Duraid Lahham

This vehicle for Syrian comedian Duraid Lahham offers the most risqué mad scientist subplot to be found in any of these Lebanese films, thanks to his character visiting the inventor of the Sexatron, a machine whose precise practical purpose remains sketchy, although the method for causing it to blow up is outlined clearly enough in the screencaps below. This sequence evidently tested the censor's limits and contains three splices in the Lebanese version of the movie; it may well have escaped uncut in the Turkish edit of the film.

Queen Nazli's daughter disappears at a young age, and the queen dies without seeing her. The heirs take advantage of the disappearance of the daughter to divide the wealth among them, but when the daughter suddenly appears, they try to stop her from having the wealth.

A traveler between two countries metaphorically named "Easternstan" and "Westernstan" loses his passport and identity papers. Stuck between the two countries he can neither cross the frontiers nor get back to where he came from. He's forced to camp in the neutral area between the two countries, facing a lot of funny situations while there. The movie satirizes the ideology of Arab unity and cooperation at the state level.

In a mountain village called Kfaroun, Wadud works as a janitor in the school, where he has loving relationships with the young students. But his mother Sukhur demands that he avenge his father's killer and objects him marrying his fiancée. While Noor, the spoiled city girl is the new school teacher.

Tayseer, a conservative man, has grown with a particular hang-up caused by his sister's marriage without his consent. When a man proposes to his daughter Kawthar, Tayseer vehemently opposes their relationship, even if the two are deeply in love. Is it too late to rid him of his hang-up?

A father of four who works for the Police and his wife dreams that he finishes his university education so he can get promoted, joins the university but drops out after his wife dies. He then works as a cab driver and his children rent a room to (Amal) to increase their income.

A strict father refuses to let his beautiful daughter marry the young pilot she loves, believing that the life of a pilot is filled with danger. The pilot sees a dead end, but that does not prevent him from using his cunning to persuade his beloved's father of their marriage.

Due to the great success of the original TV series from 1972, this movie was created with almost identical actors and a slightly different plot. Two friends find themselves in an unexpected conflict when one of them, an employee working in a small hotel, falls for the hotel owner, but she is in love with his friend, a painter who has been staying in the same hotel for a long time, which creates jealousy and conflict between the two friends.

Salim is a simple farmer who loves Bedour and wants to marry her. He comes across a letter that he thinks is written to his lover, but it turns out that it's written by Bedour whom Ghawar loves and he returns from overseas with a pearl necklace for her.

A compelling and profound story that explores the resilience of the human spirit in times of crises and wars.

(Ghawar) is a simple man who loves to do good, help everyone and deal with life simply, accidentally recognizes a person who feels a hidden sadness, so he approaches him and discovers that he and his lover are going through one of the severe crises that threaten them with separation, (Ghawar) decides to reconcile them and help them solve the emergency problems they are exposed to, will he succeed

A social-political comedy play, considered one of the most legendary critical and purposeful Arab comedies.

The Happy Bird is a Syrian play directed to children and the family, starring Duraid Lahham and the Tishreen family

Saber Effendi works as a tailor for men, but his major problem is that he suffers from a great depression because of his lack of fashion and refuses to develop his ideas about fashion until his wife, Huda, who works in a Syrian magazine interested in fashion, suggests that he change his activity to become a tailor for women rather than men. Implementation plan.

An introverted former broadcaster chooses to detach himself from the overwhelming situation his country is going through, but the news of his daughter getting besieged in Aleppo break through his shield. A portrayal of the fragile and voluntary detachment as a coping mechanism with war and trauma.

The events revolve around a three-person gang led by Abu Al-Ghawar (Duraid Lahham), who plans to steal Simon Bay, and the gang members succeed in deceiving him and stealing his locker. Whereas the husband of his sister (Nihad al-Qala'i) is a person who has many problems and disputes with the people of the region due to the mockery of the people of the region of Abu al-Ghawar Who uses this money to do amazing inventions that have no use.

“The Rain Maker” is a Syrian play starring artist Duraid Lahham and the Syrian theater group Tishreen Family. It is the last play with Duraid Lahham in the lead role. The story of the play challenges citizens to realize their dreams and find solutions to their problems themselves, without waiting for others to solve them. Caesar (Duraid Lahham) was able to bring rain from the earth after everyone was waiting for it to fall from the sky, and this is how the events unfold.

Azmi, a legal adviser refuses to sign the budget of the celebration of a project as it's twice what was spent on the project itself. He gets fired from his work, and decides to write a comprehensive report of all the daily atrocities in the hope of presenting it to higher authorities.

Two friends are trying to find a suitable place to stay. They find a suitable residence for a woman to live alone. The owner of the house rents a room in the apartment to the two friends without the woman knowing during her absence, which generates funny ironies among everyone.

