Salah Mansour
Also Known As: صلاح منصور, Salah Mansour
Biography: Salaah Mansour (1923 – 1979) is an Egyptian actor born in Shebeen al-Kanaater – Kalyoubeyya (Delta of Egypt). He began his career in the theater school; he also participated in establishing the Ministry of Education School theater in 1938. After graduating in 1940, Salaah worked as editor at Rose al-Youssef magazine. He then joined the High Institute of Dramatic Arts under the supervision of the great Zaky Tolaymaat, before graduating in 1947. In 1954, he founded “Al-masrah al-horr i.e. The free theatre”along with his colleagues Abdul Mon’em Madbouly, Sa’d Ardash and Muhammad Reda. Mansour played various stage role like; “Malek al-shahhateen i.e. The king of beggars”, “Al-nass elly that i.e. Downstairs people”, “Bora’y ba’d al-tahseenaat i.e. Bora’y after modifications”, “Zokaak al-medakk i.e. Medakk alley”, “Rumulos al-‘azeem i.e. Rumulos the great” and “Zeyaarat al-sayyeda al-‘agouz i.e. Visit of the old lady”. Salaah Mansour began his film career in 1946 with the actor Baheega Haafez in “Al-zahra i.e. The flower”. He also participated in the film “Habeeb al-rowh i.e. XXX (1949)”with Anwar Wagdy and Youssef Wahby. In 1950, he played Henry Barakaat’s “Shaate’ al-gharaam i.e. Beach of love” with Layla Mouraad and Hussein Sedky. Among his famous films are; “Bedaaya wa nehaaya i.e. Dead among the livings”, “Ma’ al-thekrayaat i.e. With memories”, “Haareb men al-ayyaam i.e. Fugitive of time”, “Kandeel Om-Haashem i.e. The lamp of Om-Haashem”, “Al-bostagy i.e. The postman” and “Shay’ fee sadry i.e. Something in my heart”. Although he has been locked in second roles throughout his career, yet he won many awards for his performance. He is one of the most famous “Villains” of Egyptian cinema, he is the “’Omdet al-cinema al-Masreyya i.e. The Mayor of Egyptian cinema” after his great role of mayor in the film “Al-zawga al-thaaneya i.e. The second wife”, with Souaad Hosny, Shoukry Sarhaan and Sanaa Gameel. One can never forget her famous phrase “El-leila ya ‘omda i.e. Tonight O mayor”. Salaah Mansour won many awards for his roles in radio, cinema and theatre; best radio actor (1954), best actor for his role in the film “Lan a’taref i.e. I will not confess (1963)” and the film “Al-zawga al-thaaneya (1968)”. He was also awarded Egyptian order of Merit (1978). Salaah worked as a consultant, Department of Theatre Education at the Ministry of Education until his death.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Egypt
Birthday: March 17, 1923
Deathday: January 18, 1979
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Sparrow
Overview: Set shortly before and during the Six Day War in June of 1967, The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt whose inhabitants suffer from the harassment of a corrupt businessman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1974-08-26
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Om Hashim's Lamp
Overview: This 1968 film adaptation of Yahya Haqqi's 1943 novel "The Lamp of Om Hashem" explores the liminal space between the modern and traditional worlds. Set in one of Cairo's densely-populated neighborhoods, Sayyida Zeinab, the film showcases beautiful scenes from city life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1968-11-04
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الكلمة الأخيرة
Overview: The film's events revolve around Zahra, who sings with her father (Marzouq) at popular birthdays. One day, she meets a wealthy businessman named (Aziz). Zahra gets engaged to Aziz, who lies to his mother, claiming that Zahra is from an ancient family. It was Zahra's neighbor who had gotten involved in a relationship with a man who was delaying her marriage. After Aziz persuaded this young man to marry her, a big surprise happened to them.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1978-03-04
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Tofahet Adam
Overview: The story revolves around the girl (Jalila), who lives with her stepfather who asks her to steal from customers in the bar. Jalila runs away from her mother's house and her husband who treats her harshly. After escaping, she is able to find work on the estate of a rich man (Youssef Bey), who falls in love with her, along with his son (Hassan), who works in veterinary medicine.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1966-04-27
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Layl waraghba
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Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1977-04-12
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Love Crime
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Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1955-01-01
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Eashiqat nafsiha
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1972-01-24
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Lost in Memories
Overview: After a tragic accident on set, movie star, Sherif, now has to live with the consequence of that day. He falls into a state of grief and loneliness, but with the help of his cousin, Amal, the details of that fateful day starts to reveal itself.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1961-03-08
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The Price of Freedom
