Hussein Riad
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Born 13 January 1897 in al-Sayyeda Zeinab (popular district of Cairo),in 1916 he quit school to start acting and joined the Arab Acting Institute. In 1923 he worked with Youssef...Read more Wahby Theatrical Troupe then worked with Abdul Rahman Roushdy, Moneera al-Mahdeyya, al-Reehany, Al-Kassaar, Awlaad ‘Okaasha and Fatma Roushdy Troupes. He worked in silent films starting 1926 and since then he acted in more than 100 films. He received the State Award and Medal of Science and Arts (1963) and died in 1965.
The Den Of Pleasures
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Naima resorts to a woman in society, to escape the cruelty of the street, only to discover that this woman, or (Sitt Hanem) as everyone calls her, runs a den of vice and gambling. Naima is forced to work with her and her name is later changed to (Dalal),so everything in her life changes when She gets to know Hassanein and falls in love with him, but fate has a surprise in store for them that they did not expect.Thawret El Madeena
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Fatima's mother dies when she gives birth to her. Her father notices that the women in her family die while giving birth to their first child. Fatima lives captive to her father's misconception that if she marries and gives birth, she will die and her fate will be the same as that of her mother. To avoid her father from this fate, he keeps her away from any man, except that (Fatima) falls in love with (Ahmed) without her father's knowledge.Beware of Eve
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The events revolve around the fierce girl (Amira) who hates men, as she rejected all those who proposed to marry her, and her grandfather swore not to marry off her younger sister until she gets married. She fights the doctor (Hassan),who was transferred to work in the countryside, and an argument takes place between them, so that the events escalate.Who Is The Murderer?
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The story revolves around Suad Hanim who gets killed during Samira s wedding. The detective suspects four people Said, Soliman, Selim, and Magdy. Suspicions increase around Magdy especially after his mysterious disappearance, but as the investigation continues, more surprises are revealed.Melody of Devotion
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The musician Allam takes Galal as his prot g and teaches him singing. As Galal starts a relationship with the singer Soheir, Allam tries to get close to Soheir and hopes that she will make up for the shock of his wife s cheating, until he discovers that she loves Galal.Ask My Heart
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As a rich young woman falls for an actor, her family oppose their relationship, urging the actor to leave her for good and pretend to be in a relationship with a dancer to save his more beloved the heartache, only for him to relapse and end up being an alcoholic and failed actor.Return My Heart
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In Egypt forties and before the 14th of July revolution in 1952, a poor family lives in a prince s palace where the father works as a gardener. The family has two children Ali and Hassan. Ali grows up liking the prince s daughter who loves him too. Now grown ups, they realize how impossible this love story is. Joining the army, Ali fights in Palestine while the brother joins the police and is part of the King s guards. Ali gets back from Palestine and joins the secret military movement that will soon rule Egypt, The Free Officers. The revolution starts and the Free Officers are now in charge, putting Ali against his brother as a guard for the king and also against his lover, the prince s daughter as the revolution will confiscate all her family s wealth.Hubun min alsama
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Samia, a paralyzed girl, falls in love with an engineer, but she rejects his proposal, thinking that he pities her. At the same time, she tempts him to marry her cousin, a playboy, so he can actually marry her. A senior doctor treats Samia, and she recovers, and events escalate.Bread Seller
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The husband dies and leaves his wife, Khadija, and their two children, Nemat and Sami. She goes to live with a relative of theirs. She is arrested on charges of burning down the factory where her husband worked. This crime was planned by President Abdul Hakim after Khadija refused to marry him. She becomes insane and is hospitalized for ten years until her memory returns. She begins a journey to search for Nemat and Sami.An American from Tanta
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Ibrahim Afendi is a poor employee who lives with his wife and daughter. He reads about an American millionaire of Egyptian descent who wants to visit Egypt and meet his family. Ibrahim claims that he s related to him, and invites him to stay at a villa that he rented. But he finds himself in over his headOm Ratiba
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Om Ratiba and her younger brother are suffering from their older brother Abd Al-Sabour's tyranny. Abd Al-Sabour, who's obsessed with sorcery and charlatanism, refuses her marriage to her neighbor and tries to convince them that he will return after his death to make sure they're following his orders.God Is on Our Side
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Officer Emad says goodbye to his sweetheart Nadia as he goes to fight in the Palestine war. As the army suffers from a crippling defeat and rumors of bad weapons abound, Emad asks Nadia to search her father s papers for proof, since her father is one of the men who were involved in the weapon deals.The Stranger
