Mahmoud El Gendy

Acting

Mahmoud El Gendy

Born 1945-02-24 · Al Beheira, Egypt

Mahmoud Hussein El Guindi was born in (the town of Abou Al Mattamir), Al Beheira governorate. (He has nine siblings). (Mahmoud was enrolled in a vocational school where he trained as a (tailor)). After graduating, he worked at a factory. Thereafter, Mahmoud was admitted to the (Institute of Cinema) and graduated in 1967. Following his graduation he worked in cinematic, television and theatrical productions. Among the plays in which he has performed are “Antarah”, “Mawloud Al Malik Maarouf”, “Shakespeare fee Al Ataba”, “Alashan Khatir Eyounik”, “Al Maleem bi Arbaa”, “Bahebak ya Mojrim”, “Al Brenseesa”, “Innaha Haqan Aaila Mohtarama”, “Al Rouaab Al Laziz”. Following an accident that took the life of his lover, Mahmoud directed the film “Al Morshid” in 2003. Abla Kamel starred in that picture. Mahmoud has succeeded in bringing together music and comedy in his film. (His performance was not particularly outstanding in the movies (that were financed by the real-estate boom)), however, his talents are obvious in his performances in “Qalb Al Layl” and “Shahateen Nobala”.

Acting credits

Local Dog poster
5.3

A comedy movie revolves around a thief who steals street dogs and sell them, oddly he learned this profession from a female dog, who breastfed him when he was a baby, which led him to acquire a supernatural powers.

Local Dog

2016

Harat altayibin poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Harat altayibin

1987

Bitter Day, Sweet Day poster
6.3

Aisha is a widow with five children, Sana, Suad, Lamia, Asmaa and Noor. The eldest got married to Orabi the carpenter, and are living in the family's poor house. Orabi starts acting like he's the man of the house, and the other sisters try to find their way in life.

Bitter Day, Sweet Day

1988

We'll Tell You But Don't Be Angry poster
NR

Two brothers who are in financial hardship, decide to use the big apartment they live in, turning it into a motel. They claim that it's owned by Hala Al-Selehdar, the daughter of a prestigious family, while she actually works with the younger brother at a cabaret.

We'll Tell You But Don't Be Angry

1992

Sameer & Shaheer & Baheer poster
7.1

The film revolves around three brothers of the same father, "Munir dangerous" . "Samir" (Ahmad Fahmy), is doubler of the artist Ahmed El Shakka in this films and "popular" (Chico) how loves music and is known for its relations with women, and "Baheer" (Hicham Maged), the son of an aristocratic family, the three brothers have was forced to travel together through time to the day met the father, three mothers, and through a series of events trying to comedy trio return to their time.

Sameer & Shaheer & Baheer

2010

Adieu Bonaparte poster
5.9

This big-budget historical epic from acclaimed Egyptian director Youssef Chahine features a crazed turn by Patrice Chereau as Napoleon Bonaparte. The film, an Egyptian-French co-production, deals with Napoleon's occupation of Alexandria and its effect on a typical Egyptian family. Michel Piccoli leads the cast as a general in Napoleon's army who tentatively befriends a local poet and falls in love with two young Egyptian brothers, reflecting complex themes of colonial desire, affection, and personal connection.

Adieu Bonaparte

1985

The Wedding poster
6.3

Facing financial strain, a man organizes a fake wedding to raise money. A deeply touching Egyptian drama.

The Wedding

2009

An Hour and a Half poster
7.3

Based on the Ayyat train accident that killed 361 in 2002, this ensemble drama delves into the intense human stories of the passengers in a third-class coach car during the hour and a half before the crash.

