
Acting
Farouq Youssef
Born — Died
1948-03-28 — 2004-12-21
Place of birth
Port Said, Egypt
Known for
Acting
Credits
36 titles
Known for
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
NRIn a dramatic context, the events of the series deal with the changes of the social relations between the Shazli family members and its head, Mahmoud, from the Royal era until the events of 1952.
Hawanem Garden City
1997
9.0The story revolves around a fictional framework about Sultan Kahlan, who was deprived of procreation, along with his wife, Qamar Al-Zaman. Minister Shaalan seeks to persuade the Sultan to marry his daughter until she gives birth to the crown prince, until he meets the old witch king, who gives him and his wife an apple to eat and provide the crown prince, and the events continue.
Alf liela w liela - Wardashan w Mando
1986
NRSafiya loves Harby but marries his uncle Asran after she finds that he loves another. After the mayor plots against Harby and Asran, he kills Asran and Harby is arrested. Safiya decides to raise her son Hassan to take revenge for his father and kill Harby after his release from prison.
Aunt Safiya & the Monastery
1996
NRAN elderly man, stern in his personal and professional life, spends his days in a monotonous routine. but what will happen when a beautiful new secretary is hired to work for him?
The New Secretary
1985
7.0As Dr. Noman's daughter and her husband go on secondment, they decide to leave their daughter Hend with her grandfather. In Egypt, Hend is the only eyewitness to a murder, and the murderers plan to have her killed.
Hend and Dr. Noman
1984
Film credits
1980s · 17 titles
NRAN elderly man, stern in his personal and professional life, spends his days in a monotonous routine. but what will happen when a beautiful new secretary is hired to work for him?
The New Secretary
1985
7.3Fares, a shoe factory worker, has only one passion in life: football. He lives a humble life in a chaotic neighborhood where he plays street football to increase his income. However, neither his marriage nor his job is stable enough. He goes through a lot of problems due to his lack of self-discipline with his divorced wife and his son.
The Street Player
1983
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Harat altayibin
1987
NRThe events of the film revolve around the university student (Samia Abu Al-Saad), who is arrested because of her political activities. During her imprisonment, (Samia) gets to know a police officer named (Magdy), who hides her in his house, and when the head of intelligence finds out what (Magdy) is doing with this girl He calls his father and warns him not to interfere in what does not concern him. She is transferred to the prison hospital, but she succeeds in escaping again.
El-Arafa
1981
NRYears pass since Abdel-Wadood and Aziza's marriage, but they do not have children. He marries Laila and they have a son, Omar. He is surprised when Aziza gives birth to their only son, but he abandons her. The two brothers become university students without knowing the truth about their relationship. They both fall in love with their colleague, Alfat, who prefers Wahid, who hides his love for her due to the social difference between them. Abdel-Wadood regrets his behavior with Aziza and Wahid and reveals the truth about his brother to Omar.
El-Ukhwah el-Ghuraba
1980
7.2A grandfather dies and leaves his wealth to the best married grandson. Grandmother Zahira insists on carrying out his will, which causes a struggle between the grandchildren to get the fortune. The three grandchildren represent the various facets of strength: money, mind, and muscles.
Clash of the Grandchildren
1989
6.5A train driver kills his wife for cheating on him with his assistant whom he tries to kill as well. They get into a fight and fall from the train, leaving the panicked passengers heading to a disaster.
The Train
1986
7.2While a business man is driving home, he is stopped by a pregnant woman who asks him to take her to hospital to deliver her baby. A few days later, the woman claims the baby is his.
The Secret Session
1986
7.2Ibraham the industrious student fall in love with his colleague Khayriyah and she also fall in love with him, but the rich student Hani admire her. Ibrahim is trying to hide his social level because he is afraid to lose Khayriyah, and telling everybody that he is from a wealthy family, will Khayriyah find the truth someday ?.
I'm Not Lying, I'm Sugar Coating
1981
NRBayada has a small restaurant in her hometown, and her fiancé Hassan is fishing. Some foreigners arrive claiming to be searching for the body of their grandfather at the bottom of the sea but they smuggle gold. Khalil helps them and dives for money. Hassan suspects them and starts watching them.
Bayada
1981
NRThe teacher (Sayed) Arabji lives with his wife (Fakiha) and children, the lottery seller (Shalbia) convinces him to buy a paper from her to try his luck. He earns a thousand pounds, and decides to use it for the adventure. The people of the neighborhood are happy for him, except for Sheikh (Nair), who informs him that the amount will be spent in nightclubs, but the amount is already growing in gambling.
El Arbagy
1983
NRA police officer and a prosecutor investigate a murder case involving high-ranked businessmen in Alexandria.
Bab Sharq
1989
NRSherine marries Ashraf against the wishes of her wealthy businessman father. Then Sherine disappears and her husband informs the police and tells them that the kidnappers offered him a million pounds to return her. The police officers discover Ashraf's involvement in his wife's disappearance and they locate Sherine and rescue her. Ashraf flees and the police chase him.
