
Acting
Wedad Hamdy
Born — Died
1924-07-03 — 1994-03-26
Place of birth
Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt
Known for
Acting
Credits
73 titles
Known for
8.2A sweeping saga spanning Egyptian history from the era of King Farouk to the early 21st century, Al Helmeya Nights centres on the bitter rivalry between the Al-Badri and Ghanem families in Cairo's Helmeya neighbourhood. Driven by revenge, ambition, and shifting power, the series — written by Osama Anwar Okasha with over 300 actors across six seasons — is widely considered one of the greatest achievements in Arab television drama.
El Helmeya Nights
1987
NRAfter a wealthy man marries a younger girl, she inherits his fortune after he dies, which puts her in conflict with his nephew who claims his right in the inheritance.
City Gates
1981
7.0A drama consisting of several separate episodes, each episode discusses a different issue of men and women and their relationship with each other.
He and She Stories
1985
NRThe series consists of separate episodes, each episode tells the story of a person who makes negative social mistakes that occur in society, and at the end of the story, the artist shows him the effects of the sage, such as the conscience that reprimands him for the mistakes he committed, so soon he returns to his mistake, so she returns again and discovers his action, and he is surprised.
Al Zankaloni
1987
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ser El Arad
1994
NRGhawayesh is a simple girl from Tanta who sells embellished women's jewelry. She travels to a village in Upper Egypt and meets Hassanein, the educated young man whose older brother, Mualla, is the arrogant and cruel mayor. Events take a turn when Hassanein falls for Ghawayesh.
Ghawayesh
1986
Film credits
1990s · 3 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Alfurqat 12
1991
NRThe director's final work prior to his early death to chronic liver disease was this gleefully ghoulish horror comedy, which imparted the following straightforward moral: if you smother your wife to death with a bowl of porridge and bury her remains in a shallow grave, purely in order to start a new life with your mistress - then don't be too surprised if your wife returns and is more than a little angry about the situation! Like Shabl's two previous features, the film was released theatrically before also becoming a minor hit on home video.
Love and Revenge... With a Meat Cleaver
1992
NRHoda, a poor girl, gets the chance to marry a millionaire and travel with him. When she returns to Egypt, she establishes her own business where she resorts to illegal ways and fishy connections, which only causes her trouble.
Huda and His Excellency the Minister
1995
1980s · 8 titles
NR"Hussein" is an honest food inspector who goes to Cairo, and live in a small room on a rooftop, he works overtime, while some rotten businessmen tries to bribe him unsuccessfully, so they set him up for a lifetime in prison, but he escapes and reach out for his girlfriend "Reda", who trick the antagonists to prove Hussein's innocence.
Tabounet Hamza - طابونة حمزة
1984
NRA lighthearted social comedy about two very different families forced to live together, leading to humorous conflicts and chaos caused by their contrasting habits, personalities, and priorities.
Two families in an apartment
1984
5.2Murtada al-Salamuni's father's mansion gets seized and his wife leaves him, forcing him to reside in his family's country house. He tries to find work at Abdullah Bahnas, but he rejects him. Murtada decides to take revenge by cooperating with three thieves. led by Mahrous to steal important papers from by Abdullah to blackmail him.
We're All Thieves, My Dear
1989
5.5Hassan is aa simple employee whose friend gets him a job with the merchant Salem. Al-Nabrawy, a black market trader, tries to convince Salem to work with him in his illegal business, but he refuses. When documents incriminating Al-Nabrawy falls into Salem's hands, the former tries to get them back.
Hassan Beh El Ghalban
1982
6.6The porter (Arafa) suffers from sexual deprivation. He marries the infamous widow (Warda) but his work efficiency is reduced due to frequent sleep with his wife. Morsi arrives in the town and meets Arafa and his friend, the railway worker, Dasouki, to ask them about the bully Asran. They know that Morsi was commissioned by the wealthy Kilani to hire Asran To kill the contractor Fuad Minawi. Arafa claims that he is Asran and receives 2,000 pounds as a down payment to complete the process. Morsi discovers the trick and a battle between Arafa and Asran breaks out. Asran gets killed, but the medical report confirms that Asran died of a heart attack. Kilani asks Arafa to complete the crime, but Arafa refuses, and one of Kelani's agents kills Dasouki and fails to kill Arafa. Arafa decides to take revenge for killing Desouki.
The Nobody
1984
6.0A women's union led by three women calls for a strike from work to prove their value, while the head of the prosecution seeks to persuade them to reverse their decision.
The Women Union
1984
Alaa is the youngest son of Abdul Latif and Neamat. He loves his neighbor, Suhair, and both are students at the Faculty of Law. They have a romantic love relationship until reality shocks them with the appearance of a wealthy suitor, who wants to propose to Suhair.
