.

Songs



Among the most notable songs in the score is " " (Brown Young Man), originally sung by Najah Salam and covered by Naima Akef here.


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