
Acting
Ali AlKassar
Born — Died
1887-07-13 — 1957-01-15
Place of birth
Cairo, Egypt
Known for
Acting
Credits
36 titles
A pioneer of musical comedy, he was born in the Sayeda Zeinab district in 1887. He began his artistic career in 1908 by working in the Zainab Theatre Company, which he founded in 1907. He then worked in the George Abyad Company, where he met Amin Sedky. Together, they formed an acting company in 1916, named after Ali Al-Kassar and Mustafa Amin. On January 6, 1919, he moved his company to his new theatre, the Majestic, on Emad El-Din Street, with his partner and playwright, Amin Sedky. It was the strongest and most successful comedy company, without competition, and it withstood all the challenges that the history of modern Egyptian theatre has known. The two partners remained together until …
Known for
6.6Henry Barakat directed adaptation of Dumas' Count of Monte Cristo.
Prince of Revenge
1950
9.0After a wealthy man dies, his will decrees that his fortune shall be shared between Suri and Uncle Othman—but only if the bachelor among them marries a young, beautiful woman within fifteen days of his benefactor's death.
A Hundred Thousand Pounds
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NRA young woman, driven by her obsessive love for her cousin's husband, conspires to murder her cousin to clear the way for herself. However, after the crime, the husband falls in love with and marries a kind nurse who cared for him. Shattered and consumed by jealousy, the woman's hopes collapse and she seeks revenge by falsely reporting her lover to the police, accusing him of murdering his own wife.
The Woman is a Devil
1949
9.0After he neglects his work, the phone operator Osman is fired for being preoccupied with his sweetheart, the maid Yasmina. When he goes to a new job, he discovers that everyone has him confused with Ali Bey, the company's owner, due to their resemblance, a fact that he exploits to his advantage.
Osman and Ali
1938
7.0After struggling to find work, Osman gets a job as a guard, but when the store gets robbed, Osman is fired. Meanwhile, Azzouz, the store owner, and Osman develop a friendship. Both are shocked to discover that Osman looks very similar to head of the thieves gang
The Night Watchman
1936
9.0Othman works as a bank collector and lives a quiet life, but his mother-in-law makes his life miserable. One night, he drinks too much and dreams that a gang has robbed him to steal the money he has in his possession, and that he has become accused and escaped from the police while dressed as a woman. Will the dream become reality?
Seven O'clock
1937
Film credits
1950s · 13 titles
6.6Henry Barakat directed adaptation of Dumas' Count of Monte Cristo.
Prince of Revenge
1950
6.6Henry Barakat directed adaptation of Dumas' Count of Monte Cristo.
Prince of Revenge
1950
6.0Samir is a singer living happily with his jealous wife Samira. However, His ex-girlfriend Kiki wants to relive their relationship again, but he refuses because he is afraid of Samira's violent reaction. Kiki seeks the help of an Indian Maharaja and asks him to force Samir to attend her birthday party, he then sends his men to do the job. Samir feels intimidated during the celebration and accidently breaks Kiki's pearl necklace which she borrowed from the Maharaja. He promises her to fix it and puts it in his pocket, but becomes drunk and loses consciousness.
The Last Lie
1950
6.2Ihsan arrives from Lebanon to Cairo, and works with his friend Marzouk in a nightclub. Massoud Bey asks them to perform at his daughter's birthday party. Then he learns that his brother died and Mabrouka, his niece arrives from the countryside, and he tries to kill her because she's the sole heir to his brother.
Qadam Al Kheir
1952
NRA girl named Souad shows up to her father, who was the result of an affair he had with her mother. The father kept it a secret in fear of his family's reputation. Souad works in a nightclub and when the manager knows the truth of Souad, he starts extorting huge money from the father.
Ghaltet Ab
1952
9.0A married engineer with a son and a daughter, he drives in love with a dancer who sets her window around him with the help of her boyfriend until she marries him out of the greed for his wealth, and actually this is done without the knowledge of the wife and children. The daughter has no choice but to inform her mother of this.
killer mother
1952
NRNo synopsis available yet.
جزيرة الأحلام
1951
NRNo synopsis available yet.
