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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
NRBwabet El‑Halawani brings to life the human stories behind Egypt’s transformation during the Suez Canal era. Through craftsmen, families, and dreamers caught in political and social upheaval, the series blends history with personal struggle, showing how ambition, sacrifice, and resilience shaped a defining moment in Egypt’s past.
Bwabet Elhalwani
1992
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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
زينب والعرش
1980
NRNo synopsis available yet.
غدا تتفتح الزهور
1984
8.0A story based on real events from the Egyptian spy files of an Egyptian intelligence operation against the Israeli Mossad, whose hero was in fact (Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Rahman Al-Hawan)
Tears on Bold Eyes
1980
Film credits
1990s · 14 titles
No synopsis available yet.
اليوم المشهود
1991
5.9A dancer asks a politician with whom she once had an affair to use his influence on her behalf.
The Dancer & the Politician
1990
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 story of the journalist writer Taher Abdel Zaher, who has principles but suffers from financial hardships. When one of his relatives dies, he inherits a theater from her, and after obtaining it, many of his principles change.
Laughter, Play and Music
1991
2.0Nariman, a widow who her late husband's family is trying to kill her meets Mamdouh, the son of a broken family who has lost his way. As she treats him as a son at first, he falls in love with her.
What the Heart Wants
1996
NRA hooker decides to repent after she gets married and gives birth, but when she discovers that her husband is an addict, she convinces two of her friends to steal some jewelry, but things do not go well after the apartment owner and her child were killed during the robbery. Making her accused of a crime she didn't commit.
Dilapidated Woman
1992
NRDr Husseini decides to marry a poor girl's after he saved her from harassing. But after Husseini suffers a disease that prevents him from moving, his brother is asked to marry his wife if he dies.
Forbidden Wife
1991
NRNoussa escapes from the poor neighborhood in which she lived after she surrendered to the one she loved, but he disavowed her, and married a rich girl, and after succeeding in achieving some wealth, she returns to take revenge on the neighborhood people who let her down.
Nannousah
1992
NRMagdi examines the body of a woman and tells her that her death is the result of a nuclear radiation. The search leads him to the company of businessman Said, where the dead man was working
License to Kill
1991
NR(Laila) is forced to marry a businessman after she discovered that her fiancé, who traveled to work in an Arab country, had married from there. She traveled with her husband to spend their honeymoon, but she suddenly returns from the trip due to her father’s condition deteriorating. She is arrested at the airport, where there is a bag of heroin in her bag without her knowledge. She discovers that her husband works in drug smuggling.
The accused
1992
NRThree female police officers: Sanaa, Samah and Samia, are assigned by their boss to follow up on three cases of kidnapping girls who were walking in the street, a case of kidnapping children from hospitals after their birth, and white slave gangs that help girls in the field of prostitution, including the Balabel gang. The three female officers deal with these cases with cunning and deceit.
Police demons
1992
NRA journalist known for her stance against corruption and her insistence to unmask its ugly faces whenever and wherever found becomes the target of the corrupt businessman Youssef who weaves a web of lies convincing her that he loves her, only to draw her away from her investigations.
Samiha Badran's Case
1990
8.0Abdul-Jabbar is a police sergeant. He is nominated for the job of the executioner or Ashmawi, who is responsible for carrying out the death sentences because of his personal strength and strength, while Dunya is his neighbor who respects and meets these specifications.
Donia Abdul Gabbar
1992
9.0The businessman Tarek is married to Nahed but they don't have children. The couple adopts Heba from a shelter and transforms her life. When Tarek cheats on Nahed with his friend's wife, Nahed asks for divorce on the advice of the painter Maher.
The Scorpion
1990
1980s · 21 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
صاحب الصورة
1987
NRNo synopsis available yet.
البقية لا تأتي
1988
6.8The film revolves around the cinematographer Rami Qashua, who begins to succeed in the cinema through the texts he writes, but his bad luck imprints it in an unenviable predicament when one of his texts ends up being written by a clerical writer on the typewriter. He performs the literal implementation of everything that happens in the scenario of theft and murder, and collaborates with journalist Sawsan in order to beat him.
