Viva Zalata | |
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Directed by | Hassan Hafez |
Screenplay by | Anwar Abdallah |
Produced by | Fouad El Mohandes |
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Cinematography | Wadid Serry |
Edited by | Kamal Abou El Ela |
Music by | Tarek Sharara |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | Egypt |
Language | Arabic |
Viva Zalata (Arabic: ڤيڤا زلاطا) is a 1976 Egyptian western comedy film directed by Hassan Hafez.[1][2][3][4]
Zalata immigrates to New Mexico, where he becomes a city hero and eventually mayor. After he is killed by Billy the Kid, his daughter Negma returns to Egypt to find her cousin Metwali for a revenge mission. A playboy and more lover than fighter, Metwali decides to accompany his cousin back to New Mexico. Learning a lot along the way, he avenges his uncle and marries Negma, returning to the Al-Hussainiya neighborhood of Cairo to settle down.