
Acting
Bishara Wakim
Born — Died
1890-03-05 — 1949-11-30
Place of birth
Cairo, Egypt
Known for
Acting
Credits
60 titles
An Egyptian actor, born in the Faggala district of Cairo in 1890, he studied at the French Frere Schools in Bab al-Louq and later enrolled in the Faculty of Law, earning a bachelor's degree. He was nominated for a scholarship to France, but his studies were cut short due to the outbreak of World War I. He began his artistic career with the troupes of Abdel Rahman Rushdi and George Abyad, and then worked with Youssef Wahbi in his troupe. He also worked with Mounira al-Mahdiyya, and starred in numerous films during the 1930s and 1940s, including: (Bisalamtuh Ayez Yitgawz, Al-Bashkawil, Law Kont Ghani, Intisar al-Shabab, and Al-Arees al-Khamis).
Known for
NRWhen Arna'out Pasha learns that his son is married to a dancer in secret and that they have a child, he threatens to cut his son off. The son sends his family to Lebanon but as war breaks out, he loses contact with them.
قبلني يا أبي
1947
NRA love affair has linked Laila and Mahmoud since their childhood, but at the same time, Hassan, Mahmoud's cousin, falls in love with her, so jealousy and hatred begin to fill his heart towards Mahmoud. Fate wanted to bring Laila and Mahmoud's hearts together and complete their marriage. At their wedding, Hassan tries to kill Mahmoud, but Laila saves him and dies. Years pass and Mahmoud tries to get back what Hassan did to him.
Khulud
1948
7.0Bahbah, Shiha, and Sanqur are three colleagues working in a newspaper whose editor-in-chief, Amer, stipulates that he should not be married to work there. Each of them was married and concealed his marriage. The three go to a hotel in Helwan to recuperate. There they meet Hosnia, who is searching with her uncle for a wealthy groom, and begins to set her nets on them, and events escalate.
The three musketeers
1940
NRMohsen is a wealthy, romantic young man who lives in his grandfather's palace. One day, he decides to shelter a number of homeless children in order to reform them. This turns his family against him, expelling him from the palace and filing a quarantine lawsuit against him.
The Innocent
1944
9.0Laila is a rich rural girl raised by her aunt who succeeds in marrying her off to her son, a doctor who just returned from England. But the doctor lives a reckless life, and he looks down on Laila who turns into a beautiful modern girl after moving to Cairo.
Layla the Country Girl
1941
9.0The film's events revolve around the lawyer Mumtaz, who loves flirting with women, despite his marriage, and continues to cheat on his wife, until she decides to teach him a lesson in agreement with her friend, where she pretends to be cheating on him with another man. Will Mumtaz be fooled and believe his wife's betrayal of him? Or will he understand the lesson and stop cheating on her?
The Bashmakul
1940
Film credits
1940s · 55 titles
NRWhen Arna'out Pasha learns that his son is married to a dancer in secret and that they have a child, he threatens to cut his son off. The son sends his family to Lebanon but as war breaks out, he loses contact with them.
قبلني يا أبي
1947
NRA love affair has linked Laila and Mahmoud since their childhood, but at the same time, Hassan, Mahmoud's cousin, falls in love with her, so jealousy and hatred begin to fill his heart towards Mahmoud. Fate wanted to bring Laila and Mahmoud's hearts together and complete their marriage. At their wedding, Hassan tries to kill Mahmoud, but Laila saves him and dies. Years pass and Mahmoud tries to get back what Hassan did to him.
Khulud
1948
7.0Bahbah, Shiha, and Sanqur are three colleagues working in a newspaper whose editor-in-chief, Amer, stipulates that he should not be married to work there. Each of them was married and concealed his marriage. The three go to a hotel in Helwan to recuperate. There they meet Hosnia, who is searching with her uncle for a wealthy groom, and begins to set her nets on them, and events escalate.
