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1. Cairo Station (1958)
Not Rated | 77 min | Crime, Drama
A newspaper salesman at the train station in Cairo develops an unhealthy obsession with a woman who sells refreshments.
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Hind Rustum, Youssef Chahine, Hassan el Baroudi
Votes: 5,379
2. Alexandria... Why? (1979)
Not Rated | 133 min | Drama
Yehia is a young man living in the cosmopolitan Alexandria during World War II. Inspired by American movies and Shakespeare, he aspires to be an actor, but struggles to pursue his Hollywood... See full summary »
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Naglaa Fathi, Ahmed Zaki, Farid Shawqi, Mahmoud Al Meleji
Votes: 2,049
3. The Blazing Sun (1954)
TV-14 | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A rich landlord floods and destroys a village on purpose to prevent the people living there from making a profit off their crops. What he doesn't know is that his own daughter is in love with Ahmed, a young man from the village.
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Faten Hamamah, Omar Sharif, Zaki Rostom, Farid Shawqi
Votes: 1,562
4. The Beginning and the End (1960)
130 min | Drama
After the death of the father, the family consisting of a mother and two young men and a girl themselves without a breadwinner finds, to begin each of them in the direction to a different ... See full summary »
Director: Salah Abouseif | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Omar Sharif, Aminah Rizq, Amal Zayed
Votes: 697
5. Wa Islamah (1961)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, History, War
Set in the 13th century, under their leader Timur, the Tartar hordes invade the Middle East and take over areas as widespread as Persia, Egypt, and Syria. A lowly woman from a harem rises to lead the Egyptians against the invaders.
Directors: Enrico Bomba, Andrew Marton | Stars: Lobna Abdel Aziz, Ahmad Mazhar, Farid Shawqi, Rushdi Abazah
Votes: 385
6. The Flirtation of Girls (1949)
120 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
In this classic musical, poor old Hamam, a modest arabic teacher, falls in love with the young and beautiful Laila, his aristocratic pupil. Soon, he must decide between his unrealistic feelings or sacrificing his love for her own good.
Director: Anwar Wagdi | Stars: Nagib El-Rihani, Laila Mourad, Anwar Wagdi, Mahmoud Al Meleji
Votes: 588
7. El-Ghool (1983)
120 min | Crime, Drama
Adel (Adel Imam) a journalist in a major newspaper, divorced. One evening in one of the pubs frequented by Nashaat al-Kashif (Hatem Zulfiqar), the son of the well-known businessman Fahmi ... See full summary »
Director: Samir Seif | Stars: Adel Emam, Nelly, Farid Shawqi, Hatem Zulfeqar
Votes: 478
8. Kharag wa lam ya'ud (1984)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Escaping life in the big city of Cairo, to enjoy living in the countryside.
Director: Mohamed Khan | Stars: Aida Abdel Aziz, Tawfik El Deken, Yehia El-Fakharany, Layla Olwi
Votes: 762
9. Mouths and Rabbits (1977)
120 min | Drama, Romance
A story discussing the society problem during the seventies due to not having any family planning, also covering main issue of differences between poor society and rich society. This film ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Barakat | Stars: Faten Hamamah, Mahmoud Yassine, Farid Shawqi, Ahmed Abaza
Votes: 720
10. Ragol Fakad Aklah (1980)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Ahmed is a successful engineer and a womanizer. When Ziko and Kimo who are professional soccer players learn about their father's new affair, they persuade him not to break their mother's ... See full summary »
Director: Mohamed Abdelaziz | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Adel Emam, Soheir Ramzy, Ekrami
Votes: 306
11. Amir el-Inteqam (1950)
165 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend," escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.
