Omar Sharif
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Omar ElSharif, originally named Michael Demitri Shalloub was born on April 10, 1932 in Alexandria to a wealthy Egyptian Catholic family. Sharif graduated from Alexandria’s Victoria...Read more College, where he originally met his friend and later director, Youssef Shahin. He then studied in Cairo University, majoring in both mathematics and physics. In 1953, Sharif began his acting career with a role in the film Sira3 Fi al-Wadi, (Struggle in the Valley) alongside his future wife Faten Hamama. He continued to do some of his best work with her including Ayyamna el helwa (Our Best Days, 1955),La anam (I Don't Sleep, 1958),Sayedat el kasr (Lady of the Castle,1959) and the Anna Karenina adaptation Nahr el hub (The River of Love, 1961). In 1955, Omar El-Sharif converted to Islam and then married Egyptian actress Faten Hamama, with whom he had one son, Tarek, and separated quickly after in 1966. He admits that the overturn of the government during Nasser’s time made it impossible to stay in Egypt, which was the main reason behind the dissolution of his marriage. Yet even during his many years of living abroad, Sharif continued to play a role in Egyptian Radio Broadcasting in works such as “Nose and Three Eyes” and “Forbidden Love”. Sharif's first English language film was Lawrence of Arabia in 1962, in which he played the role of Sherif Ali. His performance earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, a Most Promising Newcomer award and worldwide fame as the world's first leading Arabic actor. Sharif played the title role in the 1965 film Doctor Zhivago, alongside his son Tarek who played Yuri at age 8. He also starred in Funny Girl with Barbra Streisand who made public the fact that they were having an affair. Sharif is fluent in Arabic, English, Greek, and French. He also speaks some Italian, Spanish and Turkish. He is known for his charisma on and off screen, and has been awarded a very prestigious award by UNESCO for his charitable acts toward humanity.
Gossip Town
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Hussein is a shy young man who is deeply in love with his beautiful cousin, Samiha. Samiha, however, is more impressed by her other out-going cousin, Lucy. To fan the flames of jealousy, Samiha's father starts a rumor that Hussein is dating the superbly beautiful actress Hind Rostom.
Lawet Elhobb
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Amal 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 more look after his wife. During his absence, Amal expresses admiration for Hassan s morals, which soon turns into a special love.
Almuatin Masry
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The film follows the story of a mayor named Abdel Razek Al-Sharshabi (Omar Sharif) when his youngest son, Tawfiq (Khaled Al-Nabawi),is asked to enlist. His wife (Safia Al-Omari) refuses to let her son go, so someone suggests that he send someone to impersonate his son to enlist in his place. Indeed, after intimidation and encouragement, he convinces a poor father named Abdul Mawjoud (Ezzat Al-Alayli) to send his Egyptian son (Abdullah Mahmoud) to enlist, even though he is the only one of his mother and father, in exchange for giving him five acres. Indeed, an Egyptian goes to the army in the name of the mayor’s son.
A Date with the Unknown
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A gang of factory employees kills the manager to facilitate the task of smuggling money abroad. One of them gets framed and escapes to Sudan. The brother of the factory owner arrives from abroad and meets the sister of the accused man. They get married while she continues to secretly contact her brother.
Conflict in the Nile
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The people of Luxor decide to buy a new barge to replace the old one that was used for river transport. The mayor assigns the task to Mujjahid who is accompanied by Mohsib. A group of outlaws learn of the plan and their chief, Abu Sufyan, sends his followers to steal the money designated for the new barge.
Our Best Days
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An impoverished girl lives on the roof. Three young men live close by and they fall in love with her. They also learn that she has developed an illness which requires surgery. The three men rush to help her and one is left wondering who will succeed in helping her and who will she fall in love with?
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.