The three musketeers
1940
NRMohsen is a wealthy, romantic young man who lives in his grandfather's palace. One day, he decides to shelter a number of homeless children in order to reform them. This turns his family against him, expelling him from the palace and filing a quarantine lawsuit against him.
The Innocent
1944
9.0Laila is a rich rural girl raised by her aunt who succeeds in marrying her off to her son, a doctor who just returned from England. But the doctor lives a reckless life, and he looks down on Laila who turns into a beautiful modern girl after moving to Cairo.
Layla the Country Girl
1941
9.0The film's events revolve around the lawyer Mumtaz, who loves flirting with women, despite his marriage, and continues to cheat on his wife, until she decides to teach him a lesson in agreement with her friend, where she pretends to be cheating on him with another man. Will Mumtaz be fooled and believe his wife's betrayal of him? Or will he understand the lesson and stop cheating on her?
The Bashmakul
1940
9.0A princess is kidnapped by a greedy and mean Calif. He wants to marry her. Three men set out to rescue her, and with the aid of a ring with a spirit in it they succeed.
The Princess of the Island
1948
NRFathia marries the wealthy man, Azma Bey, against her will. She suffers from his relationships with women and his constant nights out, so she leaves him and meets a young engineer who succeeds in managing the factories she inherited from her father.
abn albalad
1942
7.3The film takes place in Cairo during the Second World War, where Hassan Abu Tabq (Naguib Al-Rihani) meets the girl Laybeh (Tahiya Karioca), and feelings of love develop between them while Hassan struggles, and things change little by little when a game comes in front of you with a great opportunity to portray a movie star. .
The Lady's Game
1946
NRYoung Fouad, the son of Adel Pasha, travels abroad to continue his studies. During his absence, Adel Pasha assaults Amina, the widow of Attia, the overseer of his estate. When she tells him she is pregnant, he cruelly expels her from the estate. Homeless and destitute, Amina gives birth to a baby girl named Nihad. On the very same day, Mounira, the wife of the Pasha's secretary, gives birth to her own child, Mahrous. Years pass, and fate intertwines the lives of the two children born on the same day. As secrets from the past begin to unravel, the true identity of the father comes to light, revealing the hidden secret that will change everyone's destiny.
My Father’s secret
1946
NRA woman is falsely imprisoned for killing a man, she escapes and travels to Lebanon after changing her name, until she is arrested there and imprisoned for the second time, whereupon a professor of forensic psychology attempts to unmask the real criminal who killed that man .
Confused life
1948
NRThreatened with deprivation of inheritance, Mohsen travels from Istanbul to Cairo to forcefully marry his cousin Samira, who disguises himself as a maid to escape this marriage. He also disguises himself as his servant, but they fall in love.
A groom from Istanbul
1941
10.0No synopsis available yet.
The Unknown Past
1946
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
9.0Uncle Abdel Fattah forces his nephew Anwar to marry so that he does not deprive him of the inheritance. Anwar does marry, but one day he goes with his friend to a cabaret and meets Tahia, the dancer, who brings him back home drunk. The uncle comes to confirm his nephew's marriage and finds Tahia, who claims that she is his wife. When his real wife appears, he introduces her as his friend's wife.
Laylat Al-Jumea
1945
NRVim Anbar is a lyrical comedy film starring Laila Murad and Anwar Wagdy with a group of stars who participated with Laila Murad in singing the song that is dear to my heart. They are Ismail Yassin, Aziz Othman, Mahmoud Shoukoko,
Anbar
1948
7.5A poor man suddenly gets rich when he receives big inheritance.
If I Was Rich
1942
7.0The film revolves around Jamal, who works as a translator and exchanges feelings of love with the girl Dalal, but the dancer Markad stands in the way of their relationship, which Jamal tries to resist in every way, which prompts Markad to frame him for a murder, and he travels to Italy, where he meets the maestro Cavallo, who gives him the opportunity to showcase his talent.
