
Acting
Mohamed El-Shammat
Born 1936-03-15 · Damascus, Syria
Acting credits
NRA struggling young man abandons country life to work as a truck driver's assistant. His ambition drives him to be a driver himself, and lives a conflict that tears him apart between his love for a girl from his village, and his gratitude to his teacher who hopes to marry him to his daughter. We see the conflict that rages between truck drivers demanding wage increases on the one hand, and the employer on the other. The film depicts the harsh experiences that the hero goes through and learns through them the enormity of the individual battle in life.
The Truck Driver
1967
NRGhawar has two jobs: he is a beach guard during the day and a sculptor at night. Ghawar lives with his friend Hosni and the two suffer that their wives travel constantly. A gang plans to steal a statue from the museum where Ghawar works and they send two pretty women to seduce him and Hosni.
When Wives Are Absent
1975
NRAdel lives happily with his wife until he meets his ex-girlfriend, who works as a dancer. During her visit to his home, she faints and then he discovers that she has died. Adel is arrested and his wife is shocked, while his friend the police officer tries to find out the real killer.
The Memory of a Night of Love
1973