
Acting
Yehia Chahine
Born — Died
1917-09-28 — 1994-03-18
Place of birth
Giza, Egypt
Known for
Acting
Credits
63 titles
Yehia Chahine was born in Imbaba, Giza. His father's name was Yehia Chahine too. He received a diploma in performing arts and started acting in theatre. His first performance was in the play Murtafat w Darag (Heights and Stairs). In 1935, he acted in his first film. He acted in numerous films, but his most notable role is that of Al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad, a Cairene patriarch, in the Cairo Trilogy films. The three films, Bayn al-Qasrayn (Palace Walk, which is based on the Palace Walk novel) in 1964, Qasr al-Shawq (Palace of Desire) in 1967, and Al-Sukkariya (Sugar Street) in 1973, were set in Cairo and followed the family of Abd al-Jawwad across three generations, from World War I to the…
Known for
8.0No synopsis available yet.
شارع المواردي
1990
4.8In Roman-dominated Egypt, the corrupt administration of a governor named Petronius has sparked a revolt headed by El Kabir, a young man who learns that he's actually the son of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. When Petronius' daughter, Livia, newly-arrived from Rome, falls into his hands, El Kabir uses this opportunity to win her over to his side before releasing her to her father.
Son of Cleopatra
1964
6.5Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.
Alexandria… Why?
1979
NRThe series chronicles the life of Taha Hussein, The Dean of Arabic Literature, as he leaves the countryside to get a better education, and then leaves Egypt to France where he meets Susan whom he marries later.
The Days
1979
8.0The prosecutor (Kamel) succeeds in convicting (Othman Borai), the drug dealer, and (Borai)’s wife decides to take revenge on the prosecutor, causing a quarrel between him and his wife (Samiha). Kamel believes that his wife is cheating on him, so he divorces her and expels her from the house. He discovers the truth and tries to search for her. He learns that she jumped into the Nile, so he travels with his son outside the country.
The Accused
1942
6.0The life paths of the family of Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad during the period of the British occupation, and before the outbreak of the 1919 revolution, starting with the family's patriarch who lives a double life, his son Fahmy who joins a secret political organization, and the older son Yassin who follows his father's footsteps in pursuing women.
Between Two Palaces
1964
Film credits
1980s · 3 titles
8.0As Major General Helmy and his son Sa'ad take part in the first Palestine War, his wife Horeya cheats on him with Kamal. When Helmy returns and finds out, he dies from the shock and his daughter Alia vows revenge on her mother.
The Bloody Destiny
1982
NRKamal is raised by his father’s friend Nassif after his father dies in prison. Years later, Kamal falls in love with Nassif’s daughter Wafa, but Nassif opposes their marriage.
All That Love
1988
NRSet in the 1980s, a landlord promises people to give each and every one of them an apartment if they help with the construction work. When the building is all set up, though, it turns out that he is a fraud.
The Landlord
1988
1970s · 9 titles
6.5Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.
Alexandria… Why?
1979
8.3Set in 1933, the mayor informs the peasants that the share of irrigation of their land will be split equally between them and feudal lord Mahmoud Bey. The peasants send Mohamed Effendi to submit a petition to the government. Mahmoud Bey then proposes a project that would require taking part of the peasants' lands.
The Land
1970
NRThe film revolves around the family of Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Gawad through his second and third generations, which consists of Yassin and Kamal the younger son, and the sons of Aisha / Khadija, in the age of young people and political and social transformations and their impact on their maturity and life paths.
Al Sokkareya
1973
8.0The relationship between a father and his four children is strained when he keeps spending his money on his pleasures. His son, Tawfik, revolts against his father after he learns of his relationship with the prostitute Lula, until he falls for her.
الأخوة الأعداء
1974
NRThe great businessman Salah is sponsored by his brother Ezzat, who chooses the Faculty of Medicine despite his literary leanings. Salah refuses to marry her mistress Nadia.Seeking to make Ezzat fall in love with her and succeed in it
The Barrier
1972
NRA village girl, Hanaa, gets fascinated by the colorful world of the cinema as a director arrives in the village to film his movie. As Hanaa meets Tamatem, the dressmaker of actress Sally, she gets a job as Sally's maid and crosses paths with Mourad who pushes her to work at cabarets.
The Lights
1972
NRKarima, the cabaret owner who's called 'Queen of the Night', meets Dr. Mahmoud, the university professor, and falls in love with him. Mahmoud is a widower living with his daughter Hoda who is engaged, and when Mahmoud proposes to Karima, both the daughter and her fiancé are against it.
