
Acting
Abdel Ghani El Nagdi
Born 1915-12-06 · Egypt
An Egyptian actor and writer, born in the village of Al-Mashaya, one of the centers of Assiut Governorate, in 1915. He began his career in cinema through the film (Mohamed Ali Street) in 1944, and since then he was known for many secondary roles in cinema. His characters varied between the policeman, the naive villager, the street vendor, and many others. He can be recognized through the films (The Green Threshold, The Second Wife, The Laughing Crime, and The Madmen in Bliss). Abdel Ghani El-Nagdy participated in writing the story and screenplay for the film (Agaza Bel-Afyia) and the dialogue for the film (Banat Bahri). He also participated in writing the songs for the film (The Secret in a Well). He died in 1980 at the age of 65.
Acting credits
4.5The story deals with an upscale family that is down on its luck. As the butcher Madbouly foots the bills for the entire family, the authoritative Berlanty is the one in charge. When the carpenter Ragab falls for Madbouly's niece Amal, Berlanty insists he finishes his education first.
In Your Hands
1960
7.0A simple girl is seduced by a wealthy young man who leaves her pregnant. She works as a singer but her son dies, then the young man regrets what he did and marries her after many conflicts with the owner of the nightclub where the girl works.
Lailet El Henna
1951
6.9A wealthy landlord floods and destroys a village on purpose to prevent the people living there from making a profit off their crops. What he doesn't know is that his own daughter, Amal, is in love with Ahmed, a young man from the village.
The Blazing Sun
1954
7.4Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.
Cairo Station
1958
5.5The film is an adaptation of a novel by Ismåeel Walieddin. The main character, Ahmad, leaves rural eastern Egypt for the city hoping to become economically self-sufficient, gets an apartment for his parents, and obtains a law degree. He and his family are refugees from a town occupied by the Israeli army, Ismaåilia. Ali, the owner of the Malatily Bathhouse, offers to let him stay there for free. Ahmad encounters several characters there, including Naåeema, a prostitute who he becomes obsessed with, and Raouf, a homosexual man.
The Malatily Bathhouse
1973
10.0Madbouly forces his daughter to sell lottery tickets in cafes, while her two brothers work in the field of pickpocketing. The wealthy Yahya meets Aisha and is sympathetic to her because he finds her very similar to the daughter he lost. The wealthy negotiates with Madbouly to take care of his daughter Aisha in his home and to educate and raise her in the best possible way. In exchange for a monthly salary.
Aisha
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Yellow Valley
1970
NRSergeant Radwan works in a reformatory for the youth and treats them harshly, until the social worker Karima arrives and treats everyone gently, which angers Radwan, especially as three prisoners, Samir, Abdel Fadil, and Nabil, plan to escape.
Bela Rahma
1971
7.0Amal marries the train driver Mahmoud, who treats her harshly. She feels neglected despite her husband's presence, Mahmoud travels to another city and asks his assistant Hassan to look after his wife. During his absence, Amal expresses admiration for Hassan's morals, which soon turns into a special love.
Agony of Love
1960
6.3As Magdy leaves Upper Egypt for a job, he befriends the playboy Sami who impresses him with his many relationships. After a chance meeting with Hanan, Magdy asks for Sami's help to get close to her, something that Sami is happy to provide and support with previous experiences.
Searching for a Scandal
1973
NRNo synopsis available yet.
دعوة المظلوم
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
عودي يا أمي
1961
9.0A son succeeds his father as a ruffian in the Al-Husayniyah area. As conflict arises between the young man and the current thug, who competes with him over the same girl, the thug plots to put the young man in prison for several years.
The Thugs of El-Husseiniya
1954
7.2Naïve young Muhasab is asked to accompany his more dependable friend, Mujahed, on a voyage up the Nile to Cairo. Once there, they will sell their boat, the "Bride of the Nile," in order to buy a barge that will make their village elders more competitive in business and trade. But a ruthless business rival is determined to see that the men never reach Cairo. Matters become even more complicated when Nargis, a scheming carnival dancer, is discovered hiding out in the cargo hold of the "Bride of the Nile."
Conflict in the Nile
1959
7.7Ismail lives in a local neighborhood, next to his fiancée and her mother who objects to their relationship because of his work in the police.
Ismail Yassine in the Police
1956
7.0Ragab is a doctor struggling with his financial life, he meets Nabil and discovers that he is the devil himself. They have a deal to make him the best doctor ever.
Appointment with Satan
1955
7.9Hussein, a shy young man, is desperately in love with Samiha. However, Samiha is more interested in her singing and dancing cousin Lucy. Admiring Hussein greatly, Samiha's father attempts to help him and starts spreading the rumor that Hussein is having an affair with famous actress Hind Rostom, hoping jealousy will move the daughter's heart. The plan seems to work... until Hind Rostom herself comes to town.
Eshaet Hob
1960
6.8Haridy arrives at the vegetable market in search of a job opportunity, he works for Master Abu Zaid and after a while he separates and marries Hossnyia. Haridy forms an alliance against Abu Zaid, but he soon becomes more powerful and his condition turns to worse.
The Thug
1957
7.4A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village with his power.
The Second Wife
1967
NRNo synopsis available yet.
جرب حظك
1956
7.1Ebn Hameedo is an undercover police officer who arrives with his colleague Hassan at a fishing area near Suez where drug trafficking is practiced. They meet two sisters, Azeeza, the younger, and Hameeda, the older maiden. They rent a room in their father’s house and fall in love with the two girls. Their love could have led to marriage had it not been for al-Baaz Effendi who wanted to marry Azeeza and tried to get rid of Hassan. Al-Baaz is also involved in the narcotics business. so they track him down in order to catch the rest of the gang.
Son of Hamido
1957
7.3Based on the novel by Egyptian writer Tawfiq al-Hakim, 1937, Diary of A Country Prosecutor records the daily activities and tribulations of a public official appointed to act as a village justice in the countryside.
Diary of a Country Prosecutor
1969
NRA gang makes so much money by blackmailing married women and businessmen. after the death of one of their victims in a car accident,the police found one lead that may help them to arrest this gang.
The deceivers
1973
7.6Azza escapes from her family’s home after being incessantly harassed by her stepfather. On her journey, she meets Medhat and agrees to live in his house, where she meets Magda and they become friends. Things get complicated when Magda dies and Azza pretends to be her.
Troublemaker
1980
