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Fares Bani Hemdan

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Fares Bani Hemdan (1966)

115 min - Romance, Drama, History - 9 March 1966
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Abu Firas al-Hamdani is a famous Arab poet from the princes of the Hamdani state, as he is known for his equestrian and courage, he lives between the court of Prince Seif al-Dawla, and people love him everywhere. Who competes with Firas for the love of Naglaa.

Director:  Niazi Mostafa
Writers:  Muhammad Abu Youssef and Abdel-Hay Adib
Stars:  Farid Shawqi (Abu Firas Al-Hamdani), Souad Hosni (Najla), Imad Hamdi (Saif Al-Dawla Al-Hamdani), Mahmoud Morsi (Qalawiya), Laila Fawzi (Roman Empress), Nadia Al-Jundi (Sofia), Aziza Helmy (Abu Firas' mother), King El-Gamal Salma (Najla's maid), Shos...
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Wa Islamah

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Wa Islamah (2024)

PG 120 min - War, Drama, History - 2 September 2024
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Set in the 14th century. Under their leader Timur, the Tartar hordes invade the Middle East and take over areas as widespread as Persia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, and Syria. A lowly woman from a harem (Lubna Aziz) rises to lead the Egyptians against the invaders. **Directors: Enrico Bomba (Italian version)Andrew Marton (Arabic version) ***Official submission of Egypt for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 34th Academy Awards in 1962.

Writers:  Rob Andrews and Enrico Bomba
Stars:  Ahmed Mazhar (Mahmoud - Saif Al-Din Qatz), Lubna Abdel Aziz (Jih...
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Rayya and Sekina

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Rayya and Sekina (1952)

95 min - Crime, Drama, Thriller - 23 February 1952
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In Alexandria a terrifying phenomenon of the disappearance of women, spreads terror in the city. Police work to unravel its secrets. Officer Ahmed is preparing a plan to uncover who's behind it and it turns out to be the gang of Raya and Sakina, who were targeting women to steal their jewelry.

Director:  Salah Abu Seif
Writers:  Lotfi Othman, Salah Abu Seif, ElSayed Bedir
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Karnak Café

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Al-Karnak (1975)

140 min - Drama, Political corruption - 29 December 1975
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In the 1960s, the lives of three college classmates, Ismail, Zainab, and Helmy, take a dark turn when the three of them are arrested and tortured as part of the repressive and violent practices that were employed by the General Intelligence Directorate back then.

Director:  Ali Badrakhan
Writers:  Naguib Mahfouz, Mamdouh Al Laithy
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Ghazal Al Banat

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The Flirtation of Girls (1949)

106 min - Romance, Comedy, Music - 22 September 1949
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Hamam is a poor Arabic language teacher who gets sacked from a girls' elementary school for not being able to control mischievous students. He feels pessimistic about everything in life,but his freind,an employee working for a pasha finds him a job as a private teacher for his only daughter Laila in order to help her pass an exam. Laila treats Hamam like a friend and helps him to appreciate life and enjoy its qualities,and the man soon is drawn to her.

Director:  Anwar Wagdi
Writers:  Anwar Wagdi, Naguib ElRihani, Badie' Khayri
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Mouths and Rabbits

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Mouths and Rabbits (1977)

120 min - Drama, Family, Social Conflict, Social Criticism - 17 October 1977
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A story discussing the society problem during the seventies due to not having any family planning, also covering main issue of differences between poor society and rich society. This film introduces a family with 10 kids and lots of problems they get into through a funny story between an Aunt for the kids and her struggle for getting married to the man she loved because of her bother in law who got her married with someone behind her back, using false information.

Director:  Henry Barakat
Writers:  Samir Abdelazim
Stars:  Faten Hamama, Mahmoud Yassin, Farid...
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The Bullies of Boulak

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The Bullies of Boulak (1981)

Action - 19 January 1981
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Mahrous joins the supporters of the teacher Abbas Fatwa Bulaq neighborhood, which pledges his former bully teacher Memon to avenge him from the teacher Atwa, who injured him in one of the battles and caused his inability to move, bully Abbas asked Mahrous to kill his fiancee Hamida metal jewelry salesman in order to kill the feelings of love refused Mahrous He escapes from the neighborhood and no one knows about his whereabouts except his friend Bayoumi, who recommends Hamida.

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Cat on Fire

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Cat on Fire (1977)

- 2 January 1977
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Cat on Hot Tin Roof adaptation directed by Samir Seif.

Director:  Samir Seif

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Cat on Hot Tin Roof adaptation directed by Samir Seif.


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Country:   Egypt
Language:  Arabic
Release Date:  2 January 1977

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Laenet Al Zaman

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Laenet Al Zaman (1979)

105 min - - 1 January 1979
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Attia dispenses with his best friend, Hassan, the printer that he owns. Al-Usta Hassan and the printing press workers confront Attia, who is planning a fire in the printing press, and accuses Fathi Ibn Hassan of the crime of setting the fire until he separates him from his daughter Suhair.

Director:  Ahmed Al-Sabaawi
Writers:  Arthur Miller

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A File in Vice

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ملف في الأداب (1986)

120 min - Drama, Social Corruption, Political corruption - 7 June 1986
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Saeed, the officer in the arts police, is shocked at the beginning of his service by his chief’s decision to save the investigation of the case of Aliya Hanim, as it relates to the officials and turns into a person who is rigid. When the counselor, master, gives the officer information that some workers visit an apartment and practice fancy, he tries by all possible means to prove the charge against them, even by falsehood.

Director:  Atef El-Tayeb
Writers:  Wahid Hamid
Stars:  Farid Shawqy, Madiha Kamel (Madiha), Salah El Saadani, Ahmed Beder (Kamal), Wah...
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