Hussein Sedki

Acting

Hussein Sedki

Born — Died

1917-07-09 — 1976-02-06

Place of birth

Cairo, Egypt

Known for

Acting

Credits

65 titles

Egyptian director and actor Hussein Sedky was born in the Helmeya Gedida neighborhood of Cairo in 1917. He began his career in theatre as part of the George Abyad Troupe at Theatre Ramsis and began working in cinema during the 1930s. Sedky has appeared in number of films including: “El Azima” (The Resolve), “El Abriya” (The Innocents), “El Masri Effendi” (The Egyptian Effendi) and “Sheikh Hassan.” He retired from film in the 1960s and died in 1976 at the age of 59.

Known for

The Will poster
7.4

The story of a young man from a lower-class family who falls in love with a wealthy girl. Despite the class difference and the obstacles they face, their love endures, and they must navigate the challenges posed by their families' social disparity and the economic hardships of the time.

The Will

1939

Khalid ibn el Walid poster
5.5

The story of Khalid Ibn Al-Walid (592-642) the greatest military leader in the dawn of Islam during the life of prophet Muhammad and his caliphs Abu Bakr and Omar.

Khalid ibn el Walid

1958

Sahm Allah poster
NR

The film deals with the story of the Khazraj and the Aws and the relations and wars between them and the Jews, and the Jews’ attempts to deal with Islam and Muslims, and to convince the pagan boy Hisham to carry out a plot against the Muslims, so that he can marry his beloved Lamia, whose father refuses their marriage due to his extreme poverty.

Sahm Allah

1958

I Am Justice poster
10.0

The events of the film take place in a dramatic setting on New Year's Eve, where a group of the elite of society celebrate in the palace of a wealthy man (Munir Ezzat), and there the course of events changes, as the life of each of the invitees is at stake, after an unknown person reveals the truth about each of them through a recording that is broadcast after they enter the palace, and decides to achieve justice with his own hands, so he takes revenge on each of them, and reveals their sins to each other.

I Am Justice

1961

Ya Zalemni poster
NR

On a train, a teacher meets the collector who enters his compartment and has an attack and the teacher thinks that he killed him by accident. He escapes and meets his daughter and tries to atone for what he thinks he has committed, and he helps her become a famous singer.

Ya Zalemni

1954

I Love Wrongdoing poster
8.3

Badawyia 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

Film credits

1960s · 2 titles

1950s · 12 titles

Khalid ibn el Walid poster
5.5

The story of Khalid Ibn Al-Walid (592-642) the greatest military leader in the dawn of Islam during the life of prophet Muhammad and his caliphs Abu Bakr and Omar.

Khalid ibn el Walid

1958

Ya Zalemni poster
NR

On a train, a teacher meets the collector who enters his compartment and has an attack and the teacher thinks that he killed him by accident. He escapes and meets his daughter and tries to atone for what he thinks he has committed, and he helps her become a famous singer.

Ya Zalemni

1954

Down with Colonialism! poster
7.0

Professor Fahmi, a history teacher, went out to get a doctor for his wife, and he was martyred in a demonstration in support of Saad Zaghloul. The son, Mujahid, was born and his mother raised him to hate the English. He was expelled from school, but the school principal took care of him because of his connection to his family and his father. He raised him with his only daughter, Azza, who loved Mujahid. World War II was declared. He goes to Sudan to continue his struggle.

Down with Colonialism!

1952

Shore of Love poster
7.5

Leila Mourad one of the Orient's Divas stars in this classic musical romance as a poor girl who marries a wealthy young man while others try to break them apart.

Shore of Love

1950

The Unknown Beloved poster
6.0

Laila falls for Dr. Hussein who decides to marry her so that he could take on the responsibility for her heart surgery. Laila starts to believe that Hussein doesn't love her and that he only sees her as his patient, while Hussein thinks that Laila is in love with his friend.

The Unknown Beloved

1955

Adam and Eve poster
8.0

Two friends, Sami, a journalist, and Mukhtar, a businessman, marry two sisters, Fatima and Azza, in one night. Over time, the lives of the two sisters differ after marriage, and each of them tries to find happiness.

