Yacout

Overview

The film is an Egyptian adaptation of a play by Marcel Pagnol, transposed into an Egyptian and Arab context. It follows the story of a shy, naive professor who allows himself to be exploited by an aristocrat or influential figures—depending on the interpretation—in a gambling scheme or a con. As the plot unfolds, the professor undergoes a moral transformation, coming to accept and eventually adopt behaviors that were initially alien to his nature. The narrative explores two central themes: the temptation of corruption and the clash of cultural codes—specifically between Western culture and the Arab/Cairene society depicted in the film.

Cast

Naguib ElRihani

ياقوت أفندي / Yacout

E

Emy Brévannes

Rody Erickson

Edmond Tuima

سالم أفندي

Badie' Khayri

الحاج حسن بن صوير

Aimée Provence

رودي إريكسون

N

Nahed Kamal

الآنسة عصمت

S

Sherif Abdo

الحاج أحسن / حسنين

A

Abd Allah Saleh

سرور البربري

S

Shukry Ramsès

نسيم افندي - الباشكاتب

H

Hassan Sayed Ahmed

محجوب أفندي

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