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Hajj Kamel is sheltering and raising one of the orphaned children in his home, and while Hajj’s son harbors hostility towards him, his sister Yasmine loves him. Otherwise, after the death of Hajj, the boy begins to care for Yasmine, but her brother asks her to stay away from him.Oh Islam
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The story of Saif Al Din Qutuz, from the time the Tatars invaded his country, to his escape with his cousin Jihad and the servant Salama and how he became a soldier working for Izz Al Din Aybak, to his reunion with Jihad, his ascension to the throne of Egypt and his resistance of the Tatars.Under the City's Sky
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Soad, Mona and Bassima are three girls with three different stories. Soad married a young lawyer who has a clean reputation and a working consciousness, as opposed to her greed and love of power. Bassima is a poor girl who was kicked out by her addict father and was taken by a gang who have turned her into a whore. Mona is tricked by a wealthy man who rapes her in the name of marriage and then kicks her out, and she eventually ends up with the gang who took Bassima.Al Zuhur Al Fatina
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Aziza is a mother of two girls who lives in an alley near the citadel. One of the girls is ambitious and wants to leave the neighbourhood and live like the rich so she works as a more bellydancer. The other, Karima, is content with her life and takes care of her sick mother and pays home bills.The Little Angel
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Duha lives with her grandfather, but suffers from a complex of not being able to go out of the house after her parents die in a car accident. The grandfather is forced to sell the house to businessman Murad and hides the news from Duha, and when Murad comes to take over the house, he sympathizes with Duha.Virgins Hearts
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A former Pasha lives in his estate with his daughter, while his son lives with his mistress in Cairo. In the same estate, a poor doctor lives who travels to Cairo and tries to reconcile the son with his father. When he returns to the estate ,he makes the Pasha thinks that his son would like to see him.melody of my love
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When a musician s family faces financial difficulty, the daughter starts working as a singer in a nightclub owned by her mother s lover. When she learns about her mother s affair, more the girl claims that she s in a relationship with the nightclub s owner in order to save her mother s reputation.The 17 Year Old Girl
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Law student Safaa Zebeida Tharwat loves her colleague Kamal Ahmed Ramzy , but her father Ibrahim Hussein Riyad disapproves because Kamal s mother Houreya Zuzu Madi rents her apartment for poker players. After Ibrahim fails to keep them apart,he asks his friend Refaat Mahmoud Zul Faqqar to interfere.Zoqaq el madaq
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The orphan girl Hamida Shadia gets engaged to the barber Abbas Salah Kabil who decides to travel to get more money to meet her needs. Professional pimp Faraj Youssef Shaaban seduces Hamida, and she indulges in her new life. Until she meets Abbas again and he decides to take revenge.The Gypsy
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Abu Doma kidnaps children and ransoms them back to their parents or sells them if the parents can t pay the ransom. During one of his operations, he returns the wrong girl to Hassan, who raises her with his adopted son Fathy. Salma, Hassan s real daughter, grows among the gypsies.The Suspect
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A broke gambler plans with the manager of a gambling hall to steal money from the safe of a pharmaceutical company that another gambler works for. The gambler betrays his partner , and kills him and mutilates his face. After the doctor leaves his room, everyone thinks that he killed the gambler because of the hatred that existed between them.The Woman is Everything
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A family composed of a father who works as a Qanun musician, the son is a drummer, and the daughter is a dancer, all work in a nightclub, but the daughter is the one who pays most of the house expenses. The son meets a young man from a wealthy family, who falls in love with his sister.Sad Melody
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Professor Mahmoud loves the dancer Samia, who discovered her talent even with the age difference between them, but she treats him as a friend. When singer Adel comes to work with them, Samia is attracted to him, which causes Mahmoud s jealousy, and makes him sign with another casino.Abraha Expedition on the Kaaba
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The story of Abraha Al Ashram who waged a military expedition in the Year of the Elephant, aiming to demolish the sacred Kaaba, killing whoever stands in his way, whether women or children, and the attempts of prophet Muhammad s uncle, Abu Talib Ibn Abd Al Muttalib, to prevent such an unholy act.Life or Death
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A man who suffers from a heart attack, sends his daughter to get the medicine, but the pharmacist discovers that he made a mistake while preparing the medicine causing it to become a lethal poison. He tries with the help of the police to find the man and save him before it s too late.My Darling s Mistake
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Salah and his cousin Souad promise to marry each other. Salah s uncle asks him to collect revenue from the citadel where he meets Aziza, the flirtatious girl who succeeds in seducing him. Aziza tells him that she s pregnant with his child. Salah becomes torn between his love for Souad, and his attraction for Aziza.