Ali El Zorkani

Writing

Ali El Zorkani

Born August 13, 1918 · Egypt

Died September 25, 1978 · aged 60

Ali El Zorkani was an Egyptian screenwriter. He was the younger brother of actor Abdel Raheem El Zorkani.

Known For

The Blazing SunThe Blazing Sun · 1954
The Blazing Sun
6.91954
MovieDramaRomance
A wealthy landlord floods and destroys a village on purpose to prevent the people living there from making a profit off their crops. What he doesn't know is that his own daughter, Amal, is in love with Ahmed, a young man from the village.
Shore of LoveShore of Love · 1950
Shore of Love
7.51950
MovieRomance
Leila Mourad one of the Orient's Divas stars in this classic musical romance as a poor girl who marries a wealthy young man while others try to break them apart.
Conflict in the NileConflict in the Nile · 1959
Conflict in the Nile
7.21959
MovieRomanceDrama
Naïve young Muhasab is asked to accompany his more dependable friend, Mujahed, on a voyage up the Nile to Cairo. Once there, they will sell their boat, the "Bride of the Nile," in order to buy a barge that will make their village elders more competitive in business and trade. But a ruthless business rival is determined to see that the men never reach Cairo. Matters become even more complicated when Nargis, a scheming carnival dancer, is discovered hiding out in the cargo hold of the "Bride of the Nile."
House No. 13House No. 13 · 1952
House No. 13
7.71952
MovieDramaCrime
Sherif visits a psychiatrist for his illness who exploits him to commit a murder by hypnotism.
Life or DeathLife or Death · 1954
Life or Death
6.81954
MovieDramaThriller
A man suffers from a heart attack so he sends his daughter to get medicine for him. After providing the medicine for the girl, the pharmacist discovers that he has unknowingly mixed a poisonous elixir. Reporting what happened to the police, the chief officer of Cairo starts an intriguing, full-fledged campaign to save the man before he takes the lethal medicine.
Eshaet HobEshaet Hob · 1960
Eshaet Hob
7.91960
MovieComedyRomance
Hussein, a shy young man, is desperately in love with Samiha. However, Samiha is more interested in her singing and dancing cousin Lucy. Admiring Hussein greatly, Samiha's father attempts to help him and starts spreading the rumor that Hussein is having an affair with famous actress Hind Rostom, hoping jealousy will move the daughter's heart. The plan seems to work... until Hind Rostom herself comes to town.
Our Best DaysOur Best Days · 1955
Our Best Days
7.41955
MovieComedyDrama
A poor girl lives on the rooftop of a building. Three young neighbors fall in love with her. The decide to help her when they discover that she is seriously ill and in need of an urgent operation.
Cairo 30Cairo 30 · 1966
Cairo 30
7.61966
MovieDramaThriller
Mahgoub is a villager who moves to Cairo in search of a better life. When he enlists friend Salem's help to find him a job, Salem not only gets him a job at the ministry where he works but he finds him a bride as well. But the bride is the mistress of Qasem Bek, who will be visiting her once a week.

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Jamila, the AlgerianJamila, the Algerian · 1958
Jamila, the Algerian
7.21958
MovieDramaHistory
Djamila, a young Algerian woman living with her brother Hadi and her uncle Mustafa in the Casbah district of Algiers under the French occupation of Algeria, sees the full extent of injustice, tyranny and cruelty on his compatriots by French soldiers. Jamila's nationalist spirit will be strengthened when French forces invade her university to arrest her classmate Amina who commits suicide by ingesting poison. Shortly after the prominent Algerian guerrilla leader Youssef takes refuge with her, she realizes that her uncle Mustafa is part of this network of anti-colonial rebel fighters. Her uncle linked her to the National Liberation Front (FLN). A series of events illustrate Jamila's participation in resistance operations against the occupier before she was finally captured and tortured. Finally, despite the efforts of her French lawyer, Jamila is sentenced to death...

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