خضرة والسندباد القبلي
1951
10.0Asem is a happy husband and father of two children. He works for the wealthy Fouad and Fouad's daughter Alia falls in love with him. Asem dreams of wealth and love together, so he abandons his wife and children and marries the carefree girl Alia, but he stumbles and does not achieve wealth after losing true love.
Kisma wa Nassib
1950
NRKarima becomes lonely after her parents separate and enrolled in a boarding school. Feelings of deprivation and loneliness increase in (Karima) with the passage of days, and when she reaches the age of puberty, she decides to live with her mother, who leads her in the same way that she takes, and then works as a dancer like her, and tries to entrap a lover Her mother is in love with her.
Ana W Omy
1957
NRA dancer takes advantage of Taher and takes his money. Taher gives her whatever money she asks for without considering his family’s situation or needs. One time, Taher finds the dancer with a lover of hers. Taher quarrels with him, and the lover dies as a result of this quarrel. Taher goes to prison, and the mother supports the family in the absence of her husband and works in While knitting, her eldest daughter meets a young man who falls in love with her.
Albi Ala Waldi
1953
NRA fantastical story about a husband who is troubled by mother-in-law, until he meets a man who sells morals in the form of powders. As he buys the powder of courage to face his bossy mother-in-law, his life changes and he returns again to the seller asking for a new moral.
Ethics for Sale
1950
9.0Khadra's father, Hajj Abdullah, dies, leaving her and her brother Fares a huge fortune that he stored in Balalis. Khadra is surprised when their cousin, who has been absent for a long time, returns to them in an attempt to plunder the money, taking advantage of Khadra's rural naivety to obtain wealth. She resorts to one of the young men whom she throws into Khadra's path to deceive her.
Mughamarat Khadra
1950
1940s · 13 titles
NRA young woman, driven by her obsessive love for her cousin's husband, conspires to murder her cousin to clear the way for herself. However, after the crime, the husband falls in love with and marries a kind nurse who cared for him. Shattered and consumed by jealousy, the woman's hopes collapse and she seeks revenge by falsely reporting her lover to the police, accusing him of murdering his own wife.
The Woman is a Devil
1949
8.7Othman Abdelbaset suffers from the intervention of his mother-in-law in his life with his wife. He always worries about his assistants in the pancake shop he runs until his mother-in-law succeeds in cutting him off with his wife and turning his life into hell. He thinks of committing suicide and introduces his idea to his aides. The three go to sea to carry out the idea, but one of the sailors sees them leading the boat trip to one of the islands and they are on an adventure inside the Prince of the Island where they fight the bad guys who want to take over the island rule
Nour al-Din and the Three Sailors
1944
9.0Othman, a fisherman, finds a baby inside a floating basket while fishing, so he takes him, raises him and teaches him fishing. Othman gets arrested for fishing in a protected area, but the prince's daughter intervenes to exempt him. A genie than appears to Othman and tells him the story of his adopted son Morgan.
A Thousand and One Nights
1941
NRQatayef's daughter, Samara, dreams of a life other than that of her mother. She wants luxury and a life of extravagance. Rabih, the driver of Bey, Mohsen, who claims that he is Mohsen Bey, is well-known, so Katayev is the daughter of Bakir Pasha, the owner of the Grand Palace. "Mohsen Bey" who is "Spring" and the ceremony begins already only to It comes as the family of "good" preacher "Amany" daughter Bakir Pasha. After many comical circumstances the truth becomes clear and the driver knows that she is not the daughter of Basha. Katayev envisions that her plan has been corrupted and that the marriage of the rich has failed in turn.
على أد لحافك
1949
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
6.0Ali Baba lives in poverty while his brother Qasim lives a wealthy life. One day Ali Baba discovers a secret cave which contains countless treasures. He tries to solve his financial problems with thehe contents of the cave, but as Qasim enters the picture, things turn irreversibly.
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1942
8.5Muhammad Karim directed adaptation of Tawfiq Al-Hakim's play. Mohsen is a reckless young man who has many relationships. He meets the girl of his dreams by chance and falls in love with her immediately, but he discovers that she is his friend's fiancée, so he decides to stay away from her, but she has fallen in love with him.
