Mohamed Sobhi

Acting

Mohamed Sobhi

Born 1948-03-03 · Cairo, Egypt

Mohamed Sobhy is an Egyptian actor, writer and director who was born in Cairo in 1948. At a young age he was known for his talent of imitating famous artists; “Youssef Wahby, “Abu-Lam’a” and “Ahmad al-Haddaad”, a talent that paved his way to join the famous radio entertainment program “Saa’a le-albak i.e. An hour for your heart”. His unique artistic talent first appeared during his final exam at the High Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1967 when he played Hamlet, graduated with honors and was appointed demonstrator. He later wrote, starred and directed in his own theatrical version of Hamlet. Thus, his name was added to the British Encyclopedia, the most famous international encyclopedia. He started his career playing minor roles in stage plays with famous stars like Salaah Mansour, Fou’aad al-Mohandess, Hassan Youssef, Muhammad ‘Awad, Muhammad Negm and others. Although he played small roles, yet his appearance attracted audience and gained the admiration of those whom he worked with for his undeniable talent. His first, small but significant, role in “Hello Shalaby (1970)” was one of his most known achievements at the time. His lead roles started with ” Entaha al-dars ya ghabi i.e. Lesson is over, stupid”. Then, followed his roles in “’Aly Beih Mazhar. i.e. Mr. Aly Mazhar”, “Hamlet”, “Al-jokar i.e. The Joker”, “Al-hamagy i.e. The barbarian”, “Weg-het nazar i.e. A point of view”, “Mama America”, “Le’bet al-sett i.e. A woman’s plaything”, “Carmen”, and other Naguib El Reehany plays that he produced in the late 90's and early 2000's. Among Sobhy’s popular TV series are: “Aly Beih Mazhar. i.e. Mr. Aly Mazhar”, “Kimo”, “Rehlet al-million i.e. The journey to be a millionaire”, “Sonbol baa’d el Million i.e. Sonbol..A millionaire”, “Yawmeyyat Wanees i.e. Wanees days” (seven seasons) and “Faares bela gawaad i.e. A knight without a horse”. On the silver screen, Sobhy was widely noticed in “Abnaa al-samt i.e. Sons of silence, and his critically acclaimed role as an activist student in the political drama “Al-Karnak.”

Acting credits

You're Free poster
9.0

It is a play that expresses freedom, how a person can use it correctly, and what are the limits of human freedom, and the consequences thereof.

You're Free

1981

Doctor Despite his Nose poster
NR

Directed by : Galal El Sharkawy

Doctor Despite his Nose

1982

Zizo, My Beloved Uncle poster
6.5

Zizu suffers from wasting his body and his health is ridiculing all around him. Zizu wants to become a sports hero to be a source of pride for the son of his sister Samir, who takes a higher example of his uncle.

Zizo, My Beloved Uncle

1977

A Notorious House poster
NR

A story about the impact of social customs and traditions on the behavior of Egyptian society

A Notorious House

1965

راجل بسبع أرواح poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

راجل بسبع أرواح

1988

The Flirtation of Girls poster
7.0

Replay a play for the movie Spinning Girls, the last of the works of the late genius Naguib Al-Rihani in 1949, which was shared by a championship of stars of that time, including Laila Murad, Anwar Wajdi, Youssef Wahbi and the musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab. His trip in her father's palace.

The Flirtation of Girls

2017

Karnak poster
6.8

In the 1960s, the lives of three college classmates, Ismail, Zainab, and Helmy, take a dark turn when the three of them are arrested and tortured as part of the repressive and violent practices that were employed by the General Intelligence Directorate back then.

Karnak

1975

هاملت poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

هاملت

1977

El Mahzooz poster
NR

Azouz (Mohamed Sobhy) is a planning employee who lives alone in an apartment in the neighborhood of Zamalek. He is single and isolated from his neighbors. He has addressed 7 years to Suhair (Rawiya Saleh) and is distinguished by his inability to make a decision. The wrong way to a call between al-Hanash (Mahmoud al-Qalawi) and the teacher Sarsa to plan the murder of his neighbor Muhammad Abd al-Rahman (Naji Saad).

El Mahzooz

1985

Horizons poster
8.0

Experimental Film. Documentary reflects the cultural life in modern Egypt.

Horizons

1972

Waraa Al-Shams poster
7.0

"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,

Waraa Al-Shams

1978

Noon Stars poster
NR

Mohamed Sobhi's Play

Noon Stars

2021

Be Good to Your Parents poster
NR

Saber works as a courier in a government department. He seeks to raise the amount of embezzlement, so as not to imprison his son.

