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Leila Mourad

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Leila Mourad

Born February 17, 1918 · Egypt

Died November 21, 1995 · aged 77

Leila Mourad or Layla Morad (Arabic: ليلى مراد; February 17, 1918 – November 21, 1995) was an Egyptian singer and actress, and one of the most prominent superstars in Egypt and the entire Arab world in her era. Born Lilian Zaki Ibrahim Mourad to an Egyptian Jewish family, known for their patriotism in 1918 in the El Daher District in Cairo, she later changed her name to Leila Mourad as a stage-nam…

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Life is LoveLife is Love · 1954
Life is Love
1954
MovieDrama
Layla is a volunteer nurse at the red crescent helping the injured in Palestinian war. She falls in love with officer Adel , and during a raid he gets seriously injured and decides to disappear from her life. She gets married to her colleague and later discovers that Adel is in need of a critical surgery.
Lady of The TrainLady of The Train · 1952
Lady of The Train
★ 5.41952
MovieDrama
Fikria is a singer who's married to Farid ,the gambling addict. When she's traveling by train, she gets in an accident and a peasant treats her. After she returns home,her husband asks her to stay hidden to get the insurance money to pay for his gambling debts.
The Flirtation of GirlsThe Flirtation of Girls · 1949
The Flirtation of Girls
★ 7.21949
MovieRomanceComedy
Hamam is a poor Arabic language teacher who gets sacked from a girls' elementary school for not being able to control mischievous students. He feels pessimistic about everything in life,but his freind,an employee working for a pasha finds him a job as a private teacher for his only daughter Laila in order to help her pass an exam. Laila treats Hamam like a friend and helps him to appreciate life and enjoy its qualities,and the man soon is drawn to her.
Layla in the darkLayla in the dark · 1944
Layla in the dark
★ 7.01944
MovieDramaMusic
Hussein and Laila are children who pledge to love. Circumstances separate them and they meet after they grow up and their feelings are renewed, but Laila is exposed to an accident that loses her sight, so she decides to sacrifice her love so that Hussein can avoid life with a co-wife.
In a rainy nightIn a rainy night · 1939
In a rainy night
★ 8.01939
MovieDramaMusic
Victims of LoveVictims of Love · 1944
Victims of Love
★ 7.01944
MovieMusicDrama
Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause the relationship to end in tragedy.
Layla, Daughter of the RichLayla, Daughter of the Rich · 1946
Layla, Daughter of the Rich
★ 7.01946
Movie
Laila is a wealthy girl, with a father who has no will and a domineering wife. Her stepmother tries to marry her to his son so that the wealth does not go outside them. Laila decides to flee, and causes an accident with her car. Everyone thinks she is dead, but she ends up in a village, and a journalist sympathizes with her.
Love and YouthLove and Youth · 1948
Love and Youth
★ 9.01948
Movie
Sameer is an unemployed young man. His father forces him to work in a shop. He meets Misbah, a colleague of his at work, and decides to marry her. Sameer and his father discover that the shop manager is an embezzler, so he fires him, and events unfold.

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