The Magician. Genre: Comedy, Drama. Director: Radwan El Kashef. Cast: Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Menna Shalabi, Salwa Khattab, Gamil Ratib, Serri Al Najjar. Release Date: 2001-12-30. Runtime: 127 minutes. Rating: 4.8/10. Bahgat Mansour is an old poor magician that lives a bad life and tries to get a better one by reaching to the rich people. what happens to him and his daughter-that he keeps indoor- then?