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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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Dawn of Islam

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Dawn of Islam (1971)

136 min - Drama, History - 1 February 1971
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This is the story of young Hassem, the son of a powerful sheik, set at the beginning of Hegira. When the youngster's uncle is murdered, Hassem decides to go to Mecca with a view to finding the culprit and punishing him. But what he discovers there is not the murderer but the prophet Muhammad. Touched by grace, Hassem converts to the new religion and comes back to his village to propagate the new faith. Which is not to his father's liking, since the Muslim religion is opposed to feudal rights and privileges. The infuriated sheik curses his son and starts persecuting the new converts.

Director:  Salah Abu Seif
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The Beginning

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The Beginning (1986)

123 min - Adventure, Comedy, Drama - 15 August 1986
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After a crash, a group of passengers are stranded in the desert. They attempt to cope with their new conditions as the most privileged of them all, an overpaid lawyer, declares himself a dictator of the nearby oasis and names it after him.

Director:  Salah Abu Seif
Writers:  Salah Abu Seif, Lenin EL Ramly

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After a crash, a group of passengers are stranded in the ...

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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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The Second Wife

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The Second Wife (1967)

105 min - Drama - 14 October 1967
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A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village with his power.

Director:  Salah Abu Seif

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A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village with his power.


Collections: Salah Abu Seif

Genres: Drama

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A Beginning And An Ending

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A Beginning And An Ending (1960)

126 min - Drama - 31 October 1960
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A film that portrays the lives of the members of an Egyptian family: three brothers, their sister Nefeesa and their mother after the father’s death. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.

Director:  Salah Abu Seif

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A film that portrays the lives...

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