Between Heaven and Earth (1959 film)

Between Heaven and Earth (Egyptian Arabic: بين السماء والأرض, translit.

Bayn El Sama we El Ard) is an Egyptian comedy film directed by Salah Abu Seif and released on November 9, 1959.

[1][2] An elevator breaks down, leaving a group of miserable strangers inside, each with their own story and goals.

They include a movie star (Hend Rostom), a lunatic (Abdel Moneim Ibrahim), and other miserable souls.

When they begin to realize they have little chance of escaping alive, they learn to see life in a better light and their hopes rise with the near-death experience.