Tahit Moos Al-Hallaq

Tahit Moos Al-Hallaq
Most famous scene of all the episodes of the show in 1961.
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Saleem Al-Basri[1]
Directed by	A'manuel Rassam[1]
Starring	Saleem Al-Basri[1] Hammoudi Al-Harithi[1] Rasim Al-Jumaily[1] Siham Al-Sabti Khalil Al-Rifa'i Abdul Jabbar Abbas[1] Samir Al-Qadhi[1] Sanaa Saleem[1] Hussein Ali Hussein[2]
Country of origin	Iraq
Original language	Arabic
Production
Producers	Iraqi Radio and Television Service
Production locations	Baghdad, Iraq
Cinematography	Abdulwahab Al-Rawi Fadhil Al-Samarraei
Running time	55–65 minutes
Original release
Network	The Iraqi Television
Release	1961 (1961) – 1969 (1969)

Tahit Moos Al-Hallaq (Arabic: تحت موس الحلاق) is an Iraqi comedy television show.^[3][4]

Plot

The series revolves, in one of Baghdad's lanes, and it is a popular one. All of its people are from the low-class (working poor). Its main character, Haji Radhi (Saleem Al-Basri) is a Hairstylist that doesn't know how to read and write, so he's an illiterate. His assistant, A'bousi (Hammoudi Al-Harithi) is a little bit crazy, but he dropped school at fifth grade, so he knows the basics of reading and writing.^[5] Most of the people of this lane are illiterates, so they go to an anti-illiteracy school. And they have many adventures together, because they're all friends.

Characters

1. Haji Radhi - Saleem Al-Basri - He is a poor simple man that cuts hair.
2. A'bousi - Hammoudi Al-Harithti - He is a poor man that works as an assistant to Haji Radhi (his Master) as he said.
3. Abu Ghanim - Rasim Al-Jumaily - He is a poor man that works as a smith. He has a son studying in India.^[6]

And many others...

The Idea

All of its episodes show how do people from a low-class treat people from middle or high-class. The first episode showed how illiterates treat their teacher. At the second episode, it showed how a poor ill man treats the doctor, and many more episodes that show the relations between low and high-class people.

The Popularity

It became a routine for the Iraqi people to watch it. It became the most famous television show in Iraq, back in the 1960s. The people loved it because of its simple scripts, decors, clothes, locations and ideas, so it showed the people, the Baghdadi community in the 1960s, on its natural way.

See also

• Iraqi Republic (1958–68)
• Abdul Karim Qassim
• Cinema of Iraq
• Iraqi National Theater

References

1. "مسلسل تحت موس الحلاق 1961 - طاقم العمل , فيديوهات , صور , نقد فني - السينما.كوم". elCinema.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
2. تحت موس الحلاق ـ حجي راضي يذهب للدكتور ـ 1 - YouTube. YouTube. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
3. "تحت موس الحلاق". imn.iq. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
4. "تحت موس الحلاق". ahalna.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
5. تحت موس الحلاق 1-4 - YouTube. YouTube. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
6. تحت موس الحلاق 3-4 - YouTube. YouTube. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2015.