Adam and Eve

1951

Sheikh Hassan poster
NR

Sheikh Hassan loves Louisa, the sister of his friend's student, they get married against the blessing of their parents. His mother dies of grief at the separation of her son, so his father pressed him to return home. They're forced to get divorced but Louisa is pregnant with Sheikh Hassan's child.

Sheikh Hassan

1954

Tough Road poster
9.0

During a chase of drug deal, officer magdy lost his way in the desert , got saved by Saba. He finds out that saba's family is drug lord and they also identify him so they decided to kill him but by the help of saba, they escaped.

Tough Road

1950

Battle of life poster
7.5

Ahmed and Fadel are two brothers, one is a lawyer and the other works to collect money by all means, but he discovers too late that money is useless, and that it is indeed a door to many corruptions and temptations.

Battle of life

1950

Qalby Yahwak poster
NR

Souad is in love with the daughter of one of the merchants (Ahmed), who works for her father, but her father forces her to marry the teacher (Sayed), so she marries him, but she suffers a lot in her married life, but as fate would have it, her husband is involved in an accident while he is travelling.

Qalby Yahwak

1955

The Poor poster
8.0

A friendship relationship develops between the child Mamdouh, the son of a wealthy family, and Fathia, who is from a poor family. Days go by and the two children, Mamdouh and Fathia, separate. Mamdouh becomes an officer in the army, while Fathia, after losing her family, works in a cabaret. Mamdouh and Fathia meet after all these years and return to the memory of the past. So he decides to marry Fathia.

The Poor

1952

home sweet home poster
8.0

A man is struggling to raise his children: the eldest lives in fantasy, the youngest loves dancing and singing, and the boy is going through adolescence and has desires that are not properly directed. The father seeks the help of an educational doctor to teach and guide them. He visits their home and begins to solve their problems with them and teach parents how to deal with children in a proper educational way.

home sweet home

1952

1940s · 13 titles

I Love Wrongdoing poster
8.3

Badawyia 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

Layla in the dark poster
7.0

Hussein and Laila are children who pledge to love. Circumstances separate them and they meet after they grow up and their feelings are renewed, but Laila is exposed to an accident that loses her sight, so she decides to sacrifice her love so that Hussein can avoid life with a co-wife.

Layla in the dark

1944

The Innocent poster
NR

Mohsen 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

Al-Haz Al-Sa'eed poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Al-Haz Al-Sa'eed

1945

The Fifth Groom poster
10.0

Four 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

Leila, ghadet el camelia poster
9.0

A night film adapted from the story of Ghada al-Kamiliya produced in 1942 and directed by Togo Mizrahi

Leila, ghadet el camelia

1942

Towards glory poster
7.0

Khaled, a self-made university student, suffers from the treatment of his father, Abdel Aziz Bey, and the plots of his stepmother, Munira, and her ill-mannered sister, Fardous. However, he does not hesitate to strive for his future. Khaled stands against Rahmi Bey and opposes his resounding slogans and destructive opinions. This man who fights him and launches campaigns against him is the father of his beloved and university colleague, Suhair.

Towards glory

1948

The Killer poster
NR

Adel, the public prosecutor, investigates the case of the murder of the manager of a nightclub in mysterious circumstances. The first accused in this case is a dancer who works in the same nightclub, and Adel tries to find out the truth.

The Killer

1948

Treachery and torment poster
NR

The father stands between his only daughter Fayda and the young man who is chasing her. This young man tried to seduce her by making her believe that he loves her. This young man continues to chase the girl while she turns away from him. He pursues her with phone calls, and when he feels that there is no point in trying to entice her, he reveals her mother’s history, behavior, and bad reputation.

Treachery and torment

1947

El Masri Effendi poster
NR

Mohamed El Masry is an architect who desires money at any cost. The opportunity to get rich comes when his friend Ismail offers him to participate in a large housing project. El Masry is happy and works hard to achieve his hopes. The journey of wealth begins, which is quickly achieved, but it is accompanied by the disappearance of Hassan, Mohamed El Masry's son.

El Masri Effendi

1949

The worker poster
NR

Al-Asti Ahmed works as a worker in one of the major factories. He is a staunch defender of workers’ rights, and the rest of the workers rally around him in order to defend their cause and rights. However, the factory owners try all the time to plot one machinations against him after another in order to discourage him from his struggle.