Overview: As a freedom fighter carries out an operation against the English occupation, the English military ruler discovers that an army officer is aiding and abetting him. He arrests a group of civilians and threatens to kill them one by one if the officer doesn't divulge the freedom fighter's location.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Lost Days
Overview: Abdel Aal decides to stand up to Tharwat and his monopoly of the fish trade, which affects the livelihood of the fishermen, especially since he knows about his past, which makes Tharwat angry because Abdel Aal is the only witness to his old crimes.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1965-05-19
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A Widow with Three Daughters
Overview: When Mafouz dies, his partner Diab seizes his share, which leaves Mahfouz's family living in poverty. Gawdat, Zahra's fiancé, sleeps with her after she surrenders in the hope that they will get married quickly, but his mother forces him to leave Zahra after their financial situation deteriorates.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1965-06-09
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المراهقة الصغيرة
Overview: Sou'ad is a beautiful student, who lives with a strict family. When they find out that she loves one of the employees, they prevent her from going to school. A married couple sympathizes with Sou'ad and treats her like a daughter. Sou'ad gets closer to the husband and tries to get his attention.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1966-04-24
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Days Of Love
Overview: When his leading lady drops out of his film, a director gets a saleswoman for the part and introduces her as a sophisticated lady. When the movie becomes a smash hit, she rebels against the director.
Genres: Romance Music Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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The Second Wife
Overview: A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village with his power.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1967-10-14
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السماء لا تنام
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1952-10-13
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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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Case 68
Overview: When a committee is formed to serve the people of the neighborhood and Mr. Monjid is chosen head, dispute finds its way to the committee due to their different approaches, as Monjid believes that problems should be solved amicably, and Hanafi, one of the members, believes the law should be their reference.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1968-09-30
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The Postman
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1968-04-15
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Adham Al-Sharqawi
Overview: The story of the Arabic Robin Hood, the legendary local hero Adham Al-Sharqawi who persisted in resisting the British occupation for years and tried to alleviate the suffering of the people of his village.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1964-06-28
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Amal
Overview: Hussein's family objects to his relationship with dancer Suhair, but he marries her, and she gives birth to Amal. Hussein goes to his family to tell them that he had a daughter. On the way to share this news, he is hit by a car. Before he dies, he tells his uncle about his wife and asks him to help his newly born daughter Amal. However, the uncle becomes a trustee of Hussein's will and covets it.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1952-07-01
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My Super Crazy Wife
Overview: Despite their love for each other, a couple divorces for the third time. The husband meets an elderly wealthy man and marries his daughter. The wife tries to sabotage his new marriage by wedding his new father-in-law, putting them all under the same roof.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1968-04-01
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Shafiqa Al-Qibtiya
Overview: Directed by Hassan Al Imam.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1963-04-14
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Al Sabr Gameel
Overview: Ezzat and Dorriya are two khatibs, who have a lot of jealousy and quarrels between them despite the love that unites them.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1951-12-10
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Fil Hawa Sawa
Overview: Thabit and Gamil are unemployed. They con a circus owner who sends his men after them. They escape to Cairo, where they meet an orphan girl who lives with her aunt. The aunt keeps the truth about her niece's father's wealth from her.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1951-04-23
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Habib el-Rooh
Overview: The famous artist Youssef Fahmy discovers Laila's talent for singing. He encourages her to sing professionally against the wishes of her husband, Wahid, with whom she was living happily, which complicates their relationship.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1951-10-08
