Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "cairo"

1. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

PG | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads, with the help of a K.G.B. agent whose lover he killed.

Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jürgens, Richard Kiel

Votes: 116,608 | Gross: $46.80M

2. The Mummy (1932)

Approved | 73 min | Fantasy, Horror

A resurrected Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he believes to be his long-lost princess.

Director: Karl Freund | Stars: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Arthur Byron

Votes: 30,265

3. Svengali (1931)

Approved | 81 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

Through hypnotism and telepathic mind control, a sinister music maestro controls the singing voice, but not the heart, of the woman he loves.

Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Crisp, Bramwell Fletcher

Votes: 2,515

4. Temptation (1946)

Approved | 98 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

Ruby, a beautiful divorcee with a shady past, marries a rich Egyptologist, and while he continues excavating a Pharoah's tomb, she becomes bored until she falls for a debt-ridden, blackmailing Egyptian prince.

Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Merle Oberon, George Brent, Charles Korvin, Paul Lukas

Votes: 383

5. The Square (2013)

Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Drama, History

A group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience.

Director: Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Ahmed Hassan, Khalid Abdalla, Magdy Ashour, Ramy Essam

Votes: 9,414 | Gross: $0.12M

6. Cairo (1963)

91 min | Crime, Drama

An assortment of international criminals plans to steal priceless Egyptian artifacts from a Cairo museum.

Director: Wolf Rilla | Stars: George Sanders, Richard Johnson, Faten Hamamah, John Meillon

Votes: 418

7. A Flame in My Heart (1987)

106 min | Drama

Mércedès breaks off a difficult relationship with Johnny, a jealous and possessive young North African. Then another love affair begins with Pierre, a journalist who abandons her.

Director: Alain Tanner | Stars: Myriam Mézières, Benoît Régent, Azize Kabouche, André Marcon

Votes: 279

8. SuperSeven Calling Cairo (1965)

GP | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Super 7 looks for a piece of a new metal hidden in a camera.

Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Roger Browne, Fabienne Dali, Massimo Serato, Andrea Aureli

Votes: 203

9. Egypt, a Love Song (2022)

74 min | Documentary

Director Iris Zaki embarks on an intimate journey with her father, exploring the extraordinary story of her legendary, Egyptian singer grandmother: Souad Zaki, in a hybrid cinematic project that crosses nations, cultures and religions

Director: Iris Zaki | Stars: Souad Zaki, Ezat Abu-Jabal, Rivka Bahar, Nur Fibak

Votes: 13

10. Anzacs in the Face of War (2011)

Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

Archive footage of Australia and New Zealand forces during WW1, WW2 and the Vietnam conflict. Plus home life between the wars, especially focusing on the homage we pay to those who so ... See full summary »

Director: Merran Williams | Stars: John Stanton, Thomas Blamey, John Curtin, Duke of Gloucester

Votes: 12

11. The Goose's Excuse (2023)

25 min | Documentary, Short, Sci-Fi

A heavenly inquiry lands in a village to inspect the sleep of a peasant and his renegade goose. Led by the hums of a spectral apparatus, the visitation detects frequencies from a spiritual reality cloaked in the peasant's home and land.

Directors: Mahdy Abo Bahat, Abdo Zin Eldin | Star: Ahmed Abo Amra

Votes: 6

12. Tawfeeka St (2023)

9 min | Documentary, Short

A short documentary that revolves around an elderly woman who lives alone, and has a special relationship with street animals that has been going on for more than twenty years, as she ... See full summary »

Director: Ahmad Ewis

13. Behind High Walls (2018)

Short, Drama

Behind High Walls is a short experimental film that takes place in the wake of the Egyptian revolution. The protagonist, Karim, represents disaffected youth in the Arab world. Unlike most ... See full summary »

Directors: Frank Bartscheck II, Tania Kamal-Eldin | Stars: Tayam Mostafa Qamar, Kanzy Mohamed, Salma El Sheikh, Mohamed Soliman

14. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: The Battle for the Mediterranean (2002)

Documentary, History, War

We tell the story of the crucial battles for control of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the irreplaceable oil fields in World War 2 and the story of the war in Greece.

