---
title: 'People on the Top (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ali Badrakhan'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Egypt'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/people-on-the-top-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970400/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# People on the Top (1981)

1981 · 118 min · Drama · Egypt

Original title: أهل القمة

## Synopsis

People on the Top is a 1981 Egyptian drama film based on a story by Naguib Mahfouz and directed by Ali Badrakhan. It stars Soad Hosny, Nour El-Sherif and Ezzat El Alaili. The film revolves around the Infitah that took place in the 1970s and its impact on Egyptian society through the enrichment of a pickpocket through the Infitah and smuggling of goods through customs. A police officer refuses to allow the pickpocket to marry his sister and seeks to trap him.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ali Badrakhan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ali-badrakhan)
- **Screenplay:** [Ali Badrakhan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ali-badrakhan), [Naguib Mahfouz](https://cinepixo.com/people/naguib-mahfouz)

## Cast

- [Soad Hosny](https://cinepixo.com/people/soad-hosny)
- [Nour El-Sherif](https://cinepixo.com/people/nour-el-sherif)

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