Hero of Paper
1988
7.6A simple minded peasant was recruited in the Egyptian army where he was deceived to believe that political activists are his homeland enemies, but not for so long.
The Innocent
1986
7.0Magda marries her lover Hassan, but on the first day of the honeymoon the market breaks into it, and it breaks in front of him. She begins in her husband's papers, recognizes the image of a murderer through his voice, and begins to take revenge.
The Iron Lady
1987
NRNo synopsis available yet.
نواعم
1988
NREsmat sympathizes with the life of a fugitive from justice after proving her innocence and relating to him after being represented by love. Ismat is preparing to travel to Abu Dhabi where he will hold an international conference on crime. Omar asks her to send a gift to a relative there. Ismat is surprised after hearing from him that he has a dynamite to blow up the plane. A delegation of ministers travels to attend the conference. Ismat informs the police and cooperates with them in eliminating him.
Al-Erhab
1989
7.4Galal sends men from the mental hospital to Port Said to arrest his sister Fatma, using his political position, accusing her of insanity. Fatma escapes to the roof of the house and threatens to throw herself if someone approaches her, telling her story to the crowds around her.
The Night Of Fatima's Arrest
1984
NRA desperate old man asks a thug named Mahrous, whom he accidentally meets, to kill him in exchange for an amount of money. As he agrees, a friendship grows between them.
El Agooz Wil Baltagi
1989
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
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
NRAntar seeks to cleanse the Tel al-Aqrab neighborhood of corruption. The villains of the neighborhood take revenge on him by burning the factory, which is a shelter for every unemployed and fraudster in the hill, Antar becomes paralyzed and the hill returns to its former state. Mahmoud al-Nimsi, who was unjustly imprisoned to complete Antar's mission, expires. Together with Nousa, the owner of the café, he confronts those who want to turn the neighborhood into a supermarket
Scorpions' Hill
1985
6.0Tensions rise in the house of Suleiman Al-Nagy, the defender of the weak, because his son's wife, Radwana, fell in love with his other son Khider. When Radwana's husband Bark finds out, he accuses his brother of betraying him and tries to kill him but Khider denies the accusation and escapes.
Al-Harafish
1986
NRFathi divorces his wife Zeinab in order to marry his secretary, Salwa. On the other hand, Salwa sympathizes with Zeinab especially when she discovers that she's pregnant. Then she's surprised that Fathi wants to seize the land she owns.
Eimra mutlaqa
1986
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Wadaan Ya Walady
1986
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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ossfour Laho Anyab
1987
7.3The story revolves around a quarrel between three young men (Abdulrahman, Adel and Kamal) who were running over a girl walking in the street and between the parents of the girl. They are fans of Upper Egypt, and Abdul Rahman and his colleague get scared. They go to ride the river bus. The driver of the bus is not able to stand, and in the river bus a group of different human models, including the young mother who screams for fear of her children, three nurses and a lawyer who tells the kidnappers every moment of the punishment of these crimes, and the old man who pretends to August and goes against one of the nurses even during the kidnapping.
Nahr Al Khoof
1988
7.0The film deals with administrative corruption in government departments in a comic framework through the willingness of one of the departments to summon a number of comparators to perform a charade during the minister's visit to the authority
The Minister Is Coming
1986
NRThe story of a wife who controls her obedient husband and prevents him from mingling with circles lower than hers. However, he deals with the servants who incite him against his wife and plan schemes for him so that he can control her.
A Very Windy Day
1984
8.0The story deals with the story of the widow (Huda), who suffers from problems with her husband's brother who wants to take over her inheritance and her children, and the problems between them come to court, while trying to help a young student carrying a colleague from her, Upside down .
Assassination of a Teacher
1988
1970s · 16 titles
6.5Sayida lives a life full of tragedies, starting with her escape from her stepmother who treated her like a servant, her attempt to flee Abbas who keeps chasing her, her suffering from her husband who seizes her money and her involvement with a prostitution ring.