The worker

1943

Dangerous woman poster
NR

The story is from the heart of life, and revolves around the world of dance and the dancers who wage war against the ruin of full homes, so they steal husbands from their wives with various means of temptation and camouflage.

Dangerous woman

1941

The beginning of the month poster
NR

A husband lives happily with his wife until a frivolous woman enters his life and turns it upside down. He leaves his wife and lives with the new woman, until he faces many crises after he borrows money from everyone he knows.

The beginning of the month

1945

Behind the camera

Khalid ibn el Walid poster
5.5

The story of Khalid Ibn Al-Walid (592-642) the greatest military leader in the dawn of Islam during the life of prophet Muhammad and his caliphs Abu Bakr and Omar.

Khalid ibn el Walid

1958

Khalid ibn el Walid poster
5.5

The story of Khalid Ibn Al-Walid (592-642) the greatest military leader in the dawn of Islam during the life of prophet Muhammad and his caliphs Abu Bakr and Omar.

Khalid ibn el Walid

1958

Khalid ibn el Walid poster
5.5

The story of Khalid Ibn Al-Walid (592-642) the greatest military leader in the dawn of Islam during the life of prophet Muhammad and his caliphs Abu Bakr and Omar.

Khalid ibn el Walid

1958

Sahm Allah poster
NR

The film deals with the story of the Khazraj and the Aws and the relations and wars between them and the Jews, and the Jews’ attempts to deal with Islam and Muslims, and to convince the pagan boy Hisham to carry out a plot against the Muslims, so that he can marry his beloved Lamia, whose father refuses their marriage due to his extreme poverty.

Sahm Allah

1958

Sahm Allah poster
NR

The film deals with the story of the Khazraj and the Aws and the relations and wars between them and the Jews, and the Jews’ attempts to deal with Islam and Muslims, and to convince the pagan boy Hisham to carry out a plot against the Muslims, so that he can marry his beloved Lamia, whose father refuses their marriage due to his extreme poverty.

Sahm Allah

1958

I Am Justice poster
10.0

The events of the film take place in a dramatic setting on New Year's Eve, where a group of the elite of society celebrate in the palace of a wealthy man (Munir Ezzat), and there the course of events changes, as the life of each of the invitees is at stake, after an unknown person reveals the truth about each of them through a recording that is broadcast after they enter the palace, and decides to achieve justice with his own hands, so he takes revenge on each of them, and reveals their sins to each other.

I Am Justice

1961

I Am Justice poster
10.0

The events of the film take place in a dramatic setting on New Year's Eve, where a group of the elite of society celebrate in the palace of a wealthy man (Munir Ezzat), and there the course of events changes, as the life of each of the invitees is at stake, after an unknown person reveals the truth about each of them through a recording that is broadcast after they enter the palace, and decides to achieve justice with his own hands, so he takes revenge on each of them, and reveals their sins to each other.

I Am Justice

1961

Down with Colonialism! poster
7.0

Professor Fahmi, a history teacher, went out to get a doctor for his wife, and he was martyred in a demonstration in support of Saad Zaghloul. The son, Mujahid, was born and his mother raised him to hate the English. He was expelled from school, but the school principal took care of him because of his connection to his family and his father. He raised him with his only daughter, Azza, who loved Mujahid. World War II was declared. He goes to Sudan to continue his struggle.

Down with Colonialism!

1952

Down with Colonialism! poster
7.0

Professor Fahmi, a history teacher, went out to get a doctor for his wife, and he was martyred in a demonstration in support of Saad Zaghloul. The son, Mujahid, was born and his mother raised him to hate the English. He was expelled from school, but the school principal took care of him because of his connection to his family and his father. He raised him with his only daughter, Azza, who loved Mujahid. World War II was declared. He goes to Sudan to continue his struggle.

Down with Colonialism!