An Hour and a Half

2012

30 Years Ago poster
7.4

"Omar" is back from abroad to divide his fortune to his family of nine members equally, but he tells them that his money is cursed, and the curse haunt who get the money wherever he goes, and has already convinced his cousin "Emad" about it after the occurrence of the victims in a strange way between family individuals in a row, trying to uncover the mystery behind the curse

30 Years Ago

2016

Playing with Giants poster
7.0

When Hassan Bahlal, a young unemployed man, calls the National Security Agency to report a fire that is to break out in a factory the next day, a new chapter in Hassan's life begins as he tells the officer he has foreseen the incident in a dream.

Playing with Giants

1991

Shams El Zanaty poster
6.1

During World War II, a tribal chief travels to Cairo to buy weapons. He asks for Shams Al Zanati's help to protect his oasis from Marshal Bar'i.

Shams El Zanaty

1991

An Egyptian Story poster
6.5

After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his latest film. After being flown to England for evaluation, it's determined that Yehia must undergo emergency surgery. Fact and fiction blend seamlessly—with healthy doses of cleverly absurdist fantasy—as the film explores the various personalities and forces that have made Yehia (and Youssef Chahine) the man he has become.

An Egyptian Story

1982

Tara2ee3o poster
6.7

The play deals with the life of a young Saidi called (Fares), who was sent by his father to complete his education in Cairo, but returned without completing his studies, then (Fares) falls in love with a girl who works with him in the Mawlid.

Tara2ee3o

2002

Genan Fi Genan poster
NR

A young man returns from abroad after a long absence and after he was able to build a huge fortune from his work for years in Germany, only to find that his lover has married a wealthy man, so he decides to take revenge on her because she abandoned him.

Genan Fi Genan

1990

The Baby Doll Night poster
5.4

Hossam, an Egyptian tour guide working in the US, comes to Egypt on vacation during New Year's Eve and hopes to spend a romantic night with his wife in their hotel. Unbeknownst to him, Awadain the terrorist who has other plans for the hotel that night.

The Baby Doll Night

2008

The Fourth Pyramid poster
5.7

This suspense-thriller looks into the hidden world of online hacking through several methods, such as social media, different forums, and so on. Yusuf, a brilliant engineering student, is behind a lot of the operations that are being talked about.

The Fourth Pyramid

2016

No artwork available
NR

The events take place inside a luxurious villa in the 6th of October city in Cairo, in which the writer reviews the most important problems of Egyptian society and the conflict between two classes, one rich and corrupt and the other poor and hard-working.

Those Darn People

2007

Cabareeh poster
7.0

A typical day at a nightclub at Al-Haram street is turned upside down when a terrorist decides to blow up the building. A plunge into the lives of a group of people who are drastically different but equally interesting.

Cabareeh

2008

The Berry and the Cane poster
3.0

Set in old Cairo, Hassouna (Hamdy Gheith) is a mean thug who collects money from people for protection. He prosecutes Ashour El Nagy's (Ezzat El Alaily) family, who transform from wealth to poverty. Hassouna forces Ashour to divorce his wife and leave the neighborhood, and then tries to marry her.

The Berry and the Cane

1986

Forced Escape poster
5.9

Follows the escape journey of 4 complete strangers who were accused of a murder they did not commit.

Forced Escape

2017

The Kowess Family poster
5.2

The 'Koways' Family may seem like a model for the normal family, but it is far from normal, as it unfolds through a series of comedy situations.

The Kowess Family

2018

World War III poster
7.0

Khamis is a terrible football player, while playing football with his friends he shoots the ball away and broke an abandoned museum's window. After entering the museum he finds that statues become alive at 17:00.

World War III

2014

Son of Adam poster
6.1

A family and businessman (Adam) is accused of running a criminal empire while he denies the accusation by being the one who take criminals down.

Son of Adam

2018

The Clever Ones poster
NR

After the 1967 War, three contractors conspire against Rasha, the famous singer, to arrest her on charges of spying for foreign parties after her husband commits suicide. All attempts to prove her innocence fail and she is sent to prison. When she is released in 73, she tries to reopen her case.

The Clever Ones

1993

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