Viva Zalata

2h 4min

Western

Comedy

A comedy western coming from Egypt. The title, "Viva Zalata", clearly reminds to "Viva Zapata!" (1952, directed by Elia Kazan). A bandit of Egyptian origins leads a gang of Mexican outlaws terrorizing a small city at the border between Mexico and the U.S..

Cast

Fouad Al-Mohandes

Fouad Al-Mohandes

Zalata / Metwally
Shwikar

Shwikar

Negma
Samir Ghanem

Samir Ghanem

Yellow Cloud
Tawfiq Al-Deqen

Tawfiq Al-Deqen

Leader of the Trickers
Nabila El Sayed

Nabila El Sayed

salon owner
Gamal Ismail

Gamal Ismail

General Batista
Salama Elias

Salama Elias

Nightclub owner
Osama Abbas

Osama Abbas

US delegate
Nabil Badr

Nabil Badr

Mexico representative
Saif Allah Mokhtar

Saif Allah Mokhtar

follower of Zalata
Helmy Hilaly

Helmy Hilaly

From Trickers
Hassan Abdeen

Hassan Abdeen

King size
Zakaria Mouafi

Zakaria Mouafi

Hani, son of the salon owner
Samiha Mohamed

Samiha Mohamed

The Undertaker's Wife
Hussein Fahmy

Hussein Fahmy

Billy the kid

Release date

24th May 1976

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, العربية