1952

Al-Haz Al-Sa'eed poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Al-Haz Al-Sa'eed

1945

Towards glory poster
7.0

Khaled, a self-made university student, suffers from the treatment of his father, Abdel Aziz Bey, and the plots of his stepmother, Munira, and her ill-mannered sister, Fardous. However, he does not hesitate to strive for his future. Khaled stands against Rahmi Bey and opposes his resounding slogans and destructive opinions. This man who fights him and launches campaigns against him is the father of his beloved and university colleague, Suhair.

Towards glory

1948

Towards glory poster
7.0

Khaled, a self-made university student, suffers from the treatment of his father, Abdel Aziz Bey, and the plots of his stepmother, Munira, and her ill-mannered sister, Fardous. However, he does not hesitate to strive for his future. Khaled stands against Rahmi Bey and opposes his resounding slogans and destructive opinions. This man who fights him and launches campaigns against him is the father of his beloved and university colleague, Suhair.

Towards glory

1948

The Killer poster
NR

Adel, the public prosecutor, investigates the case of the murder of the manager of a nightclub in mysterious circumstances. The first accused in this case is a dancer who works in the same nightclub, and Adel tries to find out the truth.

The Killer

1948

The Killer poster
NR

Adel, the public prosecutor, investigates the case of the murder of the manager of a nightclub in mysterious circumstances. The first accused in this case is a dancer who works in the same nightclub, and Adel tries to find out the truth.

The Killer

1948

Adam and Eve poster
8.0

Two friends, Sami, a journalist, and Mukhtar, a businessman, marry two sisters, Fatima and Azza, in one night. Over time, the lives of the two sisters differ after marriage, and each of them tries to find happiness.

Adam and Eve

1951

Adam and Eve poster
8.0

Two friends, Sami, a journalist, and Mukhtar, a businessman, marry two sisters, Fatima and Azza, in one night. Over time, the lives of the two sisters differ after marriage, and each of them tries to find happiness.

Adam and Eve

1951

Adam and Eve poster
8.0

Two friends, Sami, a journalist, and Mukhtar, a businessman, marry two sisters, Fatima and Azza, in one night. Over time, the lives of the two sisters differ after marriage, and each of them tries to find happiness.

Adam and Eve

1951

Sheikh Hassan poster
NR

Sheikh Hassan loves Louisa, the sister of his friend's student, they get married against the blessing of their parents. His mother dies of grief at the separation of her son, so his father pressed him to return home. They're forced to get divorced but Louisa is pregnant with Sheikh Hassan's child.

Sheikh Hassan

1954

Sheikh Hassan poster
NR

Sheikh Hassan loves Louisa, the sister of his friend's student, they get married against the blessing of their parents. His mother dies of grief at the separation of her son, so his father pressed him to return home. They're forced to get divorced but Louisa is pregnant with Sheikh Hassan's child.

Sheikh Hassan

1954

Treachery and torment poster
NR

The father stands between his only daughter Fayda and the young man who is chasing her. This young man tried to seduce her by making her believe that he loves her. This young man continues to chase the girl while she turns away from him. He pursues her with phone calls, and when he feels that there is no point in trying to entice her, he reveals her mother’s history, behavior, and bad reputation.

Treachery and torment

1947

Treachery and torment poster
NR

The father stands between his only daughter Fayda and the young man who is chasing her. This young man tried to seduce her by making her believe that he loves her. This young man continues to chase the girl while she turns away from him. He pursues her with phone calls, and when he feels that there is no point in trying to entice her, he reveals her mother’s history, behavior, and bad reputation.

Treachery and torment

1947

Tough Road poster
9.0

During a chase of drug deal, officer magdy lost his way in the desert , got saved by Saba. He finds out that saba's family is drug lord and they also identify him so they decided to kill him but by the help of saba, they escaped.

Tough Road

1950

Tough Road poster
9.0

During a chase of drug deal, officer magdy lost his way in the desert , got saved by Saba. He finds out that saba's family is drug lord and they also identify him so they decided to kill him but by the help of saba, they escaped.

Tough Road

1950

Tough Road poster
9.0

During a chase of drug deal, officer magdy lost his way in the desert , got saved by Saba. He finds out that saba's family is drug lord and they also identify him so they decided to kill him but by the help of saba, they escaped.

