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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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Ghazal Al Banat

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Poster for the movie "The Flirtation of Girls"

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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Al-Ikhtyar

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The Choice (1971)

103 min - Thriller, Drama, Crime - 15 March 1971
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When a free-spirited sailor is found murdered, his twin brother, a famous novelist, is the prime suspect. Investigators uncover a possible liaison between the dead sailor and the writer's wife, and also learn that Sayed's successful fictions owed much to the inspiration of his brother Mahmoud's adventurous life. Just as the evidence against the writer seems overwhelming, Mahmoud turns up alive. But why are the twins never seen together...?

Director:  Youssef Shahine
Writers:  Youssef Chahine, Naguib Mahfouz
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The Flirtation of Girls

Poster for the movie "The Flirtation of Girls"
Poster for the movie "The Flirtation of Girls"

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, Badiea Khairy
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Cairo 30

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Al-Qahira 30 (1966)

132 min - Romance, Drama - 2 January 1966
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With his father crippled, Mahgoub Abdel Dayem finds himself in an urgent need of a job to support his family. When he enlists his friend Salem to help him find a job, Salem not only gets him a job at the ministry but also finds him a bride. The bride in question, however, is the mistress of the powerful Qasem Bek...

Director:  Salah Abu Seif
Writers:  Naguib Mahfouz, Ali El Zorkani, Salah Abu Seif
Stars:  Souad Hosni (Ehsan), Ahmed Mazhar (Qasim Bey), Hamdi Ahmed (Mahjoub Abdel Dayem), Abdel Moneim Ibrahim (Ahmed Badir), Youssef Wehbe (Guest of Honor), Aqila Ratib (Qasim Bey's wife), Bahija Hafez (...
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Alexandria… Why?

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Alexandria… Why? (1979)

133 min - Drama - 6 October 1979
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Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia, retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of one-day studying filmmaking in America, but after falling in love and discovering the lies of European occupation, Yehia profoundly reevaluates his identity and allegiances.

Director:  Youssef Chahine
Writers:  Youssef Chahine, Mohsen Zayed
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