Aldaahia
1986
NRThe teacher leaves Faraj after spending the sentence for cheating on building materials. He returns to the neighborhood and returns to his old life. As if the prison period did not leave any traces, he tries to seize the house owned by his neighbor, on the grounds that he signed a preliminary contract with him to buy the house before To enter the prison and had intended to demolish him to establish a huge building in his house refuses to complete the deal, especially as he rented one of the apartments for a young journalist is Laila, who lives with her mother and loved by the son of the owner Mohsen
A Man Against the Law
1988
7.0Under pressure from his father Hassan, Ahmed agrees to marry another to give birth to someone who inherits his wealth. The choice falls on the dreams of the poor girl who counts her sick mother. The father agrees with her to give her a monthly amount of money, provided that the divorce takes place after her birth and that Amal hopes to raise the baby. Over time, love grows between Ahmad and Ahlam.
Hob La Yara Al-Shams
1980
NRPrisoners Zaki and Sayed escape to carry out a major smuggling operation with a professional thief and they are already successful, but an unexpected surprise looms after they have completed the operation.
Commando
1986
NRThe mother fails to convince her son to marry his wealthy cousin, Ihsan. He falls in love with the poor girl, Souad, but he collapses when he discovers that she is perverted. His neighbor, Al-Azhar, advises him to marry her to save her from her fate. But his mother tries hard to prevent their marriage.
Alziyarat al akhira
1986
1970s · 11 titles
6.8In the 1960s, the lives of three college classmates, Ismail, Zainab, and Helmy, take a dark turn when the three of them are arrested and tortured as part of the repressive and violent practices that were employed by the General Intelligence Directorate back then.
Karnak
1975
9.3Four thieves robbed a house and stole his wealth and killed the owner of the house, his wife and daughter and set fire to the house, but (Ahmed) was hiding under the bed watching criminals, Ahmad grows up and becomes a club karate champion, and after he knows that (Saber) who was wrongfully accused of the crime He got out of prison, deciding to take revenge on his family's killers.
Al Abtaal
1974
7.0Abdullah, a car driver, is accused in the murder of the thug Magdy and a friend of the Ghanaian Nawal. This criminal escapes after he tried to defend himself, but the events follow and he is also accused of killing the Ghanaian Nawal, he lands in one of the villas where Murad and his wife live with their young son, and Abdullah takes from the house residents Hostages so he can escape
Desire and Loss
1972
NRThe film tells the story of the life of Ambed Arab literature Taha Hussein since his childhood in one of the villages of Minya, where he was able to overcome all difficulties despite being blind to leave his mark on literature, cultural scene and the educational system.
Qaher El Zalam
1979
NRNo synopsis available yet.
أولاد الحلال
1978
6.0A chance meeting between a nightclub worker and a famous actor gives Soad the chance to have a movie career. But her love story with Hesham is put on the line when she comes clean about her real profession.
Rendezvous with Soso
1977
NRA love affair links Tawhida and Hussein, who travels abroad to improve his financial situation. Tawhida becomes pregnant and is forced to marry a wealthy man to cover up the scandal, but Hussein's return changes the course of her life.
Tawheeda
1976
NRUniversity student Mohamed works as a driver for the wealthy Abdul Majeed. Mohamed discovers that Noura, Abdel Majeed’s young wife, is cheating on him with Murad, and she asks him to keep the matter secret. Noura's brother Salah aspires to marry Nevin, Abdul Majeed's daughter, but she refuses. She loves Muhammad and agrees to marry him, and the father blesses their relationship. However, Noura succeeds in trapping Muhammad in her trap.
The clock strikes ten
1974
NRKhairat, a sociology professor, meets the dancer Nunu and invites her to move in with him in order to conduct an experiment on her. When Nunu, who has fallen for Khairat, discovers the truth, she leaves the house and returns to the cabaret. Khairat discovers that he has fallen in love with her.
Tears in happy eyes
1977
7.5Salma escapes from a brothel which is run by Shafiq after she was tricked and promised to get married. But his men chase and follow her.
The Lady and the Wolves
1975
6.0Major General Ezz El-Din travels to Tunisia to arrest Mohsen, who left Egypt years ago after being wrongfully accused of killing his daughter. Mohsen lives in Tunisia and is married to Magda. He has become a successful businessman. Mohsen confesses to Ezz El-Din that his daughter Nadia was involved in a relationship with her colleague Nabil, who brought love between them.
Ragol Bima'n Al-kalima
1978
Undated · 1 titles
Series credits
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
NRIn a dramatic context, the events of the series deal with the changes of the social relations between the Shazli family members and its head, Mahmoud, from the Royal era until the events of 1952.
Hawanem Garden City
1997
9.0The story revolves around a fictional framework about Sultan Kahlan, who was deprived of procreation, along with his wife, Qamar Al-Zaman. Minister Shaalan seeks to persuade the Sultan to marry his daughter until she gives birth to the crown prince, until he meets the old witch king, who gives him and his wife an apple to eat and provide the crown prince, and the events continue.
Alf liela w liela - Wardashan w Mando
1986
NRSafiya loves Harby but marries his uncle Asran after she finds that he loves another. After the mayor plots against Harby and Asran, he kills Asran and Harby is arrested. Safiya decides to raise her son Hassan to take revenge for his father and kill Harby after his release from prison.
Aunt Safiya & the Monastery
1996
7.0As Dr. Noman's daughter and her husband go on secondment, they decide to leave their daughter Hend with her grandfather. In Egypt, Hend is the only eyewitness to a murder, and the murderers plan to have her killed.
Hend and Dr. Noman
1984
NRThe series chronicles the life of Taha Hussein, The Dean of Arabic Literature, as he leaves the countryside to get a better education, and then leaves Egypt to France where he meets Susan whom he marries later.
The Days
1979