Be Good to Your Parents

1976

Viva Zalata poster
4.8

A comedy western coming from Egypt. The title, "Viva Zalata", clearly reminds to "Viva Zapata!" (1952, directed by Elia Kazan). A bandit of Egyptian origins leads a gang of Mexican outlaws terrorizing a small city at the border between Mexico and the U.S..

Viva Zalata

1976

A Family That Has Been Banned poster
NR

It deals with the life of an Egyptian family across different generations in a comedic style of show. It presents the social and cultural changes between them, and the family tensions resulting from different customs and values, with a focus on humor and music to convey a message about adapting to time changes and maintaining family ties.

A Family That Has Been Banned

2022

Road to God poster
NR

Posthumously completed film trilogy, conceived during the 1970s and left incomplete at the time of Abdelsalam's death in 1986, the trilogy reflects his lifelong mission of reconnecting modern Egyptians with the spiritual, cultural, and philosophical legacy of ancient Egypt. The work consists of three short films—The Fortress, The Dandarawiya, and The Tragedy of the Great House – Akhenaten—which examine ancient Egyptian civilization, religious thought, and humanity's search for meaning.

Road to God

2026

Sons of Silence poster
NR

As the war of attrition with Israel reaches its peak, and while Magdy is waging his war on the front, his journalist fiancée is waging a brutal war against the utilitarian editor-in-chief, whose true identity she later discovers.

Sons of Silence

1974

Carmen poster
8.0

A theater director decides to re-introduce Carmen with a new treatment, looking for an ideal actress to perform the main character, and the relationship between them soon develops for more than work.

Carmen

1999

Genius Five poster
NR

Mahmood, an engineer, receives support from his lover, Aisha, as he attempts to make an invention. But things take an unexpected turn when a group kidnaps her to get hold of his creation. Directo

Genius Five

1985

Agent number 13 poster
5.8

A capable customs officer is being recruited by a gang to facilitate their smuggling operation. But as he seemingly works for them, he secretly plots with the police to foil their plans.

Agent number 13

1989

Our Failure poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Our Failure

2018

A Point Of View poster
8.3

The story of the comedy is about a group of blind people who live in a place that is like hell and is not surrounded by any kind of care or appreciation for their difficult situation comes to them Arafa Shawaf (Mohammed Sobhi) blind who was in prison and came out to come and lead them and become their leader and tries to uncover the head of the body who does not He cares about them and does not give them their money.

A Point Of View

1989

A Lifetime of Joy poster
8.0

A documentary about famous actor Adel Emam, compiling a series of interviews with him and other actors talking about his career and character.

A Lifetime of Joy

2020

Lesson Is Over, Idiot poster
8.0

Professor Farid wants to perform scruff surgery to increase human intelligence. After his experiments on mice have succeeded, he picked a man to conduct his experiments on. At first it works, but then the man relapses, and becomes stupidier than he originally was. The failed experiment made Professor Farid understands that intelligence can only be cultivated with love, not with surgical intervention.

Lesson Is Over, Idiot

1975

Behind the camera

You're Free poster
9.0

It is a play that expresses freedom, how a person can use it correctly, and what are the limits of human freedom, and the consequences thereof.

You're Free

1981

The Flirtation of Girls poster
7.0

Replay a play for the movie Spinning Girls, the last of the works of the late genius Naguib Al-Rihani in 1949, which was shared by a championship of stars of that time, including Laila Murad, Anwar Wajdi, Youssef Wahbi and the musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab. His trip in her father's palace.

The Flirtation of Girls

2017

The Flirtation of Girls poster
7.0

Replay a play for the movie Spinning Girls, the last of the works of the late genius Naguib Al-Rihani in 1949, which was shared by a championship of stars of that time, including Laila Murad, Anwar Wajdi, Youssef Wahbi and the musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab. His trip in her father's palace.

The Flirtation of Girls

2017

هاملت poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

هاملت

1977

هاملت poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

هاملت

1977

El Mahzooz poster
NR

Azouz (Mohamed Sobhy) is a planning employee who lives alone in an apartment in the neighborhood of Zamalek. He is single and isolated from his neighbors. He has addressed 7 years to Suhair (Rawiya Saleh) and is distinguished by his inability to make a decision. The wrong way to a call between al-Hanash (Mahmoud al-Qalawi) and the teacher Sarsa to plan the murder of his neighbor Muhammad Abd al-Rahman (Naji Saad).