Director: Henry Barakat | Stars: Anwar Wagdi, Samia Gamal, Madihah Yusri, Kamal El-Shinnawi
Votes: 266
12. The Water-Carrier Is Dead (1977)
100 min | Drama
The story of the friendship that develops between two men with quite different world views. One, a water carrier whose wife has died twenty years before, spends his days thinking about her.... See full summary »
Director: Salah Abouseif | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Ezzat El Alaili, Shouweikar, Aminah Rizq
Votes: 290
13. Ana Al Magnoon (1981)
110 min | Drama
hassan was sent to a mental hospital but was his way to stay out of prison after stealing a bag full of jewelery,his sister visit him frequently,but that made the head of nursery to fall in... See full summary »
Director: Niazi Mostafa | Stars: Mohamed Abu Hashish, Ahmed Adawiyya, Adel Adham, Ezzat Badran
Votes: 77
14. Raya wa Sekina (1953)
81 min | Crime, Drama, History
Dramatic rendition of a real life crime wave that terrorized the city of Alexandria, Egypt, between the years 1920 and 1922. Women are disappearing without a trace in what looked like the ... See full summary »
Director: Salah Abouseif | Stars: Anwar Wagdi, Negma Ibrahim, Farid Shawqi, Shukri Sarhan
Votes: 272
15. El Fetewa (1957)
122 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A fresh man came from outskirt to Cairo to look for work ; He meets a tycoon and creates a struggle between them .
Director: Salah Abouseif | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Tahiyyah Karyuka, Zaki Rostom, Tawfik El Deken
Votes: 359
16. 30 Yom Fel Segn (1966)
100 min | Comedy
Medhat, businessman, burned a man's mustache by mistake and was sentenced to be in jail for 30 days. He convinced Amsheer, his bodyguard, to replace him in jail.
Director: Niazi Mostafa | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Samir Ghanem, Madiha Kamel, Samir Sabri
Votes: 245
17. Karnak Café (1975)
143 min | Drama
In Egypt, a group of university students were arrested without comitting a crime because of their meetings at the cafe "Karnak", which was known for hosting some thinkers who sometimes criticize the 1952 revolution.
Director: Ali Badr Khan | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Suad Husni, Nour El-Sherif, Salah Zulfikar
Votes: 746
18. Antar Ben Shaddad (1961)
130 min | Biography, Drama, History
It tells the life story of Antarah son of Shaddad who was born to Emir Bani Abs from his slave Zabibah but his father disowned him. Shaddad conjoined his son Antar to his slaves. And ... See full summary »
Director: Niazi Mostafa | Stars: Kouka, Farid Shawqi, Aïda Hilal, Sayed Abu Bakr
Votes: 203
19. Hoda (1959)
A 19 years old energetic life loving girl faces a life threatening brain tumor .. And accidentally loves her surgeon ..
Director: Ramses Naguib | Stars: Lobna Abdel Aziz, Mahmoud Azmy, Umar El-Hariri, Kamal El-Shinnawi
Votes: 11
20. Ana wa hua wa hia (1964)
Comedy, Romance
A lawyer meet a girl in travel, suddenly he fall in love with her, but she wanna test his love, so she lied on him from marrying a criminal husband and she wanna get divorce from her criminal husband.
Director: Fatin Abdulwahhab | Stars: Fouad El-Mohandes, Shouweikar, Tawfik El Deken, Adel Emam
Votes: 283
21. Rabea el adawaya (1963)
Biography, Drama
The film is based on the life of the female Muslim saint Rabia Basri.
Director: Niazi Mostafa | Stars: Nabila Ebeid, Farid Shawqi, Salwa Mohamed Ali, Ibrahim Emarah
Votes: 101
22. Afwan Ayoha Al Qanoon (1985)
100 min | Drama
Ali and Hoda are a couple who love each other, but Ali has an issue that makes him unable to engage with the opposite sex. Hoda takes him to specialists who manage to treat him, only for Ali to cheat on her.
Director: Enas El-Degheidy | Stars: Naglaa Fathi, Farid Shawqi, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Hayatem
Votes: 86
23. Altin Çocuk Beyrut'ta (1967)
93 min | Adventure
The story of the spy "Golden Boy" continues, now living in Beirut.
Director: Ertem Göreç | Stars: Göksel Arsoy, Taroub, Reha Yurdakul, Hüseyin Baradan
Votes: 25
24. Gang of Women (1968)
84 min | Adventure, Comedy
Two Turkish reporters are in Beirut, investigating Lebanese life. They do not find any scoop and are about to leave the country when they discover something juicy, an all-female gang of forgers. Adventure can begin.