We Don't Sow the Thorns
1970
NRNo synopsis available yet.
حياة خطرة
1971
NRAtiat is an orphan who grows up in a palace under the care of a wealthy woman. When the woman discovers that Atiat lost her virginity, she kicks her out, unaware that her own nephew, Fou'ad, is responsible. As Atiat becomes a dancer, she gets accused of a murder, and the judge turns out to be Fou'ad
Dalal Al-Masria
1970
NRThe tragic life of a woman, Mona, as she divorces her opportunistic husband and gets engaged to Sherif, a tourist company owner. She is in for more tragedies as he decides to emigrate following the defeat in the 1967 War. Mona then crosses paths with Mahmoud. Will it be another heartbreak for her?
A Woman from Cairo
1973
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
6.9Set shortly before and during the Six Day War in June of 1967, The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt whose inhabitants suffer from the harassment of a corrupt businessman.
The Sparrow
1972
NRNaim, who decides to take revenge on Narges' widow, Wasfi, who caused him to be imprisoned, so he makes an agreement with Dalal in order to plan to seize Narcissus’s money. Her money to him, but he discovers it's not easy at all.
Al Shaytan wal Kharif
1972
NRNo synopsis available yet.
شهيرة
1975
NRSalem, an assistant director, believes that the famous actress Nagwa loves him. So he steals a large sum of money from the studio where he works to spend on her, and confesses his love and his crime to her. He hears her tell the producer about his crime, so he runs away and travels to Alexandria to hide with his friends, who covet the money. A fight breaks out between them and Salem, in which one of them dies, and events unfold.
Dhiaab ealaa altariq
1972
7.7Set during the Six-Day War, the connection between a group of Egyptian soldiers on a passage in the desert and the command center drops. They try to survive despite the enemy attacks and lack of ammunition and supplies.
A Song on the Passage
1972
NRAfter four thieves pull off a big heist, they drug one of their own, Gaber, and leave him to take the fall. When Gaber is released after serving his sentence, he discovers that his sister has become a prostitute as his former conspirators became rich, so he vows revenge.
The Circle of Revenge
1976
NRNo synopsis available yet.
El Ghufran
1971
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Boy, Girl And the Devil
1971
NRAfter returning from abroad, director Fouad Wagdy tries to restore the old relationship between him and Madiha, who strongly refuses because she is now a wife and mother to the young woman Najwa. After her refusal, the director tries to entice her daughter Najwa and seduce her, but Najwa is accused in the case of the death of director Fouad Wagdy.
One last night of love
1972
NRNo synopsis available yet.
الحياة نغم
1976
NRGrain trader Hamdi lives with his two sons Mahmoud and Hussein and his niece Wafaa. He treats Hussein differently because his mother had a disgraceful past. Hussein finds out that his mother is the dancer Fawzia Rushdie, he goes to meet her and she denies him at first.
Oh The wonders of time
1974
1960s · 9 titles
NRAs his son goes missing, Sheikh Abdel Fattah does not stop looking for him. The Sheikh is a wealthy man who tries to find his son at any cost. His brother Ismail covets his wealth so when the father finds his lost son, he keeps it a secret out of fear that Ismail will get rid of him.
نهر الحياة
1964
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
6.210 years after Fahmy died, Ahmed Abdel Gawad returned to his normal life. He falls for Zanouba who is in love with his son Yassin. As Zanouba marries Yassin, Kamal's idealism is compromised when Aida abandons him for a wealthy guy.
Mansion of Longing
1966
6.0The life paths of the family of Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad during the period of the British occupation, and before the outbreak of the 1919 revolution, starting with the family's patriarch who lives a double life, his son Fahmy who joins a secret political organization, and the older son Yassin who follows his father's footsteps in pursuing women.
Between Two Palaces
1964
6.2This film is based on a novel from 1947 by the Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz. The story takes place during WWII and focuses on Al-Madak Alley, a teeming back street in Cairo which is presented as the microcosm of the world. A barber is in love with a young poor girl, who lives with her mother, and gets a job in an English Army camp to earn enough money for their marriage. But he is not the only one who wants to marry this girl and when the barber returns, she is gone.
