Hussein Sedki
Biography: Egyptian director and actor Hussein Sedky was born in the Helmeya Gedida neighborhood of Cairo in 1917. He began his career in theatre as part of the George Abyad Troupe at Theatre Ramsis and began working in cinema during the 1930s. Sedky has appeared in number of films including: “El Azima” (The Resolve), “El Abriya” (The Innocents), “El Masri Effendi” (The Egyptian Effendi) and “Sheikh Hassan.” He retired from film in the 1960s and died in 1976 at the age of 59.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 09, 1917
Deathday: February 06, 1976
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Ya Zalemni
1954-05-31
Ya Zalemni
Overview: On a train, a teacher meets the collector who enters his compartment and has an attack and the teacher thinks that he killed him by accident. He escapes and meets his daughter and tries to atone for what he thinks he has committed, and he helps her become a famous singer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1954-05-31
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Khalid ibn el Walid
1958-05-16
Khalid ibn el Walid
Overview: The story of Khalid Ibn Al-Walid (592-642) the greatest military leader in the dawn of Islam during the life of prophet Muhammad and his caliphs Abu Bakr and Omar.
Genres: History Drama War
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1958-05-16
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I Am Justice
1961-01-16
I Am Justice
Overview: The events of the film take place in a dramatic setting on New Year's Eve, where a group of the elite of society celebrate in the palace of a wealthy man (Munir Ezzat), and there the course of events changes, as the life of each of the invitees is at stake, after an unknown person reveals the truth about each of them through a recording that is broadcast after they enter the palace, and decides to achieve justice with his own hands, so he takes revenge on each of them, and reveals their sins to each other.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1961-01-16
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Qalby Yahwak
1955-04-11
Qalby Yahwak
Overview: Souad is in love with the daughter of one of the merchants (Ahmed), who works for her father, but her father forces her to marry the teacher (Sayed), so she marries him, but she suffers a lot in her married life, but as fate would have it, her husband is involved in an accident while he is travelling.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1955-04-11
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Sheikh Hassan
1954-10-04
Sheikh Hassan
Overview: Sheikh Hassan loves Louisa, the sister of his friend's student, they get married against the blessing of their parents. His mother dies of grief at the separation of her son, so his father pressed him to return home. They're forced to get divorced but Louisa is pregnant with Sheikh Hassan's child.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1954-10-04
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Tough Road
1950-04-10
Tough Road
Overview: During a chase of drug deal, officer magdy lost his way in the desert , got saved by Saba. He finds out that saba's family is drug lord and they also identify him so they decided to kill him but by the help of saba, they escaped.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1950-04-10
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Al-Haz Al-Sa'eed
1945-10-13
Al-Haz Al-Sa'eed
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1945-10-13
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The Fifth Groom
1942-12-04
The Fifth Groom
Overview: Four greedy men are trying to win over Bahira Hanem. So she pretends to be poor to test the fifth man's feelings.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1942-12-04
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Dangerous woman
1941-04-10
Dangerous woman
Overview: The story is from the heart of life, and revolves around the world of dance and the dancers who wage war against the ruin of full homes, so they steal husbands from their wives with various means of temptation and camouflage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1941-04-10
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The Worker
1943-02-04
The Worker
Overview: Al-Asti Ahmed works as a worker in one of the major factories. He is a staunch defender of workers’ rights, and the rest of the workers rally around him in order to defend their cause and rights. However, the factory owners try all the time to plot one machinations against him after another in order to discourage him from his struggle.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1943-02-04
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The Poor
1952-07-07
The Poor
Overview: A friendship relationship develops between the child Mamdouh, the son of a wealthy family, and Fathia, who is from a poor family. Days go by and the two children, Mamdouh and Fathia, separate. Mamdouh becomes an officer in the army, while Fathia, after losing her family, works in a cabaret. Mamdouh and Fathia meet after all these years and return to the memory of the past. So he decides to marry Fathia.
Genres: War Romance Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1952-07-07
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Down with Colonialism!
1952-12-01
Down with Colonialism!