Director: Frank Agrama | Stars: Sabah, Cüneyt Arkin, Zain Al Sidani, Elif Baysal
Votes: 78
25. Nida al'ushshaq (1960)
Drama, Romance
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Birlanti Abdulhamid, Shukri Sarhan, Farid Shawqi, Tawfik El Deken
Votes: 45
26. Afritet Ismail Yassine (1954)
120 min | Comedy, Crime
When a nightclub bellydancer (Katy) is murdered by the nightclub owner's henchmen her ghost wants the killer to be found. Only one problem - she doesn't know who killed her since she was ... See full summary »
Director: Hasan El-Saifi | Stars: Ismail Yassin, Keti, Ferdoos Mohammed, Farid Shawqi
Votes: 189
27. Baba Amin (1950)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The soul of the father, Amine, comes back after death to see how his family is doing.
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Husain Reyadh, Faten Hamamah, Kamal El-Shinnawi, Mari Munib
Votes: 238
28. Qadeyat Am Ahmad (1985)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ahmed lives with his family in an old house owned by Shukry, a wealthy contractor who is about to declare bankruptcy. Shukry files a case to evict Ahmed from the house to set up a project.
Director: Ali Reda | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Farouk Al-Fishawy, Maali Zayed, Salah El-Saadany
Votes: 48
29. Al Bakheel Wa Ana (1991)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of Awad a greedy miser and his endless desire to collect and save money, depriving his family from thier basic needs, the story runs in a comic dramatic way
Stars: Farid Shawqi, Hosny Abdul Jalil, Hisham Abdullah, Hanan Shawki
Votes: 136
30. Amir el dahaa (1964)
130 min | Adventure, Drama
This lavish period action-adventure is an Egyptian version of The Count Of Monte Cristo.
Director: Henry Barakat | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Shouweikar, Mahmoud Azmy, Naimah Akef
Votes: 127
31. Taer ala el tariq (1981)
130 min | Drama
A driver spending his life on the roads fell in love with a woman married to a crippled man. Soon their dreams of becoming free collide with their harsh reality.
Director: Mohamed Khan | Stars: Fardous Abdel Hamid, Farid Shawqi, Ahmed Zaki, Athar El-Hakim
Votes: 115
32. Al Batneyya (1980)
97 min | Drama
It tells stories of webs of drug dealing,rivalry,revenge and murder among the residents of al batneyya,a place so corrupt and well bonded among each other,even the police struggles with it.
Director: Houssam El-Din Mustafa | Stars: Mohamed Abu Hashish, Farouk Al-Fishawy, Nadia El Gendy, Imad Hamdi
Votes: 578
33. Antar Invades the Desert (1960)
Director: Niazi Mostafa | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Kouka, Maryam Fakhruddin, Nahed Sharif
34. Wa bel-Waledayne Ihsana (1976)
120 min | Drama
Saber is a courier in a government agency. He is responsible for raising his son Mahmood until he graduates, and he seeks with the director to appoint him. Mahmood renounces his father, ... See full summary »
Director: Hasan El-Emam | Stars: Badriyyah Abdulgawad, Fayza Abduljawad, Nimat Abdulnaser, Mohamed Abu Hashish
Votes: 47
35. Idam Mayyet (1985)
133 min | Drama, Thriller
Mansour is Palestinian young man who works as a spy for Israel in Egypt, the Egyptian intelligence arrest him and sentences him to death but because Mansour looks exactly like Izdin an ... See full summary »
Director: Ali Abdel-Khalek | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Poussi, Ali Abdulkhaleq
Votes: 442
36. Babalarin Günahi (1973)
88 min | Crime, Drama
The bank manager Ferit has peaceful and happy life with his beloved wife and two children. After meeting with a beautiful singer Kamelya, his life starts to change.
Director: Mehmet Aslan | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Ekrem Bora, Suna Keskin, Semra Sar
Votes: 19
37. Shaweesh Noss El Lel (1991)
Drama
Constable Hassan continues to work hard in the Department of Drug Control while devoting himself to raising his son and daughter. He then discovers that the son became a drug addict.
