Hussein Sedki

Acting

Hussein Sedki

Born July 9, 1917 · Cairo, Egypt

Died February 6, 1976 · aged 58

Egyptian director and actor Hussein Sedky was born in the Helmeya Gedida neighborhood of Cairo in 1917. He began his career in theatre as part of the George Abyad Troupe at Theatre Ramsis and began working in cinema during the 1930s. Sedky has appeared in number of films including: “El Azima” (The Resolve), “El Abriya” (The Innocents), “El Masri Effendi” (The Egyptian Effendi) and “Sheikh Hassan.”…

Known For

Khalid ibn el WalidKhalid ibn el Walid · 1958
Khalid ibn el Walid
★ 5.51958
MovieHistoryDrama
The story of Khalid Ibn Al-Walid (592-642) the greatest military leader in the dawn of Islam during the life of prophet Muhammad and his caliphs Abu Bakr and Omar.
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.
I Love WrongdoingI Love Wrongdoing · 1942
I Love Wrongdoing
★ 8.31942
MovieDrama
Badawyia is a younger dancer who dreams of stardom. She meets the young doctor, Elwy, and they fall in love. A director asks her to be the star of his new movie, but when Elwy asks her to marry him, his father disapproves.
The WillThe Will · 1939
The Will
★ 7.41939
MovieDramaRomance
The story of a young man from a lower-class family who falls in love with a wealthy girl. Despite the class difference and the obstacles they face, their love endures, and they must navigate the challenges posed by their families' social disparity and the economic hardships of the time.
I Am JusticeI Am Justice · 1961
I Am Justice
★ 10.01961
MovieDramaMystery
The events of the film take place in a dramatic setting on New Year's Eve, where a group of the elite of society celebrate in the palace of a wealthy man (Munir Ezzat), and there the course of events changes, as the life of each of the invitees is at stake, after an unknown person reveals the truth about each of them through a recording that is broadcast after they enter the palace, and decides to achieve justice with his own hands, so he takes revenge on each of them, and reveals their sins to each other.
Al-Haz Al-Sa'eedAl-Haz Al-Sa'eed · 1945
Al-Haz Al-Sa'eed
1945
MovieComedyDrama
Sahm AllahSahm Allah · 1958
Sahm Allah
1958
MovieHistory
The film deals with the story of the Khazraj and the Aws and the relations and wars between them and the Jews, and the Jews’ attempts to deal with Islam and Muslims, and to convince the pagan boy Hisham to carry out a plot against the Muslims, so that he can marry his beloved Lamia, whose father refuses their marriage due to his extreme poverty.
Treachery and tormentTreachery and torment · 1947
Treachery and torment
1947
Movie
The father stands between his only daughter Fayda and the young man who is chasing her. This young man tried to seduce her by making her believe that he loves her. This young man continues to chase the girl while she turns away from him. He pursues her with phone calls, and when he feels that there is no point in trying to entice her, he reveals her mother’s history, behavior, and bad reputation.

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