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أنا الهارب
Overview: The events of this film revolve around Hamdi (Farid Shawqi), who works as an officer in a prison. Hamdi is married and has a child suffering from paralysis, whose treatment requires a large sum of money.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1962-11-05
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The Tale of a Girl Named Marmar
Overview: As Marmar enrolls in the Faculty of Girls, she moves from Beni Suef to Cairo to live with her aunt's family. As her cousin Ahmed falls for her, his father finds them together in her room and insists that Marmar must return home. Marmar's family decides to wed her to the businessman Gadallah.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1972-09-04
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Night’s Doors
Overview: Salama falls into the clutches of a criminal who falsifies securities, as his financial condition is difficult. He makes a great fortune. He withdraws from the life of his cousin, who loves him, because he cannot confront her, as she represents his honorable past for him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1969-06-09
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Maalesh Ya Zahar
Overview: Saber Effendi is a simple employee suffering from financial pitfalls. A new manager comes to the company who had an old friendship with Saber's wife, which strengthens his relationship with Saber's family. But it causes a rumor that there is a relationship between the manager and Saber's wife.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1950-04-20
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Saa La Qalbak
Overview: After his wife dies, Taysir Bey marries the promiscuous woman, Kawthar Hanim, who always deludes her husband that he is sick. His son Ahmed loves the girl Ne'amat, but his stepmother wants him to marry her daughter, so she frames Ne'amat with the help of her lover, Farag.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1950-03-27
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Zohrah
Overview: Khurshid tries to marry Bahigha, the daughter Arfy Pasha, who rejects the idea of their marriage for the difference in their social status. Khurshid is able to cause the Pasha to fall into a financial crisis which leads him to have a severe heart attack.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1947-01-01
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Who is he in society?
Overview: Khamis and his brother Khalil poison their father to get rid of him, after he threatens to write his fortune to his new born son Hamada, who he had after marrying his maid Firdaws. Firdaws is accused of killing her husband because she brought him food without knowing about his sons' plot, while Khamis and Khalil get rid of their little brother by leaving him in the middle of Cairo's traffic to get lost. Hajj Younis finds the child and takes care of him, then he joins the music institute, and a love story develops between him and his colleague Souad.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1982-05-31
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Prince Of The Revenge
Overview: Henry Barakat directed adaptation of Dumas' Count of Monte Cristo.
Genres: Romance Action Crime
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1950-10-23
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Passion and Revenge
Overview: A woman seeks revenge on the man she thinks killed her husband but falls in love with him in the process.
Genres: Romance Drama Music
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1944-01-02
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The Thief and the Dogs
Overview: This film, inspired by Naguib Mahfouz' The thief and the dogs, tells the story of Mahran, a thief who quickly ascends to be the head of his gang. However, his second in command conspires against Mahran to take his position and his wife. After his prison term, Mahran is thirsty for revenge. But being chased by the police and by his new enemies destines him to a tragic life in hiding.
Genres: Crime Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1962-11-12
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A Nose And Three Eyes
Overview: Doctor Hashem is a womanizer who is torn between three women: Amina, from whom he's constantly escaping while she is madly in love with him, Najwa, whom he loves while she lives with another man, and Rehab, the open-minded free personality. Will he manage to choose one of the three?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1972-11-04
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The Beginning and the End
Overview: Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1960-10-31
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The Impossible
Overview: Helmy's father forces him to marry someone he doesn't love. When his father dies, Helmy decides to break free. He meets Nany, the gentle helpless girl, then he meets the lawyer Fatima, a liberal who claims to be cultured.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1966-01-02
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I Won't Confess
Overview: Four months after Ahmed was the chief witness in a murder case, his wife receives a blackmail letter accusing him of the crime.