El Mahzooz

1985

Noon Stars poster
NR

Mohamed Sobhi's Play

Noon Stars

2021

Noon Stars poster
NR

Mohamed Sobhi's Play

Noon Stars

2021

A Family That Has Been Banned poster
NR

It deals with the life of an Egyptian family across different generations in a comedic style of show. It presents the social and cultural changes between them, and the family tensions resulting from different customs and values, with a focus on humor and music to convey a message about adapting to time changes and maintaining family ties.

A Family That Has Been Banned

2022

Carmen poster
8.0

A theater director decides to re-introduce Carmen with a new treatment, looking for an ideal actress to perform the main character, and the relationship between them soon develops for more than work.

Carmen

1999

Our Failure poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Our Failure

2018

Our Failure poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Our Failure

2018

A Point Of View poster
8.3

The story of the comedy is about a group of blind people who live in a place that is like hell and is not surrounded by any kind of care or appreciation for their difficult situation comes to them Arafa Shawaf (Mohammed Sobhi) blind who was in prison and came out to come and lead them and become their leader and tries to uncover the head of the body who does not He cares about them and does not give them their money.

A Point Of View

1989

Mama America poster
8.0

Mama America play has to represent the star Mohamed Sobhi and his band. Dealt with the conditions of the Arab states after the loss of the Ottoman Caliphate (family benefits) and Muhammad Subhi embody the personal Egypt . This play showed the extremist view of western Arabs and predicted the events of 11 September , and reworked in the form of series Ayesh in a coma but has not received a success unlike the play.

Mama America

1998

Mama America poster
8.0

Mama America play has to represent the star Mohamed Sobhi and his band. Dealt with the conditions of the Arab states after the loss of the Ottoman Caliphate (family benefits) and Muhammad Subhi embody the personal Egypt . This play showed the extremist view of western Arabs and predicted the events of 11 September , and reworked in the form of series Ayesh in a coma but has not received a success unlike the play.

Mama America

1998

Hallucinations poster
7.0

The brothers came back to meet their wishes immediately and each asked for a wish from the Sprite. Troy in which the thoughts and dreams that come to humans in the context of comedy.

Hallucinations

1988

No artwork available
9.5

The play Wanis talks about the famous family, which is the family of Wanis, but several paradoxes occur, the first is Wanis sitting at home and Misa is the one who works now and exposes them to a mute girl who everyone offers help and is loved by the eldest children of Wanis and a TV show comes to them competitions to ask them questions and they answer them and many paradoxes

Wanees' Family

1997

No artwork available
9.5

The play Wanis talks about the famous family, which is the family of Wanis, but several paradoxes occur, the first is Wanis sitting at home and Misa is the one who works now and exposes them to a mute girl who everyone offers help and is loved by the eldest children of Wanis and a TV show comes to them competitions to ask them questions and they answer them and many paradoxes

Wanees' Family

1997

Me, the Bee and the Wasp poster
NR

The play "I, the Bee and the Hornet" presents the issue of women, in all its aspects as a humanitarian, social and societal issue, revealing in the comedy what women are exposed to injustices, exploitation, oppression and violence and what kinds of sexual and legal discrimination they suffer in all other areas of life to confirm at the end of the show and indirectly that it is impossible Half of society should progress below the other and efforts for social development must be directed to gender development on an equal footing.

Me, the Bee and the Wasp

2019

The Savage Man poster
8.5

The play played some evil human qualities and how justified by the devil and on the other side helps the angels away from these qualities in the examination between good and evil and the student here is Adam Abed Rabbo and the name also seems to have a meaning of man. The first lie (lying): Satan begins to try to facilitate lying before Adam , Which turns out to be lying to himself and not to the other; he believes that he is rich and does not need anything despite the lack of possession of the price of a dinner for him and his wife. Envy, sedition, doubt, betrayal and other inappropriate qualities were the questions that Adam tries to answer them and always helps Satan Implementation of the ring.

The Savage Man

1985

Have a Safe Journey 2000 poster
8.0

The play revolves around a group of travelers to Sharm el-Sheikh inside a bus, wandering the road and becoming alone in the vast Sinai desert. The play reviews the negative aspects of each character, which appear in these difficult circumstances. When they are about to die, they begin to atone for their mistakes.

Have a Safe Journey 2000

2000

The Lady's Puppet poster
9.0

A story about the story of the poor man (Hassan) who learns about the beautiful girl (toy) by coming to his house, imagining that she is her uncle's house, and was surprised at his presence in the house where he rented it. A love story and get married, but lucky enough to be discovered by a film producer and become a famous star, so everything changes.

The Lady's Puppet

2000