Hussein Fahmy

Acting

Hussein Fahmy

Born 1940-03-22 · Egypt

An Egyptian actor of Circassian descent. He was born in Cairo to an aristocratic family, as his grandfather, Muhammad Pasha Fahmy, was the head of the Shura Council, his father, Mahmoud Pasha Fahmy, was the secretariat of the Shura Council, and his grandmother was Amina El Manasterly, the owner of the Manasterly Palace. He graduated from the High Cinema Institute in 1963, and studied directing in the USA at the University of California. Among his films: My Blood, My Tears and My Smile, The Estranged Brothers and The Shame.

Acting credits

Mafia poster
6.9

After his expulsion from the Military Academy, Hussain gets involved in mafia crimes abroad. Upon being deported to an Egyptian prison, and in order to give him a second chance to live a well meaning life, the Egyptian Intelligence Agency assign him with a secret mission. Hussain reluctantly accepts extensive bio-psychological training with a unique patriotic team who revive his love for his country.

Mafia

2002

Save Whatever is Possible poster
NR

(Nabil) returns to Egypt after an absence of 18 years to recover his father's palace after the guard has been lifted from him, gets to know the school (Amal), be surprised by his friend (Omar) who has become wealthy from the drug trade and becomes an influential businessman, (Omar) succeeds in attracting ( Nabil) to his world. And he turns his evening to the palace, which turns into a den of delinquency

Save Whatever is Possible

1985

Looking for Tutankhamun poster
10.0

The story of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, through the story of Gad, a young Nubian who comes to live in Luxor and accompanies Howard Carter during his search for the tomb.

Looking for Tutankhamun

1997

Aietida' poster
NR

Aziz goes to visit his friend Sherif while the latter's girlfriend, Salwa is in the house. As the two friends get drunk, Sherif passes out, only to wake up to the cops who arrest him for killing Salwa.

Aietida'

1982

Layl waraghba poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Layl waraghba

1977

the Atheist poster
4.0

The events deal with the idea of ​​religious extremism and atheism affecting young people and its impact on society. A tense dramatic thriller about a respected public figure whose private doubts trigger a chain of events that shake his family and community. As secrets surface, the film explores belief, identity, and the cost of truth in a tightly-knit society.

the Atheist

2025

Big Guys' Game poster
NR

Batta works with her stepfather, Qorani, the parking attendant. They meet the businessman, Masood and she discovers that he works with his wife in smuggling gold. Her fiancé Ismail reports him to the police but he gets released for lack of evidence and Masood decides to make him pay.

Big Guys' Game

1987

Queen of the Night poster
NR

Karima, the cabaret owner who's called 'Queen of the Night', meets Dr. Mahmoud, the university professor, and falls in love with him. Mahmoud is a widower living with his daughter Hoda who is engaged, and when Mahmoud proposes to Karima, both the daughter and her fiancé are against it.

Queen of the Night

1971

Alhajar alddayir poster
NR

Adel is a simple employee who is married to a teacher, and has three children but faces financial troubles. He meets Iglal,the corrupt businesswoman,who marries him and he becomes rich. Then he meets Sherine, another rich woman and marries her also. Till he feels lost and wants to go back to his old life.

Alhajar alddayir

1992

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

85 Genayat poster
NR

Colonel Hazem, the governor of woman's prison, meets the rich and beautiful Rawia, who lives next door. Their relation grows stronger and she tells him she is miserable with her husband Darwish. The two get arrested for the possession of drugs, and Rawia is sent to the prison where Hazem works.

85 Genayat

1993

Alexandria Again and Forever poster
5.1

Set in 1987 against the backdrop of a hunger strike by the Egyptian film industry, Chahine himself steps in to play Yehia, the famed Egyptian director whose life is chronicled in "Alexandria, Why?" and "An Egyptian Story". Obsessed with Amr, the handsome actor he discovered and cast as his alter-ego in parts one and two of The Alexandria Trilogy, Yehia pressures Amr to star in various film projects that change even as Yehia's perception of the young actor begins to change. He first casts Amr as Hamlet, which the actor deems too demanding for his talents, then as the lead in a musical biopic of demigod Alexander the Great, who founded the city of Alexandria in 332 B.C.

Alexandria Again and Forever

1989

The Alexandrian poster
4.3

The story unfolds in Alexandria, where Haj Ali Eskandarany is revered as the city's leader for his benevolence towards the humble and needy, and his care for everyone. However, a bitter conflict ensues between Haj Ali and his son Bakr, whose aspirations for power and wealth without effort stand in stark contrast to his hardworking cousin, Younis. Bakr competes with Younis also for the affection of Qamar, the woman he loves. As tensions escalate, Bakr commits a significant error, resulting in his expulsion by his father.

The Alexandrian

2024

The Lady of the Black Moons poster
3.8

In the depths of loneliness and despair, beautiful Aida visits her "tailor," Victoria, a woman who runs a sensual house where erotic fantasies are fulfilled. After satisfying her desires in the arms of one of Victoria's young men, Aida has a haunting nightmare where she envisions herself as a witch who, during a full moon, has the power to destroy her lovers' sensitivity.

The Lady of the Black Moons

1971

Raghba wa hiqd wa intiqam poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Raghba wa hiqd wa intiqam

1986

بنت بديعة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

بنت بديعة

1972

The Pasha's Palace poster
5.0

A mysterious murder occurs in the corridors of a luxury hotel, triggering a series of exciting events and investigations. The hotel manager finds himself caught in the web of the crime, while one of the employees holds hidden secrets that add to the complexity and mystery of the case.

The Pasha's Palace

2025

Sin of an Angel poster
5.0

A being from a different plane decides to come down on earth to see how human beings are living; over there he meets a evil man who try to manipulate him to his personal benefit. The angel comes to Tomar to live with the people of the earth and lives among human beings, gets to know the magician Solomon who discovers that Tomar has a magical eye and convinces him to work with him, Solomon covets in his wife's sister Jasmine and rapes her, Solomon exploits that Tomar does not have His fingerprints persuade him to steal the treasury of the hotel where Solomon and Tomar present with them, but they fail to monitor the police for them.

Sin of an Angel

1979

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

My Blood, My Tears and My Smile poster
7.0

Nahed is a gorgeous girl who marries a young man as a cover for her affair with a businessman. As their relationship turns loving and Nahed falls for him, she is forced to sacrifice him to save her family from a miserable and poor life.

My Blood, My Tears and My Smile

1973

Asyad Wa Abeed poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Asyad Wa Abeed

1978

Wild Flowers poster
NR

The story discusses the issue of immigration among young Egyptians in the 1960s and 1970s. As Nader and Amira prepare to emigrate abroad, they begin to rethink it after seeing the patriotic feelings of foreigners, who are residing in Egypt, for their countries

Wild Flowers

1972

Monsters Run poster
6.7

Said and Nabil are friends. Said can't have children, and Dr. Nabil decides to help him by transplanting part of the brain of poor man Abdul Qawi to him, who suffers from severe fatigue after the operation, while Said is unable to have children despite the success of the operation.

Monsters Run

1987

Nutshells poster
NR

To face the declining revenues of the hotel that Raouf runs, he announces a competition to eat the largest amount of food in order to attract more guests, but hundreds of poor people join the contest, turning it into a tragedy that demonstrates various forms of suffering.

Nutshells

1995