Genres: Mystery Drama Crime
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1961-10-16
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The Little Devil
Overview: The Devil's Little Movie was produced in 1964 and directed by Kamal Al-Sheikh
Genres: Crime Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-05-10
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Three Stories
Overview: The film combines 3 separate stories .. The first story (Dunia Allah) to Naguib Mahfouz and starring Salah Mansour and Nahed Sharif .. Tell the story of a courier in a government service approached the age of the pension did not enjoy his life at all decides to embezzlement of employees salaries and travel to Alexandria with one of the girls on the street to enjoy several weeks He was convinced that he did not harm anyone because all the employees did not need a salary except for one employee who was burdened with social burdens.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1968-02-12
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The Fat Cats
Overview: The contractor Al-Helbawy opposes his son Nabil's relationship with his classmate Ahlam due to the difference in social status. As he sets Ahlam up and gets her imprisoned, he weds Nabil to Sawsan, the daughter of the Director of the General Intelligence who helps him in his smuggling operations.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1978-05-15
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Something in my Chest
Overview: Hussein Shaker is a man with dictatorial power, he tries to put one of his colleagues under control but he couldn't because of the man patriotism but then he dies and Hussein tries to destroy the man's whole family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1971-08-30
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The Shortcoming
Overview: Corruption is rampant in the ministry, where one of the capitalists drives everyone to falsify import permits for himself, until three new girls are appointed to work there, and each of them takes a different path.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1967-11-06
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Wife of five men
Overview: Afaf is a psychopath, who escapes from her Samnoudi husband on her wedding night, then later meets with two other people and agrees with each of them separately to marry, but she escapes when the moments of the Qur’an come, and the same behavior is repeated with the fourth from which she also escapes, and husbands begin to present Communications on charges of polygamy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Waraa Al-Shams
Overview: "Behind the Sun" clearly identifies the time identity of his film. It follows the horrific military defeat of June 1967, when a senior military commander insists on an investigation into the real causes of the defeat, leading to his assassination by the commander of the military prison , When the rebel military commander refuses to ignore his insistence on requesting this investigation, during the special visit by "Jaafari" commander of the military prison in order to convince him to do so, "Jaafari" can not escape from his assassination by firing bullets,
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1978-09-03
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Abou Rabiea
Overview: Abu Rabie agrees to be the guardian of the land given by Haj Ragheb to his niece Yasmin, but Osman Bey and Murad try to seize the land in all ways, like arranging a rift between Abu Rabie and Yasmin, and Murad's attempt to make Yasmin love him. Will their plan succeed?
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1973-03-26
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Miss Mama
Overview: (Namira) is a girl who loves to sing, wandering in love with the famous singer (Mounir), who is preparing a new lyric operetta, and decides to create a contest to choose a new singer to perform in front of him in the operetta, and a tigress advances and wins, and in order to arouse Mounir's jealousy, she agrees with His father has to claim that they agree to marry, so will the trick deceive Munir?
Genres: Music Romance Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1950-07-10
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House of Sand
Overview: Essam is a 17-year-old young man who falls in love with Amina who's a year younger than him. They flee to Alexandria and have an unregistered marriage after their parents oppose their marriage because of their young age.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1972-08-23
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Harib min Al-Ayyam
Overview: No one can confront the Al-Dafrawi gang, which is wreaking havoc. An idiot young man with a drum wanders around the town, and a girl from the village sympathizes with him, but does not love him back. We discover that this idiot is none other than the leader of the gang.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1965-11-22
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The Confession
Overview: Ahmed and Nawal are childhood sweethearts. When Ahmed suddenly moves to Cairo and loses touch with Nawal, she marries his older brother Ibrahim. During a visit, Nawal questions Ahmed about his abandonment of her, only for him to reveal a shocking truth about her mother.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1965-12-06
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الأقمر
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1978-01-30
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Yumhil wala Yuhmal
Overview: Sami's father, Radwan, dies as a victim of a murder after a frantic chase, which prompts Sami to embark on a journey to find the truth behind his father's murder. Several clues gather around Abdul Samad, the father of Rabab, the girl Sami loves and decides to marry her so that Abdul Samad can be in front of his eyes. However, things get complicated after Abdul Samad dies as a victim of a murder.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1979-04-09
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Lailet El Henna
Overview: A simple girl is seduced by a wealthy young man who leaves her pregnant. She works as a singer but her son dies, then the young man regrets what he did and marries her after many conflicts with the owner of the nightclub where the girl works.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1951-02-19
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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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The Two Orphans
Overview: On his way home one day, Morsi finds a child at the side of a road. He feels sorry for her, and takes her home with him to raise alongside his own daughter, Saniyya. The two girls become quite close over the years. When Morsi dies, their lives take very different paths, after a lot of suffering. While Sanniya falls in love with, and plans to marry, a wealthy man, Naimat falls into the grasp of a woman who is the ringleader of a number of beggars and pick-pockets.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1948-11-08
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