Queen of the Night
1971
NRDr. Rabab is the wife of businessman Abdul Rahim, their routine life is disturbed by the nosy Bahiga, Abdul Rahim's sister, who interferes in everything. When Rabab becomes pregnant after several years of infertility,Bahiga drives her brother to doubt if he's the father.
Doubt, My Love
1979
6.0This 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.
Dawn of Islam
1971
1960s · 15 titles
4.8In Roman-dominated Egypt, the corrupt administration of a governor named Petronius has sparked a revolt headed by El Kabir, a young man who learns that he's actually the son of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. When Petronius' daughter, Livia, newly-arrived from Rome, falls into his hands, El Kabir uses this opportunity to win her over to his side before releasing her to her father.
Son of Cleopatra
1964
6.0The life paths of the family of Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad during the period of the British occupation, and before the outbreak of the 1919 revolution, starting with the family's patriarch who lives a double life, his son Fahmy who joins a secret political organization, and the older son Yassin who follows his father's footsteps in pursuing women.
Between Two Palaces
1964
5.8Three stories written by Ihsan Abdul Quddus about three thieves, their circumstances differed, and their motives for theft differed.The first steals from a traitorous wife believing that this is his right, and the second steals a public bus in order to quickly reach his sick wife, the third steals his old aunt to be able to get married.
Three Thieves
1966
8.0When her stepfather tries to rape her, Amal kills him and flees. She finds refuge in the house of the fine artist Ahmed Khaled who falls for her, but his protégé, the sculptor Sherif, also falls for her and competes with Ahmed to win her favor.
A Bit of Torment
1969
7.5A young girl marries the author whom she admires, but later discovers that he's not who he appears to be. She runs away and meets a handsome young man and they decide to get married.
Rawaat El Hob
1968
6.210 years after Fahmy died, Ahmed Abdel Gawad returned to his normal life. He falls for Zanouba who is in love with his son Yassin. As Zanouba marries Yassin, Kamal's idealism is compromised when Aida abandons him for a wealthy guy.
Mansion of Longing
1966
7.0The 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.
Tofahet Adam
1966
NRAmal, who decided to move away from Cairo in an isolated isolation of Saloum in an attempt to escape the anniversary of her fiancé's death in a car accident, combines the playboy teacher Hani who was transferred to Salloum as punishment for his disrespect and misconduct. Their meeting on the Salloum beach, while each meets a different model of human beings in the workplace, Hani meets Saidi Bakri fleeing revenge, and meet the hope of doctor Tariq, who tries to harass them and exploit their unity, will love develop and grow amid this intertwined conditions?
The People Inside
1969
NRNo synopsis available yet.
مخلب القط
1961
6.9Based on Tharwat Abaza's short story, 'Shey min al Khawf' takes place in a rural Egyptian village. Atris' reign of terror on the villagers is put to the test when a public act of defiance is carried out by Fu'ada, the object of his affection.
Bit of Fear
1969
Maghawry, the gang leader, asks one of his men to wed him his niece Te'mah who refuses and decides to escape. However, she gets hit by a car whose driver is Fardous, a woman working with a gang specializing in money forging. If Te'mah manages to escape her family, will she escape Fardous?
Zizit
1961
8.0Magdy is a journalist who is in love with his neighbor Zainab. But Zainab is in love with Sa'ied, a playboy who seduces her and rapes her. Her father, Hamed, beats Said, but when Said dies, Magdi defends Hamed after he is arrested.
Boys and Girls
1965
NRSami is a famous engineer who lives with his wife Laila who cannot have children. The man travels to Lebanon on a business trip and is always in touch with his wife. He meets the hotel cleaning lady who gets close to him and makes a mistake with her. The relationship develops and when he finds out that Fajr, the cleaning lady, is pregnant, he asks her to abort herself and then returns to Egypt without the woman fulfilling his request.
A man and two women
1966
NRSabreen is an orphan girl who grow up in the orphanage, by the time she is an adult she been assigned to work in one the big mansions in the countryside, the owner of the mansion hard hearted man called Murad but she gain his trust by time although she is surprised to find out that the mansion is full of sorrow and mystery, by time she finds out that there is a crazy woman who if confined to her room in the attic and she Murad's wife.
The Man I Love
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Teenagers
1964
1950s · 23 titles
7.2Hemaidah is a Farmer who hates country life. He hates working in fields and taking care of the animals in his farm. Though unsatisfied with her, he marries Zebeidah, a woman in the same village.
Son of the Nile
1951
NRAyn Omry is a movie about a teenage girl who decides to get married to an old rich man to break free from her controlling mother and to save the family name after loosing their fortune. But she discovers that her husband is a sick jealous man he locked her with 2 old weird sisters in a distant farmhouse After many years of suffering with her sick husband Aleya decides to leave him.
