Acting
Madiha Salem
Born October 2, 1944 · Cairo, Egypt
Died November 19, 2015 · aged 71
Madiha Salem is an Egyptian actress who was born in Cairo in 1944. After graduating from the Zamalek School for Girls, she did not continue with her studies. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Madiha appeared in a number of films, the most famous of which include: “Ah Min Hawa,” “Mozakreyat Telmeza” (Memories of a Schoolgirl), “Um El Aroosa” (Mother of the Bride), “Hiya We El Rigaal” (She and the Guy…
Known For
Love & Pride · 1972Love & Pride
★ 6.01972
MovieRomanceDrama
After getting dumped by Adel, Zizi marries Hussein just to keep her pride. They agree to get divorced after a while, until she finds out that Hussein is helping her father in his financial crisis without mentioning anything.
Beware of Eve · 1962Beware of Eve
★ 6.61962
MovieComedyRomance
Her grandfather swore not to marry her younger sister until she got married, according to the doctor (Hassan) who was transferred to work in the countryside, and get an argument between them, escalating events.
El Ragel Da Hayganeni · 1967El Ragel Da Hayganeni
★ 10.01967
MovieComedyDrama
Atia is an overly kind man whose wife abandons him due to his weak personality. He meets a greedy producer who plans to exploit a wealthy woman to produce a movie for him, only for Atia to discover that the wealthy woman is his wife whom he hasn't seen in years.
الزائر الغريب · 1975الزائر الغريب
1975
MovieThrillerDrama
A killer reflects on his life at seaside town in this moody Egyptian thriller/drama.
Thieves but Cute · 1969Thieves but Cute
★ 6.81969
MovieComedyDrama
Hamid and Ismail are two thieves who plan to rob a jewelry store which can only be broken into from the ground of the apartment above it, inhabited by a couple whose relationship is precarious and complicated.
Dawn of a New Day · 1964Dawn of a New Day
★ 7.81964
MovieDramaRomance
The story of a 40-year-old married woman who has fallen into idleness and does not know how to approach the revolutionary events in her country. She finds a new meaning in life when she falls in love with an aspiring young student. “I shot FAGR YOM GUEDID in 1964. I count it among my best films and still stand by it completely. It is about the class whose assets were nationalized after the 1952 revolution. I explored the question of whether this class still had a place in Egyptian society.”
Mother of the Bride · 1963Mother of the Bride
★ 6.91963
MovieComedyDrama
This magnificently madcap comedy classic stars Egyptian film legends Tahiya Karioka and Emad Hamdi as Zeinab and Hussein, overworked parents who get little relief from the never ending demands of their seven mischievous children. When their eldest daughter, Ahlam, meets a dashing young man at a party, it's love at first sight and wedding plans must quickly be arranged. As preparations get underway, Zeinab and Hussein are soon overwhelmed by the elaborate and costly requests made by the groom's extravagant family. While tending to the needs of their other six children, Hussein and Zeinab must consider unconventional means to obtain the funds for a ceremony that the newlyweds will be proud of.
Al-Alamein · 1965Al-Alamein
★ 8.01965
MovieRomanceDrama
Alia and Fawaz are two lovers who belong to two different Bedouin tribes. Despite their feelings for each other, it soon becomes apparent that they can not get married.
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