Director: Hussein Emara | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Athar El-Hakim, Nagwa Fouad, Emad Rashad
Votes: 38
38. Al shaytan yaez (1981)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A rivalry between the region's bosses shows the misuse of power and rank and its consequences even against a young couple who dared to rebel against planned but unwanted marriage to one of them,a story of injustice and abuse .
Director: Ashraf Fahmy | Stars: Adel Adham, Hafez Amin, Nabila Ebeid, Tawfik El Deken
Votes: 149
39. Gawaz ala elhawa (1976)
93 min | Comedy
After her father's strictness annoys her, Amira resorts to Gharib, who works for her father. Gharib receives a letter from his friend Fikri, who lives in America, asking him to nominate a bride for him to marry her by proxy.
Director: Ahmed Tharwat | Stars: Adel Emam, Farid Shawqi, Nahed Sharif, Samir Ghanem
Votes: 8
40. The Devil's Friends (1988)
Drama, Horror
Qamar dies on her wedding night from a random shot. Her husband Jalal decides to take revenge, and resorts to magic in order to reach immortality. He becomes wicked and sinks into sin and everyone decides to get rid of him.
Director: Ahmed Yassine | Stars: Ezzat Abduljawad, Ahmad Abu-Abiyyah, Fouad Ahmed, Naima Al Soghayar
Votes: 54
41. Gaaluni mujriman (1954)
105 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Atef Salem | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Huda Sultan, Yehia Chahine, Seraj Munir
Votes: 217
42. Kalimat Sharaf (1972)
89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Houssam El-Din Mustafa | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Rushdi Abazah, Ahmad Mazhar, Nour El-Sherif
Votes: 114
43. Saad the Orphan (1985)
105 min | Drama
A man kills his brother in order to take over his potion and power among his people; years after his son grows up to be a man and falls in love with the daughter of his father's killer.
Director: Ashraf Fahmy | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Ahmed Zaki, Naglaa Fathi, Mahmoud Moursy
Votes: 171
44. Fatat el mina (1964)
77 min | Crime, Romance, Thriller
Director: Houssam El-Din Mustafa | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Nahed Sharif, Mahmoud Al Meleji, Nagwa Fouad
Votes: 12
45. Ya Rab Walad (1984)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Mohamed El-Asyouty lives with his wife Karima and their three adult daughters but he feels disappointed because he doesn't have a son to bear his last name and run the family business. When... See full summary »
Director: Mohamed Abdelaziz | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Karima Mukhtar, Essad Youniss, Samir Ghanem
Votes: 359
46. Daqat Zar (1986)
Drama
Tawhida, the charlatan, convinces Mazouza that she is forbidden to marry any human being if she wants to keep her job with her. Meanwhile, she tries to convince her to marry Abu El-Rish, claiming that he is a Jinn, not a human being.
Director: Ahmed Yassine | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Soheir El-Bably, Ezzat El Alaili, Poussi
Votes: 14
47. Karim ibn el sheikh (1964)
Prince Omar was taxing people, attacking tribes, seizing their property, kidnapping their women, and making them his slaves. He slaughtered Zahira, Karim's sister and the daughter of Sheikh... See full summary »
Director: Mario Costa | Stars: Maryam Fakhruddin, Ahmed Louxor, Gordon Scott, Lola Sedki
48. Bnat Iblis (1984)
Drama
A strange man arrives at the fishermen's village looking for his illegitimate child to give him his inheritance. He dies and leaves the money with the great fisherman. The big fishermen ... See full summary »
Director: Ali Abdel-Khalek | Stars: Nagwa Fouad, Madiha Kamel, Sa'eed Saleh, Farid Shawqi
Votes: 33
49. Talat loussuss (1966)
Directors: Fatin Abdulwahhab, Hasan El-Emam, Kamal El-Shaikh | Stars: Salah Zulfikar, Yehia Chahine, Hind Rustum, Mohamed Reda
Votes: 50
50. Al Nadam (1978)
110 min | Drama
Yasmin works in a factory and harbors a silent love for the engineer Raouf. As she starts works as a maid for the wealthy old man Al-Damanhouri, and she pretends to be Al-Damanhouri's daughter.
Director: Nader Galal | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Noura, Mustafa Fahmy, Abdel Moneim Ibrahim
Votes: 6