Alley of The Pestle
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
NRAmal, who decided to move away from Cairo in an isolated isolation of Saloum in an attempt to escape the anniversary of her fiancé's death in a car accident, combines the playboy teacher Hani who was transferred to Salloum as punishment for his disrespect and misconduct. Their meeting on the Salloum beach, while each meets a different model of human beings in the workplace, Hani meets Saidi Bakri fleeing revenge, and meet the hope of doctor Tariq, who tries to harass them and exploit their unity, will love develop and grow amid this intertwined conditions?
The People Inside
1969
9.0A young architect struggles to convince a superstitious community, in thrall to antiquity traffickers, to build houses instead of living in precarious mountain caves.
The Mountain
1965
NRa symbolic take on the Jewish occupation of Palestine.
The Intruder
1967
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
NRBwabet El‑Halawani brings to life the human stories behind Egypt’s transformation during the Suez Canal era. Through craftsmen, families, and dreamers caught in political and social upheaval, the series blends history with personal struggle, showing how ambition, sacrifice, and resilience shaped a defining moment in Egypt’s past.
Bwabet Elhalwani
1992
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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
زينب والعرش
1980
NRNo synopsis available yet.
غدا تتفتح الزهور
1984
8.0A story based on real events from the Egyptian spy files of an Egyptian intelligence operation against the Israeli Mossad, whose hero was in fact (Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Rahman Al-Hawan)
Tears on Bold Eyes
1980
NRNo synopsis available yet.
رحلة أبو الوفا
1991
8.0The series tells the story of Bakiza, who was surprised after the death of her rich elderly husband - Ashmawi - with Maji, his daughter, Zaghloul, who was raised in poverty away from her rich father. Ashmawi, the father of Zaghloul, tried at the end of his days to search for his daughter through advertisement in the newspapers, but the result is the arrival of his daughter Zaghloul late after his death to find his widow "Bakiza" - Suheir Al-Babyloni - arrogant and poor at the same time. The series is exposed to the paradoxes that result from the difference between the two characters and the way they deal with the difficulties they face after the death of Ashmawi, after discovering that he died penniless and that they share a legacy from which he remains after paying his debts except home.
Bakiza and Zaghloul
1987
NRA love story between Dr. Hind, the wealthy girl, and the poor music teacher, decide to marry despite the rejection of the Hind family, but the family succumbs to the insistence of Hind and Sameh. After the marriage, the two lovers discover that love is not enough to withstand the class difference between them, and in front of the players (Adel) of Hind's partner in the hospital, who was scheduled to marry Hind before Sameh.
Love and other things
1986
9.0Hekmat, the principal of a school for girls, tries to put her educational theory into effect across all the schools in Alexandria, but she faces a lot of obstacles, both within and without the school, in addition to her personal problems that she struggles to solve.
Conscience of Teacher Hekmat
1991
NRA village comes under siege by an armed gang, forcing its residents to unite and set aside their differences to fight back and escape the siege.
The Siege
1977
No synopsis available yet.
اللمسة الأخيرة
1980
NRNo synopsis available yet.
مغامرات زكية هانم
1992
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ali Al- Zebak
1985
A social series that deals with separate stories about the nature of family and social relationships, whether at home, school, university or the workplace, and each story carried a separate title, including: Dr. Abdo - Girls ’Daughters Girls - Nights of Love and Permission - By God, we gathered again, Qamar - Al-Daloua and People - Vacations, Vacations, Vacations - No rest, No hospitality - A song for the homeland - Happy vacation - Listen to me - Hello cat - Crime and punishment.
Cairo and People
1972
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Nadia
1968
No synopsis available yet.
عاصفة على بحر هادئ
1977
NRNo synopsis available yet.
الكهف والوهم والحب
1989
NRNo synopsis available yet.
شيء من العذاب
1966