Where Did My Life Go
1957
7.5Sultan thought that his father's death will soften his uncle's heart and he will take good care of him. Contrary to Sultan's expectations, the uncle sent him to an orphanage. When he leaves the orphanage, Sultan fails to find an honest job, and he vows revenge.
They Made Me a Criminal
1954
8.0The work deals with the story of the engineer (Adel) who works in an oil company in the Sinai Desert and is married to the daughter of the company manager (Zouzou) who cheats on him with her cousin. As for (Samra), the daughter of the sheik of the tribe, she loves (Adel) and learns of his wife’s betrayal of him, so she goes and warns him, and events escalate.
Samra Sinai
1959
5.4Fikria is a singer who's married to Farid ,the gambling addict. When she's traveling by train, she gets in an accident and a peasant treats her. After she returns home,her husband asks her to stay hidden to get the insurance money to pay for his gambling debts.
Lady of The Train
1952
10.0No synopsis available yet.
For Love
1955
10.0Based on play Othello of William Shakespear. Hafez try to convice his friend that his wife has been unfaithful.
The Female Boss
1958
NRLayla is a volunteer nurse at the red crescent helping the injured in Palestinian war. She falls in love with officer Adel , and during a raid he gets seriously injured and decides to disappear from her life. She gets married to her colleague and later discovers that Adel is in need of a critical surgery.
Life is Love
1954
9.0In one of the villages, a love story develops between Fatima and Abdul Karim, but before marrying her, Shahira, the city girl, ensnares him and makes a mistake with him. Faced with this mistake, he decides to marry her and abandon Fatima. Before the wedding date, Shahira runs away with another lover, which shocks Abdul Karim, and he decides to marry Fatima.
Lovers Village
1954
10.0The daughter of two Bedouins who married against the will of the two warring tribes, and were killed by their respective families. The girl found herself in danger, so she took refuge in the city and worked in the circus. After she learns her origin, she returns to her tribe, but the tribe rejects her. She falls in love with the son of the tribe’s sheikh. There is a raid on the tribe’s members. The girl tries to participate and wears the clothes of a knight.
The black knight
1954
9.0Hajj Kamel picks up a little boy from the street, whose family and relatives refused to shelter him after the death of his father and mother, and he takes him into his home, so he lives like his son next to his young daughter and son. The real son, Mahrez, grew up with an unknown enmity towards the poor boy, Ghareeb, while the little daughter, Yasmine, loved this boy. When the father dies, the poor boy takes over his work. He continues to take care of Yasmine until the rich young man, Anwar, enters her life.
The Stranger
1956
NRThe Little Doll
The Little Doll
1956
6.3Spoiled rich girl Nadia gets jealous after finding out her father's plan to remarry. She tries to break them apart, spreading lies about her new mother-in-law and getting involved with a man twice her age.
Sleepless
1957
7.0Amina works as a secretary for Murad, who loves her and decides to marry her. But his cousin, Salma, who's after his wealth, succeeds in telling Amina that Murad's father does not approve of the marriage, which causes Amina to be in a bad psychological condition and loses her eyesight.
A Plot
1953
9.0Ahmed Awad Najjar Isami, who ended up with a grand workshop owner in which dozens of workers work, he meets with Tuha, a girl he saw growing up in his neighborhood and attached to it, and he dreamed of it, but she does not exchange love, and then he loses his wealth, as a fire breaks out in the workshop and he comes over it, and then Ahmed meets Sana in the hospital to which Ahmed is taken after he was injured in the fire, and at the same time Ahmed loves tohave violently, and with the same violence Nana protects him, and Sana loves him.
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
1957
9.0A wealthy girl falls in love with a famous actor, but her father refuses to complete the relationship out of respect for family traditions. The actor withdraws from her life out of respect for her family, and pretends to be in a relationship with a dancer. She leaves him and marries her cousin. The actor becomes addicted to alcohol, his condition deteriorates, and he leaves his job.
Isalu kalbi
1952
9.0Inside the university, a student admires her ideal professor, without the professor realizing it. The professor proposes to the family and proposes to the sister, which shocks the student. She decides to conceal her feelings and continue studying. The professor marries the sister, and days pass without the flame of love being extinguished. A husband discovers... The sister realizes the student's feelings for him, and he begins to reciprocate the same feelings due to her intense interest in him, and the two almost drift into a stream full of mistakes.
Marret El-ayam
1954
7.0Hamed is a student from Damanhour who joins the University of Alexandria. He goes with his three colleagues to spend an evening in one of the modest nightclubs, and Kahraman, the dancer, draws his attention.