Stars: Jonathan Booth, Harold Alexander, Claude Auchinleck, Winston Churchill

Votes: 6

15. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: The Battles for Tunisia (2001)

Documentary, History, War

The campaign in Tunisia in World War Two saw the battles that finally ended the brutal war in the desert. We look at the weapons used and tactics and tell the story of the battle itself.

Stars: Jonathan Booth, Harold Alexander, Kenneth Anderson, Claude Auchinleck

Votes: 7

16. JFK: Destiny Betrayed (2021)
Episode: Chapter Four (2021)

TV-MA | 234 min | Documentary, History

An examination of evidence that surrounds the accused lone nut, Lee Harvey Oswald, and his associations with groups linked to the CIA.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Donald Sutherland, Lisa Pease, John M. Newman

Votes: 23

17. Rick Steves' Europe (2000–2023)
Episode: Egypt: Yesterday and Today (2020)

TV-G | Documentary, Reality-TV

In this hour-long special, Rick Steves explores the historic and cultural wonders of Egypt, from Cairo and Alexandria to Luxor and Abu Simbel.

Stars: Marwa Abbas, Rick Steves

18. The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History (2022–2023)
Episode: The Suez Crisis - 1956 (2023)

Documentary, History

In July 1956, Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal. The British and French were obliged to timidly withdraw.

Directors: Edmund Duff, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Louise Kettle, Bob Bowker, Spencer Mawby, Nigel Ashton

19. The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (2012– )
Episode: The Wonder of Islam (2012)

59 min | Documentary, History

To the south and east of Christendom, the new religion of Islam spread from its Arabian birthplace throughout the Middle East, across North Africa, and into Spain. As it did so, Islam ... See full summary »

Star: Waldemar Januszczak

Votes: 29

20. The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (1998– )
Episode: Programme 1 (1998)

49 min | Documentary, History, War

1948-56. The formation of the state of Israel and the wars of 1948 and 1956.

Director: Michael Simkin | Stars: Gideon Rafael, Clark Clifford, Abba Eban, Yitzhak Navon

Votes: 6

21. The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (1998– )
Episode: Programme 2 (1998)

48 min | Documentary, History, War

1967. Tracing the dramatic and covert events leading to the Six Day War of 1967.

Director: Dai Richards | Stars: Evgeny Pyrlin, Mohamed Fawzi, Salah Bassiouny, Miriam Eshkol

Votes: 7

22. The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (1998– )
Episode: Programme 3 (1998)

48 min | Documentary, History, War

1967-1982. The story of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation.

Director: David Ash | Stars: Abu Ali Shaheen, Mashour Haditha Al-Jazy, King Hussein, Israel Tal

Votes: 7

23. The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (1998– )
Episode: Programme 4 (1998)

48 min | Documentary, History, War

1970-79. The Yom Kippur War and the 1978 Arab-Israeli Agreement.

Director: Dai Richards | Stars: Vadim Kirpichenko, Elliot Richardson, Joseph Sisco, Abba Eban

Votes: 6

24. Military Masterminds (2022)
Episode: Rapid Dominance (2022)

52 min | Documentary, History, War

From Julius Caesar to Napoleon Bonaparte, ancient generals took advantage of a military tactic still used in modern warfare - a tactic known as Rapid Dominance.

Director: Roberto Irwin | Stars: Ahron Bregman, Lawrence Freedman, Jenny Grant, Dina Gusejnova

25. Une terre deux fois promise: Israël-Palestine (2018– )
Episode: 1948-1967 (2018)

53 min | Documentary, History, War

Episode two covers 1948-1967 - two fundamental decades, punctuated by wars between the young state and its neighbours.

Directors: Blanche Finger, William Karel | Stars: Dina Porat, Gadi Taub, Elie Barnavi, Anita Shapira

Votes: 18