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May 11, 2024, Posted in Uncategorized

Adrift on the Nile (1971)

— 122 min - Drama, Socio-Political Struggle - 15 November 1971

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Set against the backdrop of the 1967 Six-Day War, the movie adaptation of Naguib Mahfouz's novel follows the escapist, drug-fueled riverboat meetings of a group of frustrated Egyptians from various walks of life.

Director:  Hussein Kamal

Writers:  Naguib Mahfouz, Mamdouh Al-Laithi

Stars:  Ahmed Ramzi (Rajab Al-Qadi), Suhair Ramzi (Sanaa), Mervat Amin (Laila), Imad Hamdi (Anis Zaki), Magda Al-Khatib (Samara), Adel Adham (Khaled Azouz), Salah Nazmi (Khaled), Ahmed Tawfiq, Magdy Wahba, Aida Al-Shaer (singer), Nemat Mokhtar, Ahmed Al-Jaziri, Mahmoud Al-Ahmadi, Zizi Farid, Radwa...

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), ...

April 4, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

A Taste of Fear (1969)

— 120 min - Drama - 3 November 1969

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Based on Tharwat Abaza's short story, 'Shey min al Khawf' takes place in a rural Egyptian village. Atris' reign of terror on the villagers is put to the test when a public act of defiance is carried out by Fu'ada, the object of his affection.

Director:  Hussein Kamal

Writers:  Sabry Ezzat

Stars:  Shadia, Mahmoud Moursy, Mohammed Tawfik, Yahia Shaheen, Amal Zayed, Ahmed Tawfiq, Salah Nazmi, Mahmoud Yassine, Ibrahim Qadry, Ahmed Shukry

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Based on Tharwat Abaza's short story, 'Shey min al Kha...

March 8, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

The Postman (1968)

— 100 min - Drama - 1 January 1968

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Abbas, a resident of Cairo, is appointed by the government to hold the office of supervisor in a post office in a small village in Upper Egypt.

Director:  Hussein Kamal

Stars:  Shukry Sarhan, Zizi Mostafa, Salah Mansour, Soheir ElMorshedy, Hassan Mostafa, Saif Abdel Rahman, Abdel Ghani Qamar, Nahed Samir, Moshira Ismail, Ehsan Sherif, abdul aliem khatab

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Abbas, a resident of Cairo, is appointed by the government to hold the office of supervisor in a post office in a small village in Upper Egypt.

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March 6, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Empire M (1972)

— 103 min - Family, Drama - 6 November 1972

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Well off widow working Mother "Mona" is struggling raising 6 kids at different ages ranging from elementary school to University graduating students. The day she thinks to bring a new husband home proves to be a very difficult task.

Director:  Hussein Kamal

Writers:  Naguib Mahfouz, Kawthar Heikal, Ihsan Abdel Quddous, Mohamed Mostafa Samy

Stars:  Faten Hamamah, Ahmed Mazhar, Hesham Selim, Hayat Kandel, Dawlat Abiad, Saif Abu ElNaga, Laila Hamada, Fateheya Shaheen, Ali Jawhar, Hanem Mohamed, Ahmed Naguib, Osama Abu ElFotouh

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