---
title: 'Sleepless (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Salah Abu Seif'
released: '1957-10-31'
runtime_minutes: 127
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Egypt'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sleepless-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355674/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sleepless (1957)

1957 · 127 min · Drama, Romance · Egypt


## Synopsis

Sleepless is a 1957 Egyptian melodrama film. The film follows the intricate story of Nadia Lutfi, a daughter of divorced parents who suffers from Electra complex, which drives her to intervene in her father's relationships.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Salah Abu Seif](https://cinepixo.com/people/salah-abu-seif)
- **Screenplay:** [Ihsan Abdel Quddous](https://cinepixo.com/people/ihsan-abdel-quddous), [Elsayyed Bedeer](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsayyed-bedeer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Fouad El-Zahry](https://cinepixo.com/people/fouad-el-zahry)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mahmoud Nasr](https://cinepixo.com/people/mahmoud-nasr)

## Cast

- [Mariam Fakhr Eddine](https://cinepixo.com/people/mariam-fakhr-eddine)
- [Emad Hamdy](https://cinepixo.com/people/emad-hamdy)
- [Yehia Chahine](https://cinepixo.com/people/yehia-chahine)
- [Omar Sharif](https://cinepixo.com/people/omar-sharif)
- [Rushdy Abaza](https://cinepixo.com/people/rushdy-abaza)
- [Hend Rostom](https://cinepixo.com/people/hend-rostom)
- [Faten Hamama](https://cinepixo.com/people/faten-hamama)

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