Can You Please?
1986
7.5Najib discovers that the businessman's salary is doing a lot of illegal work, and he delivers dangerous documents condemning the man to his secretary. However, the salary men decide to get rid of Najib, so he escapes the secretary's secret of documents for fear of her life.
Welad Eleih
1989
1970s · 7 titles
NRAlaa lives and grows up in a forest in Africa, and before the death of his father, the ruler of the African country in which he and his son live recommends the necessity for Alaa to return to Egypt, and after his return Alaa finds it very difficult to adapt to the new situation in which he finds himself, until he finds a girl who teaches him to read And writing, and a love story arises between him and her.
شيلني وأشيلك
1977
NRNo synopsis available yet.
غراميات عازب
1976
6.0Nabila returns to Egypt after a long period of living abroad in search of her father's killer. She meets Mazloum, who asks him to help her catch the culprit. The two are exposed to many pranks, especially after meeting the real culprits. Every time they reach the truth, another murder occurs, and Nabila and Mazloum continue searching for her father's killer.
You killed my father
1970
4.0A psychiatrist and his orderly take four male patients to a beach resort in Alexandria to help them integrate into the society and overcome their mental illnesses.
In summer, we must love
1974
7.0A wife enters into a love affair after her husband neglects her.
رحلة داخل امرأة
1978
5.0Camellia is suspicious of her husband Ahmed because of his actions and his obsession with his whims and Ahmed fakes stories every time she finds out about him.
13 lies
1977
7.0A story discussing the society problem during the seventies due to not having any family planning, also covering main issue of differences between poor society and rich society. This film introduces a family with 10 kids and lots of problems they get into through a funny story between an Aunt for the kids and her struggle for getting married to the man she loved because of her bother in law who got her married with someone behind her back, using false information.
Mouths and Rabbits
1977
1960s · 11 titles
7.9Hussein, a shy young man, is desperately in love with Samiha. However, Samiha is more interested in her singing and dancing cousin Lucy. Admiring Hussein greatly, Samiha's father attempts to help him and starts spreading the rumor that Hussein is having an affair with famous actress Hind Rostom, hoping jealousy will move the daughter's heart. The plan seems to work... until Hind Rostom herself comes to town.
Eshaet Hob
1960
6.7A prince of the former royal family finds himself without a meaningful role in post-revolutionary Egyptian society. Based on the play by Tawfiq el-Hakim.
Soft Hands
1963
6.5A rich young man named Ahmed falls in love with a poor girl called Farida, but he does not know that she is poor. To make a plan to present it to his family by hiring a group of compars to reunite the personalities of the wealthy unique family.
Chakawet rejala
1966
4.8Based on the life and legend of Antarah ibn Shaddad, a 6th century poet and hero whose poetic works are considered among the greatest in the Arab language.
Antar: The Black Prince
1961
NRNo one can confront the Al-Dafrawi gang, which is wreaking havoc. An idiot young man with a drum wanders around the town, and a girl from the village sympathizes with him, but does not love him back. We discover that this idiot is none other than the leader of the gang.
Harib min Al-Ayyam
1965
6.6Murad Salem is a rich man who is used to getting what he wants whenever he wants it. When he meets a beautiful woman in Alexandria, he wants her as wife number thirteen. He buys himself into the heart of the woman, until a well-meaning, former fiancée of her husband tells her just how many times he has been divorced. The new bride launches into a series of ploys that keep her away from the marriage bed.
Wife Number 13
1962
8.0Hussein, a history teacher, is transported to a village in Upper Egypt. During his ride, he learned that this village and its surroundings are always under attack by Asran and his gang. Hussein knows that the Asran gang intends to kill the mayor, and despite Hussein's many follies, it was the reason for his rescue and the country was informed of this, just as they knew that Asran would take revenge on him.
Al Masyada
1963
NRNo synopsis available yet.
A Forbidden Story
1963
8.0Alia and Fawaz are two lovers who belong to two different Bedouin tribes. Despite their feelings for each other, it soon becomes apparent that they can not get married.
Al-Alamein
1965
7.0Because of his recklessness, Ahmed divorces his wife for the third time, but he wants to return to her again, so they search for a solution, until they find Ustaz Hassan, and Ahmed agrees with him to marry his wife Laila for one day, but because of Ustaz Hassan's brother, the marriage extends for several days, during which Laila discovers Hassan's noble personality and wishes for him to be her husband.
Gouz Meraty
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Yawm El Hesab
1962
1950s · 27 titles
7.0A family whose breadwinner dies, leaving his wife and university-student daughter in the care of his son from his first wife. He treats them harshly and wastes their money - especially his sister's money, as he is her guardian - on his own pleasures. The mother and daughter are led by a kind family that takes her by the hand and curbs the son's ambitions.
