Tawfiq Al-Deqen

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Tawfiq Al-Deqen

Born May 3, 1924 · Egypt

Died November 26, 1988 · aged 64

Tawfiq Ameen Muhammad Ahmad al-Sheikh Al Deqen was born in the village of Horeen in Berket al-Sab’ Monoufeyya (delta of Egypt). He graduated from the High Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1950. His career started when he was still studying when he played the role of a peasant and then participated in “Dhohoor al-Islaam" (The appearance of Islam) in 1951. Seven years after his graduation, Tawfik joine…

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SaladinSaladin · 1963
Saladin
★ 7.11963
MovieDramaWar
The first Sultan of Egypt and Syria leads the Muslim military campaign against the invading Christians from Europe during the Third Crusade.
Orphans' moneyOrphans' money · 1952
Orphans' money
★ 7.01952
MovieDramaMusic
A family whose breadwinner dies, leaving his wife and university-student daughter in the care of his son from his first wife. He treats them harshly and wastes their money - especially his sister's money, as he is her guardian - on his own pleasures. The mother and daughter are led by a kind family that takes her by the hand and curbs the son's ambitions.
The Barred RoadThe Barred Road · 1958
The Barred Road
★ 8.51958
MovieDramaRomance
Faiza is raised in a family where the mother and the two sisters work in illegal acts. They try to drag her in with them but she refuses. She studies to become a school teacher and decides to move to the countryside away from them, but she finds other temptations that try to lure her in.
The LandThe Land · 1970
The Land
★ 8.31970
MovieDrama
Set in 1933, the mayor informs the peasants that the share of irrigation of their land will be split equally between them and feudal lord Mahmoud Bey. The peasants send Mohamed Effendi to submit a petition to the government. Mahmoud Bey then proposes a project that would require taking part of the peasants' lands.
El Banat Wel MercedesEl Banat Wel Mercedes · 1973
El Banat Wel Mercedes
1973
MovieAdventureComedy
Ashraf works for the Baher Tourism Company. After returning from Beirut to buy a brilliant car. It turns out that the car was a smuggler for a gang headed by Murad together with Baher. Baher discovers that the checks that Ashraf signed for the price of the car had been stolen, thus Ashraf becomes its owner. His friends take advantage of the opportunity to pretend each of them in front of his girlfriend to own the car. Baher kidnapped Madiha, Ashraf's fiancée, to pressure him to return checks, thinking that he was hiding them.
The Dawn of IslamThe Dawn of Islam · 1951
The Dawn of Islam
★ 8.71951
MovieHistory
The film deals with the life of the Arabian peninsula before Islam emerged, where idolatry, ignorance and corruption spread all over. Then the Mohammedan message of worshiping God alone begins and the difficulties facing Islam and early Muslims starts.
Adieu BonaparteAdieu Bonaparte · 1985
Adieu Bonaparte
★ 5.91985
MovieDramaHistory
This big-budget historical epic from acclaimed Egyptian director Youssef Chahine features a crazed turn by Patrice Chereau as Napoleon Bonaparte. The film, an Egyptian-French co-production, deals with Napoleon's occupation of Alexandria and its effect on a typical Egyptian family. Michel Piccoli leads the cast as a general in Napoleon's army who tentatively befriends a local poet and falls in love with two young Egyptian brothers, reflecting complex themes of colonial desire, affection, and personal connection.
Bela RahmaBela Rahma · 1971
Bela Rahma
1971
MovieDramaThriller
Sergeant 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.

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El Maganeen Fi NaeemEl Maganeen Fi Naeem · 1963
El Maganeen Fi Naeem
★ 8.31963
MovieComedyDrama
A madman exposes humanity’s insanity. Andeel leaves a mental hospital after 10 years of treatment are over to face the world again. Whenever he reveals that he used to be a mental patient, he is faced with aggressive suspicion, cruelty and rejection. When a shop owner refuses to hire him, he yells that he is the only one with an official certificate that proves he is actually sane. We follow his miserable search for a job and watch situations in which, over and over again, he gets very close to a decent life just before his unrestrained tongue reveals a side of his madness that freaks people out. Andeel is an honest, kind person who’s good at what he does, but people’s uncontrollable fear of madness makes them want to get rid of him and the uncomfortable state he puts them in, probably because of how normal he seems, just like them, yet how crazy he is, like they fear they might be.

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