Overview: Professor Fahmi, a history teacher, went out to get a doctor for his wife, and he was martyred in a demonstration in support of Saad Zaghloul. The son, Mujahid, was born and his mother raised him to hate the English. He was expelled from school, but the school principal took care of him because of his connection to his family and his father. He raised him with his only daughter, Azza, who loved Mujahid. World War II was declared. He goes to Sudan to continue his struggle.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1952-12-01
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The Innocent
1944-06-04
The Innocent
Overview: Mohsen is a wealthy, romantic young man who lives in his grandfather's palace. One day, he decides to shelter a number of homeless children in order to reform them. This turns his family against him, expelling him from the palace and filing a quarantine lawsuit against him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1944-06-04
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Layla in the dark
1944-02-24
Layla in the dark
Overview: Hussein and Laila are children who pledge to love. Circumstances separate them and they meet after they grow up and their feelings are renewed, but Laila is exposed to an accident that loses her sight, so she decides to sacrifice her love so that Hussein can avoid life with a co-wife.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1944-02-24
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Adam and Eve
1951-05-07
Adam and Eve
Overview: Two friends, Sami, a journalist, and Mukhtar, a businessman, marry two sisters, Fatima and Azza, in one night. Over time, the lives of the two sisters differ after marriage, and each of them tries to find happiness.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1951-05-07
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Tita and Wong
1937-01-02
Tita and Wong
Overview: Directed by Amina Muhammad.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1937-01-02
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The Will
1939-11-06
The Will
Overview: The story of Mohammed the son of a barber who has recently got his degree, his lover Fatma, his rivel Al-Etr.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1939-11-06
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Battle of life
1950-11-27
Battle of life
Overview: Ahmed and Fadel are two brothers, one is a lawyer and the other works to collect money by all means, but he discovers too late that money is useless, and that it is indeed a door to many corruptions and temptations.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1950-11-27
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Leila, ghadet el camelia
1942-04-02
Leila, ghadet el camelia
Overview: A night film adapted from the story of Ghada al-Kamiliya produced in 1942 and directed by Togo Mizrahi
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1942-04-02
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El Habeb El Maghool
1955-05-23
El Habeb El Maghool
Overview: Laila falls for Dr. Hussein who decides to marry her so that he could take on the responsibility for her heart surgery. Laila starts to believe that Hussein doesn't love her and that he only sees her as his patient, while Hussein thinks that Laila is in love with his friend.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1955-05-23
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I Love Wrongdoing
1942-01-01
I Love Wrongdoing
Overview: Badawyia is a younger dancer who dreams of stardom. She meets the young doctor, Elwy, and they fall in love. A director asks her to be the star of his new movie, but when Elwy asks her to marry him, his father disapproves.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1942-01-01
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Shore of Love
1950-02-20
Shore of Love
Overview: Leila Mourad one of the Orient's Divas stars in this classic musical romance as a poor girl who marries a wealthy young man while others try to break them apart.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1950-02-20
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Treachery and torment
1947-03-31
Treachery and torment
Overview: The father stands between his only daughter Fayda and the young man who is chasing her. This young man tried to seduce her by making her believe that he loves her. This young man continues to chase the girl while she turns away from him. He pursues her with phone calls, and when he feels that there is no point in trying to entice her, he reveals her mother’s history, behavior, and bad reputation.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1947-03-31
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Towards glory
1948-12-20
Towards glory
Overview: Khaled, a self-made university student, suffers from the treatment of his father, Abdel Aziz Bey, and the plots of his stepmother, Munira, and her ill-mannered sister, Fardous. However, he does not hesitate to strive for his future. Khaled stands against Rahmi Bey and opposes his resounding slogans and destructive opinions. This man who fights him and launches campaigns against him is the father of his beloved and university colleague, Suhair.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1948-12-20
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The Killer
1948-10-10
The Killer
Overview: Adel, the public prosecutor, investigates the case of the murder of the manager of a nightclub in mysterious circumstances. The first accused in this case is a dancer who works in the same nightclub, and Adel tries to find out the truth.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1948-10-10
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El Masri Effendi
1949-03-28
El Masri Effendi
Overview: Mohamed El Masry is an architect who desires money at any cost. The opportunity to get rich comes when his friend Ismail offers him to participate in a large housing project. El Masry is happy and works hard to achieve his hopes. The journey of wealth begins, which is quickly achieved, but it is accompanied by the disappearance of Hassan, Mohamed El Masry's son.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1949-03-28
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home sweet home
1952-01-01
home sweet home
Overview: A man is struggling to raise his children: the eldest lives in fantasy, the youngest loves dancing and singing, and the boy is going through adolescence and has desires that are not properly directed. The father seeks the help of an educational doctor to teach and guide them. He visits their home and begins to solve their problems with them and teach parents how to deal with children in a proper educational way.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1952-01-01
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Watani wa hubbi
1960-04-14
Watani wa hubbi
Overview: Wahid is an Egyptian officer who travels to Damascus on a secret mission. It was natural for Syrian journalists to follow him, trying to uncover the truth about his mission. He meets the journalist Hala, and they wander around the city's landmarks and sights after love creeps into their hearts. An international gang offers Wahid to play a role on their behalf in exchange for a sum of money. He accepts the mission and travels to Cairo. Hala follows him and discovers his relationship with the gang and his preparation for a conspiracy against his country.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1960-04-14
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