A Bullet in the Heart
1944
NRWhen Narges, the only child of wealthy parents, goes missing, a middle-class man takes her in and raises her. As she falls in love with a poor guy, her parents find her and bring her back. A wealthy guy proposes to her but she remains faithful to her old sweetheart.
Narges
1948
NROsman is a tram conductor, Sayed is a tram driver, and his son, Taata, loves singing. Taata meets the dancer, Nosa, and they fall in love. She invites him to visit her at the cabaret. Nosa's friend, Ajoura, is annoyed by Taata's appearance. A wealthy man offers him a job as a singer with Nosa in the cabaret. Osman tries to push his son to marry his neighbor.
Youm Fil Aali
1946
NRA girl loves singing and is looking forward to meeting a famous singer to fulfill her dream. At the same time, the owner of a gas station loves composing and seeks to fulfill his dream of meeting the same singer. The three meet at the gas station and many paradoxes occur between them.
Al-Ans station
1942
NRThe love between two singers is tarnished when jealousy rears its head, as each one begins to be jealous of the other's fans. After a violent quarrel between them, the singer thinks that her sweetheart is cheating on her. She runs away and meets a deceitful man who drags her into his reckless life.
Congratulations to you
1949
NRMohamed, a carefree Bedouin, falls in love with Laila, a brave warrior. After proving his courage in a duel, he wins her hand. When a jealous rival kidnaps her, Mohamed rescues her and they marry
أسير العيون
1949
NRNo synopsis available yet.
صاحبة العمارة
1948
1930s · 6 titles
9.0After he neglects his work, the phone operator Osman is fired for being preoccupied with his sweetheart, the maid Yasmina. When he goes to a new job, he discovers that everyone has him confused with Ali Bey, the company's owner, due to their resemblance, a fact that he exploits to his advantage.
Osman and Ali
1938
7.0After struggling to find work, Osman gets a job as a guard, but when the store gets robbed, Osman is fired. Meanwhile, Azzouz, the store owner, and Osman develop a friendship. Both are shocked to discover that Osman looks very similar to head of the thieves gang
The Night Watchman
1936
9.0Othman works as a bank collector and lives a quiet life, but his mother-in-law makes his life miserable. One night, he drinks too much and dreams that a gang has robbed him to steal the money he has in his possession, and that he has become accused and escaped from the police while dressed as a woman. Will the dream become reality?
Seven O'clock
1937
10.0Osman Abdel Basit is a Nubian man working in a school who tries to get three pounds to pay his mortgage, which is due , otherwise he will lose his house. He moves from one job to another, and from one chance to the next to get the three pounds.
Lend Me Three Pounds
1939
8.0The servant (Othman) falls in love with one of the servants. Her mistress finds out and fires them both. (Othman) works in many professions but does not achieve success. In the end, he works as a telegraph deliverer. Due to his extreme laziness, he delays the delivery of an important telegram to a wealthy man, which disrupts a deal on the stock exchange. The stock exchange flourishes and the wealthy man makes a lot of money. He looks for (Othman) to reward him.
El Teleghraf
1938
As Othman gets fired from the building due to his negligence, life throws another chance in his way when the well-off Mr. James arrives in Egypt and hires Othman. The two men decide to swap roles as Othman poses as Mr. James when his correspondence fiancée Ms. Hopkins arrives in Egypt too.
The Building Doorman
1935
1920s · 1 titles
Behind the camera
7.0After struggling to find work, Osman gets a job as a guard, but when the store gets robbed, Osman is fired. Meanwhile, Azzouz, the store owner, and Osman develop a friendship. Both are shocked to discover that Osman looks very similar to head of the thieves gang
The Night Watchman
1936
9.0Othman works as a bank collector and lives a quiet life, but his mother-in-law makes his life miserable. One night, he drinks too much and dreams that a gang has robbed him to steal the money he has in his possession, and that he has become accused and escaped from the police while dressed as a woman. Will the dream become reality?
Seven O'clock
1937
