Synopsis
البيضه و الحجر
A philosophy teacher finds himself and his ethics surrounded by a corrupt society, and as he's mistaken for an exorcist and fortune-teller. He uses logic and psychological tricks to practice wizardry, until he masters it and controls people, meanwhile losing his ethics.
Comedy + Drama in Other Asia
77 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Egg and the Stone itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 5 other Other Asia films in 1990.
The 60th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 18% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 26th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #203 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (63rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #56 of 183 (top 31%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | January 2, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt2294593 |