Beauty and charm
1945
9.0A night film adapted from the story of Ghada al-Kamiliya produced in 1942 and directed by Togo Mizrahi
Leila, ghadet el camelia
1942
NRWhen a struggling fisherman is dissatisfied with his life, he has a dream about how a mermaid is caught in his net and her tears of misery are turning any metal into gold. But the new wealth that the fisherman achieves becomes the source of his unhappiness.
عروسة البحر
1947
NRKamel Amel is a man who gains great wealth and moves from a life of poverty to a life of wealth and luxury. This incident arouses the interest of journalist Suhair, who finds in his transformation journalistic material. She contacts him and writes articles about him brimming with sarcasm and mockery, accusing him of He is a foolish millionaire, and a relative who envies his wealth is exploiting these articles and demanding that he be placed under guardianship
Man of the future
1946
7.0Waheed, the young composer, struggles with his sister, the singer Nadia, to make a living. They find work in one of the nightclubs, but the manager expels them because Nadia refuses to sit with the patrons. They suffer from torment and homelessness. Nadia falls in love with the wealthy Mohi, who agrees to marry her, but his mother opposes. As for Waheed, He also loves a rich girl and agrees with her brother to marry her. Mohi marries Nadia without caring about his mother, and Waheed succeeds in presenting the operetta he dreamed of directing.
The Victory of Youth
1941
8.0Victor Hugo's classic novel of Jean Valjean, pursued through the years by an unbending foe, the cruel lawman Javert.
Les Misérables
1943
8.0Fouzy Pasha agrees with his daughter that whoever marries her must choose her for her person and love for her, not for her wealth. Indeed, Fouzy Pasha pretends to be bankrupt and even chooses a modest, popular residence and wanders the streets playing the piano while his daughter sings. Love brings his daughter together with a young man from a wealthy family, and the Pasha blesses this love.
Al-anissa Busa
1945
NRWahida is a simple girl who grew up in Jalila Hanem’s house. She loves Mamdouh, Jalila Hanem’s son, and she completely rejects this relationship. She even tries to protect her son from this marriage by banishing Wahida and marrying her to Saadawi. Mamdouh's heart does not accept negotiations and surrenders to sadness until he falls prey to illness.
Wahida
1944
10.0Four greedy men are trying to win over Bahira Hanem. So she pretends to be poor to test the fifth man's feelings.
The Fifth Groom
1942
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Al-Haz Al-Sa'eed
1945
NRA love story grows between a young athlete and his neighbor. As he dreams of winning a championship, girls begin to chase him, and one seeks to make him fall for her, which generates feelings of jealousy in the heart of his beloved who abandons him.
Jealousy
1946
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
7.0Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause the relationship to end in tragedy.
Victims of Love
1944
7.0No synopsis available yet.
My Heart is My Guide
1947
8.0Two chemists working at the same laboratory compete over the heart of the daughter of the laboratory owner. When the girl chooses one, the other gets jealous and ploys a scheme that aggravates and leads to a great explosion and an even greater tragedy.
The Avenger
1947
7.7A woman seeks revenge on the man she thinks killed her husband but falls in love with him in the process.
Passion and Revenge
1944
9.0A good man who loves his family and devotes himself to taking care of them. A woman intercepts him and takes him into her love. This changes his circumstances and he is distracted by her from his family. He neglects his work and his life is upended. He ends up killing this woman who killed him and betrayed him. Then he immigrates to Sinai, where he lives for a few years. When He returns to his family and finds that the children have grown up and married.
The Straight Road
1943
7.0The strict lawyer Yusuf receives his orphan cousin Laila at his place after she finishes her studies. She brings a fun and cheerful atmosphere to the palace. Yusuf starts embracing life but he falls in love with an unfaithful woman, and Laila tries to advise her.
