Round 10: Tossup 18

An actress known as this country’s “Cinderella” starred in the musical Watch Out for ZouZou and the comedy A Rumor of Love, which centers on the male lead’s phony affair with an actress called the “Marilyn Monroe of the East.” This country’s Anna Karenina adaptation River of Love stars an actor who debuted in the 1954 film The Blazing Sun; that actor was a Hull (15[1])City fan and once ranked in the world’s top 50 bridge players. (15[1])Frequent co-stars of a cop-turned-leading man from this country included (15[1])Soad (15[1])Hosny, Hind Rostom, and the pop singer (15[1])Shadia. This country’s cinematic golden age (15[1])was dominated by three brothers from the (-5[1])(*) Zulfikar noble family. Dina’s second song in The Band’s Visit (-5[1])is about a polyglot (-5[1])actor from this country, who was born a Christian with the name Michel Chalhoub and was first directed on screen by his childhood classmate Youssef (10[1])Chahine (“shah-HEEN”). For 10 points, name this home country of the star of Doctor Zhivago, Omar Sharif. ■END■ (10[3])

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