
Acting
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
Born 1912-12-09 · Egypt
Acting credits
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
5.8Set in the 14th century. Under their leader Timur, the Tartar hordes invade the Middle East and take over areas as widespread as Persia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, and Syria. A lowly woman from a harem (Lubna Aziz) rises to lead the Egyptians against the invaders.
Oh Islam
1961
7.7Set in 1881, a year before the start of British colonial rule, it is based on the true story of the Abd el-Rasuls, an Upper-Egyptian clan that had been robbing a cache of mummies they have discovered at tomb DB320 near the village of Kurna, and selling the artifacts on the black market. After a conflict within the clan, one of its members made a crucial decision when the Antiquities Service arrived.
The Night of Counting the Years
1969
6.4In Alexandria a terrifying phenomenon of the disappearance of women, spreads terror in the city. Police work to unravel its secrets. Officer Ahmed is preparing a plan to uncover who's behind it and it turns out to be the gang of Raya and Sakina, who were targeting women to steal their jewelry.
Rayya and Sekina
1952
NRThe film tells the story of the life of Ambed Arab literature Taha Hussein since his childhood in one of the villages of Minya, where he was able to overcome all difficulties despite being blind to leave his mark on literature, cultural scene and the educational system.
Qaher El Zalam
1979
NRSodfa suffers in her life from her husband, Sayed the idiot, her cousin, who lives with her in his mother’s house in Abu Qir. Mahmoud returns to the place after completing his studies and supervises the brick factory owned by Um Sayed, which angers Sodfa, who knows that she was in a relationship with Mahmoud. Mahmoud assures her of his love, so she asks him to marry her after she asks for a divorce from Sayed, who turns out to be listening to their conversation closely, so a fight breaks out between them, and Sodfa encourages him to kill him.
The Beasts
1980
9.0Ehsan lives with her father, the caretaker of the house of a rich man who comes sporadically to the house to hunt ducks. As Ehsan falls for the rich man, he rapes her while drunk. Ehsan discovers that she is pregnant and escapes to Cairo where she gives birth to her daughter
Appointment with Happiness
1954
NRAhmed and Nawal's half-brother (Hussein) steals Ahmed's money to spend on the dancer (Dusa). Nawal pawns jewelry with (Umm Jaber), the moneylender, in order to give (Hussein) the money. Ahmed goes to retrieve Nawal's jewelry, and at the same time, Hussein kills Umm Jaber. Ahmed runs away from the house in panic. Nima sees him leaving and thinks he is the killer. As she goes down to catch him, she falls and loses her sight. Ahmed feels guilty, so he marries her.
Hob Fauq Al-Burkan
1978
6.4A difficult period in Egypt in the year 1947, when the villages of Egypt attacked cholera. A doctor (Shukri), who tried to serve the villagers to save them from poverty and hunger, is appointed in a village. (Adel Bey) The feudal lord of the village exploits its people to work on his land as forced labor and whoever objects to hand him over to a mental hospital, taking advantage of his influence.
Struggle of the Heroes
1962
9.0Three college girls come from the countryside to pursue different dreams, but they go on different paths and encounter many problems and challenges that irk them.
The House of Female Students
1967
NRWhen 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.
A Widow with Three Daughters
1965
6.5Laila is an abandoned girl who was raised in an orphanage. She works as a nurse, but her colleagues plot to expel her from the hospital. She meets a wealthy young man who wants to marry her, but his father refuses after he learns her secret. She tries to find her real parents.
A Night of Love
1951
7.5In a light comedy, the film revolves around a couple whose lives change from happiness to daily suffocation and conflict permanently.If the wife dies, the husband decides to marry her friend, and the wife's ghost gets angry.He continues to chase the couple to calm down when she discovers that the new wife loves her daughter and submerges her with affection.
Elsetat Afaret
1948
NRAs a father doubts his paternity to his daughter, he leaves her as she falls prey to a pickpocketing gang. Years pass by, and the father confirms that she is his daughter, but she runs away just as he tries to get her back.
Angels in Hell
1946
8.0A brother disagrees with his sister which makes her move to live with her older sister in the countryside. She finds her sister living a harsh life and when the brother goes to visit them, he's surprised by the strict way imposed by the sister at home.
Women Without Men
1953
7.0The rich young man married a wife based on his aunt's desire in the hope that she would see him an heir, but fate paralyzes the wife, and here his aunt pressures him to marry another who is also paralyzed, and he tries again to repeat the experience, so he marries the third and fourth
Gooz El-Arba'a
1950
9.0A young man discovers that his fiancée goes to a gang that kills women and steals their jewelry. He gets scared and calls the police after he accidentally goes to their house.
Ismail Yassine Meets Raya and Sekina
1955
8.3The story revolves around the successful doctor (Majdi), and his beautiful fiancée Munira, (Majdi) is very concerned about his lineage towards his mother with whom he lives in the same house.
Leila Raheeba
1957
8.0Rawyh falls for Mamdouh, the frivolous rich boy who shows off their relationship to his friends. Rawya leaves for Tanta where she meets and weds Dr. Medhat.
A Sinful Life
1957
7.0Laila lives in the Sayeda Zeinab district. A woman invites her to her palace and introduces her to her fiancé, the young officer Wahid, as the daughter of Pasha Darwish Pasha. Laila is amazed by the palace and the party held there. After a while, Laila turns into a wealthy girl. Wahid's heart falls for Laila. Wahid proposes to Laila from her alleged father, Darwish Pasha, but he discovers her true identity.
Leila, Daughter of the Poor
1945
9.0Jalal lives with Hoda's father and the two children become attached, but fate does not give them time to grow up. Hoda's father, Esmat, dies, leaving them under the control of an evil, unjust man, Shaheen, who seizes Hoda's wealth and they live a harsh life with him until they grow up and decide to escape, but Shaheen chases them with one of his men and Jalal is shot, but he advises Hoda to escape.
Qesset Gharam
1945
9.0Osama is a young man who believes in luck but comes across many situations until he is believed to have killed a police recruiter. When this thief knows that Hama is a millionaire, he tries to steal a precious jewel from the treasury until he is finally captured.
Imsk haramy
1958
8.0One of the office boys in a company succeeds in finding a job for his newly graduated son at his employer. But the son is ashamed of his father's job. He meets a dancer, and marries her despite his father's opposition, causing a surprise to change the course of events.
Ghadab El Waledain
1952
NRThe wealthy Mohsen meets his arch rival, Asim, and a verbal argument arises between them, after which Mohsen loses consciousness. The poor nurse, Sania, treats him. He feels grateful to her, and they bond in love, gives her a gift, and decides to marry her. Kawthar Hanem feels jealous and decides to ruin the marriage. Assem helps her by making Mohsen believe that there is a relationship between Assem and Saniya. Disagreements arise between the spouses, and Mohsen believes that she is cheating on him.
Forever
1941