Orphans' money
1952
8.5Faiza is raised in a family where the mother and the two sisters work in illegal acts. They try to drag her in with them but she refuses. She studies to become a school teacher and decides to move to the countryside away from them, but she finds other temptations that try to lure her in.
The Barred Road
1958
NRThe events revolve around Hosni, who suffers from a complexity towards women since childhood, which made him not trust any woman, he travels to Cairo to study, where he gets to know his neighbor Zainab, and begins to love her
She lived for love
1959
9.0(Zaatar) works with (Mulabbasa) in the acting troupe managed by (Jawhar). When (Jawhar) learns about the story of (Nagati Pasha's) son who disappeared twenty years ago and has not been found, (Jawhar) offers (Zaatar) to impersonate the son, and Zaatar in turn enjoys a life of luxury with (Nagati Pasha's) family, but he soon learns that (Hiam's) fiancé, (Nagati Pasha's) daughter, is embezzling the Pasha's money, and Zaatar feels guilty over time about what he is doing to this family.
Child For rent
1953
10.0Based on play Othello of William Shakespear. Hafez try to convice his friend that his wife has been unfaithful.
The Female Boss
1958
7.0Officer Emad says goodbye to his sweetheart Nadia as he goes to fight in the Palestine war. As the army suffers from a crippling defeat and rumors of bad weapons abound, Emad asks Nadia to search her father's papers for proof, since her father is one of the men who were involved in the weapon deals.
God Is on Our Side
1955
8.3A man suffering from delirium because of the secrets he hides.
Traces in the Sand
1954
9.0A son succeeds his father as a ruffian in the Al-Husayniyah area. As conflict arises between the young man and the current thug, who competes with him over the same girl, the thug plots to put the young man in prison for several years.
The Thugs of El-Husseiniya
1954
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
10.0The correctional officer prefers good treatment with the female inmates, while the director prefers the use of cruelty and pressure, and there are four girls admired by the officer, and without intent the four girls ignite the correctional fire and it is an opportunity to escape. A disciplinary board is set up for the officer for his negligence and inability to control them. The man of the four girls encounters and discovers that among them is a girl resembling a rich girl from an ancient family who disappeared from years and the events continued.
Four Girls and an Officer
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
فرجت
1951
9.0An Egyptian romantic comedy film produced in 1951, the story and dialogue of Abu al-Saud al-Abiari and directed by Helmi Rafla and starring Farid al-Atrash, Samia Jamal, Ismail Yassin, Abdel Salam al-Nabulsi, Abdul Fattah al-Qasri and Farid Shawqi.
Come and Greet
1951
8.0The famous musician, Allam, is the son of his friend Jalal, who loves to sing. Jalal recognizes the singer Siham and connects the love between them and agree to marry. Allam suffers from a knot that has been associated with him for years when he was betrayed by the woman he loved and who does not trust women. But he feels love about arrows and tries to win them. Opposes her marriage to Jalal and at the same time admits her love, Jalal asks Siham, to sacrifice her love for fear of Allam from another shock. However, Allam is aware of the error of what is presented to him, he grows arrows in years, as well as attached to the glory and love for her. Bless their marriage and prepare for the new operetta.
Melody of Devotion
1955
10.0An orphan girl from a wealthy family, lives with her depressed, withdrawn father, and falls in love with Tawfiq, a writer in her father's circle. She trusts him, but he misuses this trust and assaults her, steals her father's money, and runs away. Her father only reports the money that Tawfiq stole, but does not report the assault on his daughter. Her baby is born, and she gives birth to her, but she is surprised that the baby is blind and cannot see. She sends her to a woman she knows to take care of her, and she meets a young man who loves her and asks her to marry him.
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
1953
NROn 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
NRA teacher loves Usta Hassan, the driver of a transport vehicle, and she tries to seduce him in various ways and fails because his heart is occupied with the love of his fiancée. The teacher, the head of a gang, becomes jealous of Usta Hassan because he has the teacher’s love, so he clashes with him, but Usta Hassan overpowers him, and when Hassan refuses to respond to the teacher’s desires, she tries to destroy him. .
Mid-night driver
1958
7.0Zainab loves Ibrahim, but her father forces her to marry Hassan. After developing tuberculosis while Ibrahim is away in military service, she suffers neglect from Hassan’s family until Ibrahim returns and tries to save her.
Zeinab
1952
7.7Sherif visits a psychiatrist for his illness who exploits him to commit a murder by hypnotism.
House No. 13
1952
9.0A lawyer tries to realize what crime is, and whether it is inherited or as a result of upbringing and the environment, and the lawyer comes up with a criminal and decides to treat him well and prepare him with all the appropriate circumstances.
