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The Farewell Song

19781h 56mAhmed Rachedi

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Documentary tribute to the Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez produced in 1977 consisting of archive images of the singer during his visit to Paris in September 1974, joined by fictional scenes which take the form of a journalistic investigation. A little-known film in the filmography of Ahmed Rachedi who during this Parisian period will direct another feature film that we would very much like to see again: "A Finger in the Gear" (1973), on a screenplay by Rachid Boudjedra. The credits and some images of "La chanson de l'Adieu", released in France in December 1981 in the famous Luxor hall in Paris where more than 5,000 spectators came to see it.

DocumentaryMusic
BiographyEgyptian Singer

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What is The Farewell Song (1978) about?

Documentary tribute to the Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez produced in 1977 consisting of archive images of the singer during his visit to Paris in September 1974, joined by fictional scenes which take the form of a journalistic investigation. A little-known film in the filmography of Ahmed Rachedi who during this Parisian period will direct another feature film that we would very much like to…

Who stars in The Farewell Song?

The Farewell Song stars Abdel Halim Hafez (Self (archive footage)), Youssef Wahby (Self), Nagwa Fouad (Self), Tarek Habib (Narrator), Nizar Qabbani (Self). The film was directed by Ahmed Rachedi.

How long is The Farewell Song?

The Farewell Song has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1978.

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