Kahraman
1958
10.0Samia asks her fiancé Anis to help her sick mother. The police arrest them on charges of drug trafficking, but the court decides to acquit her. With the death of her mother, she goes to live with her wealthy aunt, and there, her cousin Ahmed takes a liking to her and marries her. Years pass and Anis is released from prison and seeks to get close to Samia again. He meets Ahmed and convinces him to participate in some projects to get closer to Samia. He blackmails her with pictures of the police reports, so she decides to get rid of him.
Scandal monger
1953
10.0When Amal's father falls on hard times, he sells his land to his neighbor, Mamdouh, who falls in love with Amal. But Amal is in a relationship with Mourad who starts avoiding her after he learns of her father's crisis, prompting Mamdouh to confess his love for Amal and ask for her hand in marriage.
Pity My Tears
1954
NRHussein is a conservative engineer who finds a perfect wife in Sherifa whom he thinks has never been in love. Ten days into their marriage, he learns that she had a past affair, and he merely regards her as a fallen woman.
This is Love
1958
8.0The engineer Nagy returns from his travels abroad when he meets Olfat whom he falls in love with and shares his feelings towards her with her. However, she is suddenly not to be found which leads him to search for her everywhere.
I Am Love
1954
9.0After his wife cheats on him with his friend, a husband seeks solace in a nightclub where a dancer and an alcoholic friend try to console him. When the alcoholic friend kills his wife for money, he leaves his daughter under the care of the husband and the dancer.
Lovers of the Night
1957
1940s · 9 titles
8.0The prosecutor (Kamel) succeeds in convicting (Othman Borai), the drug dealer, and (Borai)’s wife decides to take revenge on the prosecutor, causing a quarrel between him and his wife (Samiha). Kamel believes that his wife is cheating on him, so he divorces her and expels her from the house. He discovers the truth and tries to search for her. He learns that she jumped into the Nile, so he travels with his son outside the country.
The Accused
1942
6.5A concubine to a ruling family is challenged when the family is overthrown.
Dananeir
1940
10.0The events of the film revolve in the era of the Umayyad dynasty, around the shepherd (Salama), who has a charming voice and has a love relationship with (Abdul Rahman), but her love is hindered by (Ibn Suhail’s) greed for her. She runs away from him out of fear for herself and her love, and (Abdul Rahman) begins his search journey. about her .
Salamah
1945
7.0Rawya is the sister of a young mischievous man who has known the path of crime. One day, the police chase him, and the brother exchanges gunfire with them until he is shot by the officer. She decides to take revenge on her brother. The officer learns what Rawya intended, so he prepares for it and allows her to meet him and get to know him. Rawya hides her brother's story from him. The hatred in the heart turns into love between the officer and Rawya.
Rawiyah
1946
10.0In a social dramatic context, a young man decides to propose to the girl he loves from the other tribe, but her brother stands in the way of consummating the marriage, as he refuses because of the previous bad past between the two tribes.
Bint Al-Sheikh
1943
NRA dancer takes care of her sister and brother, while distancing herself from their lives so that her profession does not become a source of their misery. The brother graduates from medical school, and the dancer becomes involved with a handsome young engineer in whom she sees salvation from her profession and tries to tell him about She loves him, but she hasn't found the opportunity yet. However, she is surprised when the young engineer proposes to her younger sister.
She was an angel
1947
9.0In a desert tribe, Qais falls in love with Layla and recites poems about her. His story is popular in the tribe, but this is against tradition. Another person competes with the lover to ask for Layla Al-Amiriya’s hand and proposes to her. The father agrees. Layla marries against her will, falls ill, and the lover recites poems about his lost love.
Laila Al Amriya
1948
10.0Madiha, the wife of police officer Mounir, is bored with country life. She is overjoyed when her husband tells her that he is moving to Cairo. In her new apartment, she pressures her father to sell the jewelry he inherited from her mother to meet her successive demands. She gradually becomes immersed in drug use and buying clothes, and surrenders to Adham's attempts to flirt with her.
Dahaya el madania
1946
7.0After the death of (Shaker Bey), half of the factory goes to (Kamel) the hardworking man in his work, and the other half to (Samira) the daughter, and at the same time (Sami), Kamel's younger brother, falls in love with (Luwabed), but because Loobed is looking hard for a life of luxury, she turns to Kamel to convince him that she loves him, and already marries him, and after marriage, Waout tries to put her hands on the factory, especially after she betrayed her husband with (Farid) Samira's husband, who owns half of the factory, and exploits this to blackmail him.
El taisha
1946