Tough Road

1950

Battle of life poster
7.5

Ahmed and Fadel are two brothers, one is a lawyer and the other works to collect money by all means, but he discovers too late that money is useless, and that it is indeed a door to many corruptions and temptations.

Battle of life

1950

Battle of life poster
7.5

Ahmed and Fadel are two brothers, one is a lawyer and the other works to collect money by all means, but he discovers too late that money is useless, and that it is indeed a door to many corruptions and temptations.

Battle of life

1950

Battle of life poster
7.5

Ahmed and Fadel are two brothers, one is a lawyer and the other works to collect money by all means, but he discovers too late that money is useless, and that it is indeed a door to many corruptions and temptations.

Battle of life

1950

El Masri Effendi poster
NR

Mohamed El Masry is an architect who desires money at any cost. The opportunity to get rich comes when his friend Ismail offers him to participate in a large housing project. El Masry is happy and works hard to achieve his hopes. The journey of wealth begins, which is quickly achieved, but it is accompanied by the disappearance of Hassan, Mohamed El Masry's son.

El Masri Effendi

1949

El Masri Effendi poster
NR

Mohamed El Masry is an architect who desires money at any cost. The opportunity to get rich comes when his friend Ismail offers him to participate in a large housing project. El Masry is happy and works hard to achieve his hopes. The journey of wealth begins, which is quickly achieved, but it is accompanied by the disappearance of Hassan, Mohamed El Masry's son.

El Masri Effendi

1949

Watani wa hubbi poster
8.0

Wahid is an Egyptian officer who travels to Damascus on a secret mission. It was natural for Syrian journalists to follow him, trying to uncover the truth about his mission. He meets the journalist Hala, and they wander around the city's landmarks and sights after love creeps into their hearts. An international gang offers Wahid to play a role on their behalf in exchange for a sum of money. He accepts the mission and travels to Cairo. Hala follows him and discovers his relationship with the gang and his preparation for a conspiracy against his country.

Watani wa hubbi

1960

Watani wa hubbi poster
8.0

Wahid is an Egyptian officer who travels to Damascus on a secret mission. It was natural for Syrian journalists to follow him, trying to uncover the truth about his mission. He meets the journalist Hala, and they wander around the city's landmarks and sights after love creeps into their hearts. An international gang offers Wahid to play a role on their behalf in exchange for a sum of money. He accepts the mission and travels to Cairo. Hala follows him and discovers his relationship with the gang and his preparation for a conspiracy against his country.

Watani wa hubbi

1960

Qalby Yahwak poster
NR

Souad is in love with the daughter of one of the merchants (Ahmed), who works for her father, but her father forces her to marry the teacher (Sayed), so she marries him, but she suffers a lot in her married life, but as fate would have it, her husband is involved in an accident while he is travelling.

Qalby Yahwak

1955

The Poor poster
8.0

A friendship relationship develops between the child Mamdouh, the son of a wealthy family, and Fathia, who is from a poor family. Days go by and the two children, Mamdouh and Fathia, separate. Mamdouh becomes an officer in the army, while Fathia, after losing her family, works in a cabaret. Mamdouh and Fathia meet after all these years and return to the memory of the past. So he decides to marry Fathia.

The Poor

1952

The Poor poster
8.0

A friendship relationship develops between the child Mamdouh, the son of a wealthy family, and Fathia, who is from a poor family. Days go by and the two children, Mamdouh and Fathia, separate. Mamdouh becomes an officer in the army, while Fathia, after losing her family, works in a cabaret. Mamdouh and Fathia meet after all these years and return to the memory of the past. So he decides to marry Fathia.

The Poor

1952

home sweet home poster
8.0

A man is struggling to raise his children: the eldest lives in fantasy, the youngest loves dancing and singing, and the boy is going through adolescence and has desires that are not properly directed. The father seeks the help of an educational doctor to teach and guide them. He visits their home and begins to solve their problems with them and teach parents how to deal with children in a proper educational way.

home sweet home

1952

The worker poster
NR

Al-Asti Ahmed works as a worker in one of the major factories. He is a staunch defender of workers’ rights, and the rest of the workers rally around him in order to defend their cause and rights. However, the factory owners try all the time to plot one machinations against him after another in order to discourage him from his struggle.

The worker

1943