
Acting
Ali Jawhar
Born 1924-09-08 · Egypt
Acting credits
6.5Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.
Alexandria… Why?
1979
6.0In 1960s Egypt, a humble flower seller from Alexandria is drawn into a journalist's social experiment: to impersonate a millionaire’s daughter and spend a week living among Cairo’s elite, exposing the stark divide between classes in a rapidly modernizing society.
7 Days in Heaven
1969
6.3Well off widow working Mother "Mona" is struggling raising 6 kids at different ages ranging from elementary school to University graduating students. The day she thinks to bring a new husband home proves to be a very difficult task.
Empire M
1972
NRIn the wake of an atomic disaster, the entire male population of the Earth has been rendered sterile, except for a young man named Adam who was deep below the planet's surface in an iron mine at the time of the accident. This hapless nonentity suddenly finds himself feted as humanity's savior, exhibited to international teams of scientists, and instructed to leave his wife and instead join his new harem of beauty contest winners; until, that is, the fateful day when other males start to regain their potency and Adam is no longer 'special'. This satirical sci-fi movie is of interest not merely for its candid approach to sex and sexuality, but also because it's an unauthorized adaptation of Pat Frank's 1946 novel “Mr. Adam”.
Adam and Women
1971
4.0The construction of the Aswan dam as seen by those who took part in it: engineers, workers, Egyptians, and Soviets.
The People and the Nile
1972
8.0three friends struggle in life after getting out of prison.
The Giants
1974
NRA wife is forced to marry a man she does not love, even though there is a love relationship between her and another young man. After several years, the revolution declared this false social situation, as it tries to resist and eliminate it. Here it clashes with the traditions and the laws of the surrounding community.
Past Love
1973
NRJaber is a professional hitman who decides to repent, but the gang he is affiliated with refuses to let go of him easily.
My Son
1972
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
NRTo cover up a robbery, a plan is devised to set fire to the warehouse. When Youssef confides in Dalia about his concern over the fire, she reports him to Sherif, the mastermind behind the crime. Youssef tries to expose Sherif who plots to have him murdered.
Women in the City
1977
6.3The story of the assassination of Lord Moyne, the British Minister for the Colonies, by a Jewish gang for his support of the Palestinians. The two killers are arrested by Major Abdullah, and Detective Ahmed Ezzat takes charge of the investigation, infiltrating the gang as events unfold.
A Crime in the Calm Neighbourhood
1967
7.0After the ambassador travels abroad, the servant takes advantage of this opportunity and impersonates him.
His Excellency, The Ambassador
1966
NRAs Adam, a miner, follows the news about missing nuclear missiles, he finds himself turned into an actual national treasure when his presence in the mine protects him from an explosion that leaves all the men in the world barren - except him.
Adam wel Nessa
1971
4.7A girl leaves behind her past life as a dancer working in Mohammed Ali Street and enters college. Her ambition is to acquire knowledge and to leave behind her former life. She finds herself in a relationship with a young man from an affluent background and thus becomes conflicted between her two lives.
Watch Out for Zuzu
1972
6.5No synopsis available yet.
The return of the world's most dangerous man
1972
NRConfusion ensues when a man wins the lottery with a ticket he hadn't realized was stolen at the time he bought it.
The Lottery Ticket Thief
1970
6.7The story of friendship on the eve of the free officers' revolution: Youssef, an unprincipled journalist, whose star rises thanks to his connections, and Shawki, an idealist man committed to social justice
The Man Who Lost His Shadow
1968
6.5A man travels to Cairo to recover from a shock that occurred while he was listening to a song, in which case he would collide with a mafia.
El Ataba Gazaz
1969
9.0Amira meets Mustafa on his way to a delegation abroad, he promises to marry her when he returns . Years pass but he never writes back . Then fate sends another young man to Amira, Salah who's a young engineer open to life and they fall in love until Mustafa reappears.
One Smile Is Enough
1978
NRHassan Musica is a poor young man who lives in a cemetery. He meets by chance the daughter of an Egyptian millionaire who lives in the United States of America. She comes to visit her mother's grave and learns that she is sick and needs a kidney transplant.
Bird in the sky
1988
NRNo synopsis available yet.
الشجعان الثلاثة
1969
NRAl-Sakhawi, the businessman, seeks to buy all the houses and shops in the popular neighborhood where Zainab and Tayel, who is returning from a business trip abroad, live. Both of them refuse to sell to Al-Sakhawi, so Al-Sakhawi tries to make Zainab believe that he loves her and will marry her, and events escalate.
Al-me'alima Wal-Ostaz
1995
NRThe rich man marries Kamel from Rabab, who discovers after marriage that he is sexually incapacitated, so he resorted to Dr. Amin for his treatment, and it becomes clear to the doctor that Kamel is a shy and introverted young man who lives with his mother after separating from his father and thereby adheres to it completely and adheres to the sex with a certain pattern that he cannot go out despite his attempts Standing.
Al-Sarab
1970
NRNo synopsis available yet.
حبيبة غيري
1976