Layla The Schoolgirl
1941
10.0Hassan (Farid Shawqi) a playboy, whenever his wife Suad (Aqeela Rateb) on his disdain, throws the right of divorce, until three shots were objects, and it became difficult to retrieve them only through the "analyst", and (Hassan) finds his desired in a poor young man Suad was shocked by her car named Wahid (Anwar Wajdi). The marriage is agreed for one night, but things get complicated after Wahid falls in love with her.
Divorce of Saad Hanem
1948
10.0Aziza and Sharifa are two friends. They are married to the two friends, Aziz and Refaat. Aziza suspects her husband's behavior, and her friend supports this suspicion. They concoct a plan. Sharifa sends an unsigned love letter to Aziz Pasha and sets him up on a date in the casino.
Casino el latafa
1945
7.0Lawyer Raouf meets Yasriya Hanem, the daughter of Hassan Bey Abu El-Dahab, and falls in love with her and tries to reach her. Raouf bets with his friend that Raouf will marry Yasriya. A quarrel occurs that ends with the friend's lover shooting Raouf. The sound of the bullets restores his cousin's sight and she nurses him. Raouf marries her after he is certain that his love for her is stronger than his love for Yasriya.
I'm No Angel
1946
10.0Hassan is a taxi driver, and his cousin is also called Hassan, but he is a con man. Hassan the con man marries his cousin, the sister of Hassan the driver. He finds this an opportunity to blackmail his cousin, so he urges him to invest his money in a fake company. They travel to Alexandria and meet the beautiful Houria and the two fall in love with her.
Hassan & Hassan
1945
NRThe wife does not protect the honor of her wealthy husband, so she enters into a shameful relationship with an immoral man without the husband’s knowledge. During one of her trips, she takes her lover to the estate. The maid discovers this betrayal, but does not announce it at the time.
Cry in the night
1940
NRA singer meets a young doctor and hides the truth about her work. When he learns the truth, he leaves her and travels abroad to continue his graduate studies, unaware that the singer is the one paying for his expenses.
The red mask
1947
NRShoman Pasha discovers that there is an upholsterer named Master Abbas who looks just like him. The Pasha decides to switch places with Abbas after he gets fed up with his life and its restrictions, just as the upholsterer gets tired of living a life of poverty and need.
Serving Two Masters
1946
7.0Laila is a wealthy girl, with a father who has no will and a domineering wife. Her stepmother tries to marry her to his son so that the wealth does not go outside them. Laila decides to flee, and causes an accident with her car. Everyone thinks she is dead, but she ends up in a village, and a journalist sympathizes with her.
Layla, Daughter of the Rich
1946
NRA man divorces his wife and his daughter Salma lives with him. However, he marries a playful young girl who cheats on him with a theater actor called Riyad, who brags about his infidelity to his friend, the playwright Hazem. Salma happens to meet Hazem on the same train, as she was traveling to her father’s estate and he was going to visit his friend Riyad. At the estate, Salma learns about her stepmother's betrayal.
Laylat Al-farah
1942
10.0When a rich young man meets and falls for an aristocratic girl, he claims that he's a driver in order to get a job with her family. He finds that she is engaged to a fraudulent young man who's after her money, and that she is in fact trying to save her family from bankruptcy.
The Mind is on a Vacation
1947
NROne of the European explorers wrote to his friend Hamdi Bey that there were mummy graves on the outskirts of Alexandria that had not yet been discovered. Hamdi invited him to attend, along with his wife and some of his friends. One of Hamdi’s friends saw that the number of guests was 13, a number that the Europeans were pessimistic about, so he asked one of the house servants to attend. By playing the role of the Sultan of a fictional country.
Mindful people
1940
7.5The film revolves around a social drama about a wealthy Circassian (Fouad Bey) who lives with his wife and daughter, and a conspiracy is hatched against him by a con man named (Kazem) and his lover (Al Hasnaa) to seize his wealth. They devise a plan that enables them to get to know the family so that they can begin to separate the family with their malicious tricks. And the events follow.
