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May 29, 2024, Posted in Socio-political struggle | No comments

Three Stories (1968)

— 118 min - Drama, Socio-Political Struggle - 12 February 1968

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The film combines 3 separate stories .. The first story (Dunia Allah) to Naguib Mahfouz and starring Salah Mansour and Nahed Sharif .. Tell the story of a courier in a government service approached the age of the pension did not enjoy his life at all decides to embezzlement of employees salaries and travel to Alexandria with one of the girls on the street to enjoy several weeks He was convinced that he did not harm anyone because all the employees did not need a salary except for one employee who was burdened with social burdens.

Director:  Ibrahim Al-Sahn (first story), Hassan Reda (second story) and Muhammad Nabih (...

May 11, 2024, Posted in Uncategorized

Alkhataya (1962)

— 165 min - Music, Drama, Family - 4 March 1962

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Hussein and Ahmad are brothers. Hussein falls in love with a colleague, but his father mysteriously decides that Ahmad should marry her instead.

Director:  Hassan el-Imam

Stars:  Abdel Halim Hafez, Nadia Lotfi, Hassan Youssef, Madiha Yousri, Fakher Fakher, Kamal Hussein, Emad Hamdy, Abdel Ghani El Nagdi, Galal Issa, Zein El Ashmawy, Abdel Hamid Badawi

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Hussein and Ahmad are brothers. Hussein falls in love with a colleague, but his father mysteriously decides that Ahmad should marry her instead.

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May 10, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Aby Fawq Al-Shagara (1969)

— 143 min - Drama, Music, Comedy - 2 January 1969

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A young man is shunned by his friends after he starts an affair with a dancer.

Director:  Hussein Kamal

Writers:  Ihsan Abdel Quddous, Yusuf Francis

Stars:  Abdel Halim Hafez (Adel), Nadia Lutfi (Firdous), Mervat Amin (Amal), Emad Hamdy (Kamal), Samir Sabry (Ashraf), Salah Nazmy (Khamis), Nabila El Sayed (Mahasin), Amira (Ahlam), Fathi Abdel Sattar ( Khaled), Ihsan Sharif (Nabawiyyah), Hamed Morsi (Abdel-Mawgoud), Nahed Samir (Umm Adel), Hussein Ismail, Fathia Shaheen (Umm Amal), Mahmoud Rashad, Farouk Youssef (Essam), Qais Abdel Fattah (Sami), Ahmed Al-Dallah, Suhair Mustafa (Nadia), ...

February 26, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Saladin the Victorious (1963)

— 186 min - Drama, War, History - 25 February 1963

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The first Sultan of Egypt and Syria leads the Muslim military campaign against the invading Christians from Europe during the Third Crusade.

Director:  Youssef Chahine

Stars:  Ahmed Mazhar, Nadia Lotfi, Salah Zulfiqar, Laila Fawzy, Hamdy Ghaith, Laila Taher, Omar El-Hariri, Hussein Reyaad, Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Zaki Toleimat, Tawfiq ElDekn, Mohamed Hamdy, Mohamed Sultan, Mohamed Abdel Gawad, Sami Lotfy, Ibrahim Emara, Salah Nazmi, Ahmed Loxer

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The first Sultan of Egypt and Syria leads the Muslim milita...

February 26, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Cairo Station (1958)

— 77 min - Drama, Crime - 31 July 1958

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Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed by Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.

Director:  Youssef Chahine

Stars:  Farid Shawqi, Hind Rostom, Youssef Chahine, Hassan el Baroudi, Abdel Aziz Khalil, Said Khalil, Farouq ElDemerdash, Ahmed Abaza, Safia Sarwat, Asaad Kellada, Sherine

February 22, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized | No comments

The Night of Counting the Years (1969)

— 102 min - Drama, History - 1 January 1969

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Set in 1881, a year before the start of British colonial rule, it is based on the true story of the Abd el-Rasuls, an Upper-Egyptian clan that had been robbing a cache of mummies they have discovered at tomb DB320 near the village of Kurna, and selling the artifacts on the black market. After a conflict within the clan, one of its members made a crucial decision when the Antiquities Service arrived.

Director:  Shadi Abdel Salam

Writers:  Shadi Abdel Salam

Stars:  Ahmed Marei, Mohamed Nabih, Nadia Lotfi, Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim, Mohamed Khairy, Ahmad Anan, Mohamed Morshed, Ahmed Khal...