A criminal on leave
1958
8.0Afaf who's driven by greed and envy, following her lover Hamid, she steals money from her father's custody who wokrs for Adham. Her brother Mohsen tries to help her,but she rebels. She tricks Adham into marrying her while she treats his daughter Horyia badly.
Zalamt Rohy
1952
5.7The story revolves around the mayor of Morschi married to a dancer whose son was born from his first wife. The mayor exploits the peasantry to achieve his personal ambitions and goals without paying attention to them. After a period, the mayor knows that someone from the ministry will search him, The mayor believes that one of them is the inspector-general of the ministry and approaches him, exploiting the other person to deceive the mayor with his friend and asking him for many bribes.
The General Inspector
1956
9.0With her husband terminally ill, a wife becomes the target of her husband's friend who wants her money so bad that he kills his friend and proposes to his newly-widowed wife.
Lak Yom Ya Zalem
1951
NRA biography of the Islamic saint Al-Sayyid Al-Badawi, from his birth in Morocco, to his refusal to marry the girl who loved him, to his journeys to study religion and worship God, to his strength in the face of the hostility he faced and how he triumphed over his enemies with God on his side.
Al-Sayyid Al-Badawi
1953
8.5Sunniyeh, the poor girl, lives with her mother sewing, and during the delivery of Suniyeh one of her mother's clients ’gowns, who runs a den of immoral acts, called (Madame Southi), so that one of her friends admires Sunnah and asks her to work with them, to refuse, but her mother is ill and Layla needs a sum of money to treat her. Will you give in to work with Madame Southi?
The Road of Hope
1957
8.0Magdy's death snatches his wife, Nabila, from him, leaving him with a little girl who suffers the same torment that her father endures. The husband keeps his memory of his wife and devotes all his attention to caring for his daughter. On one occasion, he goes to buy a doll for his daughter in a shop The bride is surprised by a woman
رحمة من السماء
1958
7.0Ragab is a doctor struggling with his financial life, he meets Nabil and discovers that he is the devil himself. They have a deal to make him the best doctor ever.
Appointment with Satan
1955
7.0Shukria is a spoiled girl whose father wants her to marry the singer Nabil, after discovering that he has a rich uncle. Shukria’s father holds a party and invites Nabil so that he can get to know his daughter, but when a girl who loves to sing and dance arrives, Nabil and his uncle fall for her.
The Sweetness of Love
1952
1940s · 3 titles
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
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
10.0Raqia loves her neighbor Fouad and they promise to get married, but unfortunately for the girl, her father and mother divorce. Her uncle comes to live with her and she finds his fanaticism very difficult, which forces her to leave the house and seek refuge with her father. She finds him tolerant, but her stepmother causes trouble between her and Fouad and attracts him to her. Raqia gets the chance to take revenge and exposes her frivolous stepmother.
Love never dies
1948
Undated · 1 titles
Series credits
8.2A sweeping saga spanning Egyptian history from the era of King Farouk to the early 21st century, Al Helmeya Nights centres on the bitter rivalry between the Al-Badri and Ghanem families in Cairo's Helmeya neighbourhood. Driven by revenge, ambition, and shifting power, the series — written by Osama Anwar Okasha with over 300 actors across six seasons — is widely considered one of the greatest achievements in Arab television drama.
El Helmeya Nights
1987
NRAfter a wealthy man marries a younger girl, she inherits his fortune after he dies, which puts her in conflict with his nephew who claims his right in the inheritance.
City Gates
1981
NRAfter a wealthy man marries a younger girl, she inherits his fortune after he dies, which puts her in conflict with his nephew who claims his right in the inheritance.
City Gates
1981
7.0A drama consisting of several separate episodes, each episode discusses a different issue of men and women and their relationship with each other.
He and She Stories
1985
NRThe series consists of separate episodes, each episode tells the story of a person who makes negative social mistakes that occur in society, and at the end of the story, the artist shows him the effects of the sage, such as the conscience that reprimands him for the mistakes he committed, so soon he returns to his mistake, so she returns again and discovers his action, and he is surprised.
Al Zankaloni
1987
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ser El Arad
1994
NRGhawayesh is a simple girl from Tanta who sells embellished women's jewelry. She travels to a village in Upper Egypt and meets Hassanein, the educated young man whose older brother, Mualla, is the arrogant and cruel mayor. Events take a turn when Hassanein falls for Ghawayesh.
Ghawayesh
1986
NRNo synopsis available yet.
ثلاثة في قطار
1982
NRNo synopsis available yet.
أنت اللي قتلت بابايا
1969
NRNo synopsis available yet.
قرية الرعب
1992
No synopsis available yet.
أزواج لكن غرباء
1986
No synopsis available yet.
الزنكلوني
1987
NRNo synopsis available yet.
إفلاس خاطبة
1961