Malak alrahma
1946
10.0Overnight, the situation changes from one extreme to another. This is what happened to Umm Al-Saad after she accepted to live in humiliation in her wealthy uncle’s palace and work as a maid, to the point that she was accused of theft and his wife threw her out. But fate decreed that her innocence would be revealed after the illness of the uncle became severe, and his wife and children neglected him.
Omm el Saad
1946
NRTeacher Abbas Samkari dreams of getting rich. He finds an invisibility cap and uses it to pay off his debts and follow everyone around him without anyone seeing him. However, the cap falls into the hands of thieves, who misuse it.
The invisibility cap
1944
NRIbrahim believed that his upbringing in the Pasha's palace would make him a member of the family, but his dreams were shattered after the Pasha's daughter refused to marry him due to the difference in social level between them. Ibrahim seeks revenge through work, collecting a large fortune and taking revenge on the Pasha's daughter.
Bent Zawat
1942
NR(Hassan), the simple contractor, lives a happy life with his wife (Amina) and his daughter (Laila). He succeeds in his work, becomes a wealthy contractor, and meets (Murad) Bey and they start a company. (Nima), (Murad's) playful sister, tries to lure (Hassan) into... She falls into her trap, and succeeds in doing so in order to cover up the suspicious actions of her brother (Murad). Hassan leaves his wife (Amina) and divorces her. His daughter, Laila, and her fiancé, Aziz, try to expose Naama and Murad and reunite the family.
Hanan
1944
NRA Bedouin girl falls for the son of a Pasha, but her family opposes the match and ends up forcing her to marry her sweetheart's father. With the two lovers so close to each other, the elderly husband soon comes to learn that his wife is in love with his son.
غرام بدوية
1946
8.3Badawyia is a younger dancer who dreams of stardom. She meets the young doctor, Elwy, and they fall in love. A director asks her to be the star of his new movie, but when Elwy asks her to marry him, his father disapproves.
I Love Wrongdoing
1942
NRMuslims and Crusaders conclude a truce during Richard the Lionheart's illness, and young Arabs seize this opportunity to join their armies in Jerusalem. Among them is Saif al-Din, who hides his identity, which Prince Khalid knows. The young man heads towards Jerusalem and gains the trust of the Sultan.
Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi
1941
As Nabil falls in love with Elham, a dancer who hides the truth about her profession, he marries her despite his mother’s opposition. But as Elham suffers from Nabil's concern for traditions, she meets another man and falls into temptation.
The First Love
1945
1930s · 3 titles
8.0No synopsis available yet.
In a rainy night
1939
8.0Badiaa married a wealthy man who abandoned her three days after their marriage. Badiaa decided to depend on herself, so she created a theater to spread her fame and become famous. She met Asham, who told her about her husband’s will, that she would have half of his property and Asham would have the other half, on the condition that they marry and neither of them betrays the other, otherwise the money would go to the other party.
Queen of the Stage
1936
7.0Qais recites poems about his love for his cousin Laila. Ghabeer, Qais' rival in Laila's love, commissions the poet Mamoun to compose obscene poems about Laila and publish them as Qais's. The poems reach Laila's father, who refuses to let Qais marry Laila, and marries her to Prince Ward.
Qais and Laila
1939
1920s · 2 titles
Early Egyptian Film.
Hell in the Sand
1929
6.3It is the story of two friends, one a Muslim, Sheik Metwalli, and the other a Coptic Christian, Barsoum, both unemployed, suffering from hunger, and competing for a job in a bank. When the bank’s director mistakes them for wealthy businessmen, he takes them to his home for a lavish lunch. But upon learning their actual status, he chases them out of the house. At the film’s conclusion, as the two friends rest on the sidewalk absorbing their long-overdue meal, they are arrested by a policeman.
Barsoum Looking for a Job
1923
