
Acting
Mohamed El Dafrawi
Born 1931-05-19 · Egypt
Acting credits
6.3Ali Abd-El-Zaher is a member of an Islamic radical group which has been launching attacks against the government and the society under the orders of the spiritual leader Brother Saif. Ali manages to assasinate an officer, but as he escapes from the authorities he gets hit by a car driven by Sewsan, the daughter of a respected Muslim family living in the Maadi district. Sewsan's father who is a surgeon and his family take care of the injured terrorist who then tries to conceal the truth about his personality, such as his dislike of music, unveiled women and Western life styles.
The Terrorist
1994
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hobb wa Dalaa
1959
6.5The film revolves in the context of romantic comedy and action through the character of a police officer under covered as student in a university and befriends key students to uncover a drug distribution network within the university.
The Student Cop
2004
7.3The lives of residents in an old Cairo building, "The Yacoubian Building," are affected by issues like corruption, extremism, class disparity, and sexuality. Through diverse characters, the film offers a critical examination of Egyptian society.
The Yacoubian Building
2006
5.6When Kadry El Meniawy becomes the minister of Youth and sports, the attractive woman Anita from Denmark comes to Egypt for cultural exchange between the two countries. As she stays at the minister's villa, his sons try to get close to her while he also falls for her.
The Danish Experience
2003
6.8Two friends Marzouk and Barakat, work with street vendor Batta on her cart in the melon trade. Al-Gayiar who works in the trade of stolen cars admires them, they work with him till they become his competitors. He decides to get rid of them after they've become a treat.
Goodbye My Friend
1986
6.3Officer Magdy investigates the suicide of a groom on his wedding night. He knows that the groom was impotent. Later he realizes that impotence is becoming an epidemic that spreads among all men. However, no one wants to declare that out of shame.
Sweet Oblivion
1996
6.0The story of the Arab knight Muhammad Bin Qasim Al-Thaqafi who rescued many women and children from pirates in the Indian Ocean. He entered a fierce war against King Dahr who was sharing the spoils with the pirates, with the help of his friend Ziad and his mentor Abu Al-Asud.
The Knight & The Princess
2020
NRNassif al-Leithi is a very loyal merchant for business colleague Hussein Zahran. Hussein Zahran was surprised by the betrayal of his wife and killed her. Nassif al-Leithi promises that his son Hussein will take care of his son Kamal while he is in prison. He dies in prison. Kamal grows up and works in the company of his father's friend Nasif. One of his sons, but the good treatment changed abruptly when Nasif noticed that his young daughter Wafa was fully impressed, refusing to share their marriage
All That Love
1988
7.0Hafez takes advantage of his presidency of the Childhood Protection Association and his knowledge of the rich families, to cover up his criminal activity in which he kidnaps the children of these families in exchange for ransom.
A Hero Till the End
1963
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
6.2In 1969, a group of Egyptian frogmen target and destroy two Israeli vessels in the port of Eilat during the War of Attrition.
The Road to Eilat
1994
8.0The work deals with the story of the engineer (Adel) who works in an oil company in the Sinai Desert and is married to the daughter of the company manager (Zouzou) who cheats on him with her cousin. As for (Samra), the daughter of the sheik of the tribe, she loves (Adel) and learns of his wife’s betrayal of him, so she goes and warns him, and events escalate.
Samra Sinai
1959
4.9In the year 1807, they city of Rashid is under attack by the British forces. Harfoush, a brave knight must deliver a message to the ruler of Egypt to demand military aid in order to resist the enemy. After killing some soldiers, he finds himself in a cave with a wise old man who tells him about his destiny. When Harfoush wakes up he realizes that he is now at the gates of Cairo except it is the year 1998...
A Message to the Governor
1998
5.5Walid, the son of an important businessman, kills his mother's lover. When his mother turns him in, his father tries to use his influence to get him out of trouble, but a young police officer stands in his way.
A Slam Dunk
1987
NRAhmed and Nawal's half-brother (Hussein) steals Ahmed's money to spend on the dancer (Dusa). Nawal pawns jewelry with (Umm Jaber), the moneylender, in order to give (Hussein) the money. Ahmed goes to retrieve Nawal's jewelry, and at the same time, Hussein kills Umm Jaber. Ahmed runs away from the house in panic. Nima sees him leaving and thinks he is the killer. As she goes down to catch him, she falls and loses her sight. Ahmed feels guilty, so he marries her.
Hob Fauq Al-Burkan
1978
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
7.2In the wake of the Cairo Fire, Essam feels guilty for betraying his friend Samir by messing around with his wife Madiha. Essam decides to take revenge on Madiha's father who pressured him to marry her to avoid a scandal.
Sunset and Sunrise
1970
5.0No synopsis available yet.
2 Against the law
1992
NRAfter he gets released from prison, where he spent seven years, Salah works with his cell mate Saad in trading currency with a powerful man, and he collects a big fortune, ignoring his lover Ilham's advice, who got married during his imprisonment to a big currency trader.
The Evil Man
1989
NRTo cover up a robbery, a plan is devised to set fire to the warehouse. When Youssef confides in Dalia about his concern over the fire, she reports him to Sherif, the mastermind behind the crime. Youssef tries to expose Sherif who plots to have him murdered.
Women in the City
1977
NRBased on Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan.
Two Women
1975
4.8In prison, Sayed Kabaka meets two of his closest friends, Bader and Mustapha. After getting out, Mustapha finds out that his wife died without receiving the proper care promised by his partners, and that his daughter is placed in an orphanage. He teams up with Kabaka and Bader to take revenge on his partners for what they did.
Highly Dangerous Man
1991
NRThe teacher, Zakaria, owns a fleet of fishing boats, but he secretly traffickers in drugs. Sheikh Saleh asks his employer and his friend to stop his illegal trade. Otherwise, he will be informed by police about his death threats. The teacher takes care of Diab and Suad. Who is stricken by a young man who works in a store. His friend offers to work with him in a boat to transport cheese sheets to Port Said. It turns out that this friend was only one of the members of the teacher's gang, Zakaria
The Orphan and the Wolves
1993