Two friends work as guards at a luxurious villa, whose owner only comes at long intervals. They turn it into a hotel but the owner suddenly comes with his fiancée, and he discovers the situation,causing funny situations to happen.

Queen Nazli's daughter disappears at a young age, and the queen dies without seeing her. The heirs take advantage of the disappearance of the daughter to divide the wealth among them, but when the daughter suddenly appears, they try to stop her from having the wealth.

The series discusses a variety of social issues within a framework of separate episodes, and through a series of comedic events that simulate society, such as hypocrisy, science, and other issues

The events takes place in the village of (Al-Kharba), near Al-Suwayda Governorate, as it highlights the lives of two families living in the village within a comedic framework.

“Salt and Sugar” is the first Syrian work shown on Syrian television in 1973 during the month of Ramadan, and its events take place inside the prison when the social worker (Sabah Al-Jazairi) visits the prison to search for the cause of the prisoners’ delinquency, and (Dhiab Mashhour) sings the song “Alamaya,” and remembers Ghawar Al-Tosha (Duraid Lahham) is his mother and longs for life outside the bars. He sings his famous songs “Lou Lou Lou” and “Oh my beloved woman, ya mo.” The artist Dhiyab Mashhour also sings “Ya Abourdin.” The artist Taroub also presented two songs, “Tik Tok,” as part of a competition organized by Hosni. Al-Borzan (Nihad Qalai) inside the prison, through a Syrian comedy act starring Duraid Lahham and Nihad Qalai, in collaboration with Yassin Bakoush, Naji Jabr, Najah Hafeez, Abdul Latif Fathi Sabah Al-Jazairi and others, and the work is directed by Khaldoun Al-Maleh.

An epic love story between a well-to-do blind girl and a rebel, set against a historical background spanning 60 years of conflicts, secrets and intrigue.

Ammo Najeeb, a respectable elder is hopeful to reunite with his family. After suffering a health episode, he travels to Lebanon to live among his children, who are living a lifestyle that pleases no one whatsoever!

Few Arab comedy series have left a mark quite like Sah El Nom. Written by the brilliant Nihad Qalei, who stars alongside the irreplaceable Duraid Lahham, the show gave the Arab world two of its most iconic characters — the lovable, street-smart Ghawar Tawasha and the memorable Houssni Al Bourzan. Warm, witty, and deeply rooted in Damascene folklore, it's the kind of show that never really gets old.

The Arab world's most beloved rogue is back. In this long-awaited return, Duraid Lahham resurrects his iconic Ghawar Tawasha — this time wrongly accused of murdering his wife and thrown behind bars for decades. Upon his release, he walks into a Syria grappling with the harsh economic realities of the nineties, determined to find his daughter and prove his innocence. Equal parts comedy and drama, it's warm, funny, and quietly heartbreaking — a homecoming worth waiting for.

Abu Razouq is a rich man, who discovers that he is infected with a serious and deadly disease, and worries about this matter; but his biggest concern is his legacy, and how his children and wives can share it, except for his son Razouq, who does not care about money, but his father. Abu Razouq helps his son with the trick that he has died, so that he knows who loves him for his person and who loves his money.

The series deals with the life of the simple man, Abu Al-Hana, who is constantly exposed to unenviable situations, and grows when he begins to search for solutions to them, for he is a simple and kind-hearted person, but he has self-confidence that makes his wife Umm al-Khair always obey him, and he is a ninth-degree employee in a government department.

A show centred entirely around Duraid Lahham's iconic character Ghawar Tawasha. An iconic Syrian comedy series where Ghawar gets up to his classic mischief and pranks, leaning into the slapstick, street-smart humour that made the character so beloved across the Arab world.

AlDaghari is a Syrian social comedy series, based on the story of Turkish writer Aziz Nesin, produced by Syrian Arab Television in 1992, directed by Haitham Haqqi. It tells the story of a fraudulent person who exploits the gullibility of the villagers.

When an extremely wealthy family loses everything, the patriarch is forced to sell all his properties to pay off his debts to the merchants. He pushes his family to take on mundane tasks like washing carpets and cleaning vegetables to make ends meet.

A comedy that examines absurd scenarios relevant to the life in Syria.

A Syrian comedy drama series that revolves around (Fatoum), the owner of the (Sah Al-Nom) Hotel, where most of the events of the series take place. Both (Ghawar Al-Tosha) and (Hosni Al-Borzan) fall in love with (Fatoum), and pranks and adventures occur between them in order to win With her heart.

Amidst an intense political battle for power and social dominance in a Damascene neighbourhood under French rule, a young aspiring actress gets the opportunity of a lifetime to star in the first film ever made in Syria.

Set in a Damascene bath for men, it deals with the daily situations faced by the owners , and the customers with their personalities and different styles, in the context of comic situations. An adaptation of "The Twelve Chairs" by Ilf and Petrov.