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Life or Death

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Life or Death (1954)

95 min - Drama, Thriller - 6 December 1954
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A man suffers from a heart attack so he sends his daughter to get medicine for him. After providing the medicine for the girl, the pharmacist discovers that he has unknowingly mixed a poisonous elixir. Reporting what happened to the police, the chief officer of Cairo starts an intriguing, full-fledged campaign to save the man before he takes the lethal medicine.

Director:  Kamal El Sheikh
Writers:  Ali El Zorkani
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Wa Islamah

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Wa Islamah (2024)

PG 120 min - War, Drama, History - 1 November 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 (Jiha...
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I Want a Solution

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I Want a Solution (1975)

108 min - Drama - 31 March 1975
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It is impossible to live between Doria and her diplomatic husband, Medhat, who asks him for a divorce, but he refuses. She is forced to go to court and file a divorce. Doria falls into the maze of the courts and is exposed to a series of problems and obstacles that undermine her dignity. Things get complicated when the husband comes with false witnesses testifying against her in secret. She loses her case after more than four years.

Director:  Saeed Marzouk
Writers:  Saeed Marzouk
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The Road

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The Road (1964)

105 min - Drama, Crim - 14 December 1964
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The carefree existence of a spoiled man comes to an end when his mother is arrested. With no education or tangible skills, the man’s only salvation lies in finding his mysterious, rich father whom he has never met. Moving from Alexandria to Cairo, the man becomes embroiled in an affair, while also falling for a pure-hearted journalist who is attempting to assist him in his aimless, futile journey. Adapted from Naguib Mahfouz’s 1964 novel of the same title.

Director:  Hossam ElDein Mostafa
Writers:  Hussein Helmy Al Mohandis
Stars:  Shadia (Karima), Souad Hosni (Elham), Rushdi Abaza (Saber), Tahia Ka...
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Al badawia fi Paris

A Bedouin in Paris (1964)

115 min - Drama, Romance - 2 January 1964
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Directed by Muhammad Selman.

Director:  Muhammad Selman
Writers:  Mohamed Salman
Stars:  Samira Tawfiq, Rushdi Abaza, Abdel Salam Al-Nabulsi, Eghraa - Iman Sarksyan (as Eghraa), Amal Al-Aris, Jacqueline Monroe (as Jacqueline), Hayat Chidiac, Khaled Qarnouh, Mayada, Elham Awad, Narges Hassan, Zaki Hammoud, Farid Saqr, Fawzi Fouad, Mohsen Al-Samrani, Saber Abu Laban, Ahmed Al-Numair, Ali Diab, Youssef Hosni, Zain Al-Sidani, Ibrahim Maraachli, and Nawal Muhammad

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Directed by Muhammad Selman.

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The Ten Commandments

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The Ten Commandments (1956)

220 min - Drama, History - 5 October 1956
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Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.

Director:  Cecil B. DeMille
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Emraa fil tarik

Emraa fil tarik (1958)

115 min - Drama - 22 December 1958
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A man lives with a former belly dancer who has agreed to marry him, even if she prefers his older brother.

Director:  Ezz Eldin Zulficar
Writers:  Abdul Hai Adeeb

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A man lives with a former belly dancer who has agreed to marry him, even if she prefers his older brothe...

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Imra’ah wa ragoul

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Imra'ah wa ragoul (1971)

90 min - Drama, Crime - 1 January 1971
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Romance movie about powerful man love his Cousin's wife

Director:  Hossam ElDein Mostafa

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Romance movie about powerful man love his Cousin's wife


Collections: Hossam ElDein Mostafa

Genres: Drama, Crime

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Jamila, the Algerian

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Jamila, the Algerian (1958)

123 min - Drama, History, War - 9 December 1958
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Jamila, an Algerian girl who loves her homeland, joins the nationalist movement to liberate her country from French occupation. Based on the life of Djamila Bouhired, who was arrested and tortured by the French Algerian government, Chahine's first explicitly political film managed to galvanize wide solidarity with the Algerian resistance from across the Arab World, starting in Egypt.

Director:  Youssef Chahine
Writers:  Youssef El Sebai
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