Acting
Adib Qaddoura
Born July 1, 1948 · Syria
Died May 14, 2025 · aged 76
A Syrian actor of a Palestinian origin. He first studied figurative art, worked in décor and then worked in theatre. Before being discovered and presented for the first time in 1972 by the director Nabil El Maleh. He took part in over 60 television series and 37 films and appeared in some Italian films. In the theater, he participated in several plays, including The Days We Forget, The Angel lande…
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Forbidden Love · 1976Forbidden Love
1976
MovieRomanceThriller
When a pretty girl suffers from a psychological crisis, her mother takes her to a psychiatrist. As the doctor discovers that the girl's condition is the result of her stepfather's attempts to rape her, she decides to take revenge on him and kill him for what he did to her.
Another Face of Love · 1973Another Face of Love
1973
Movie
A newly graduated young doctor has hopes of making his way steadily in his country, or of traveling to another country in order to achieve his dreams. In the village, he wakes up from his rosy dream he lived before he traveled to a harsh reality, after he is accused of murder.
Fake Love · 1980Fake Love
1980
Movie
A group of married couples pretend to love each other, with sincerity, and loyalty in front of society. However, problems and conflicts secretly arise, which are a result of betrayal and lack of trust, revealing that the apparent love between them is nothing but a lie.
The Cheetah · 1972The Cheetah
★ 5.01972
MovieDrama
Set in Syria in the early 1900s. A peasant has his land taken from him by the authorities. He gets imprisoned and beaten by the gendarme, but manages to escape to the mountains where starts a bloody struggle for revolution.
Lovers on the Road · 1977Lovers on the Road
★ 5.01977
MovieDrama
Based on the famous story, “Sa’ay El Bareed La Yaduq Babek Maratein” (The Postman Doesn’t Knock Twice), an adventurer escapes from danger by hiding in a small motel along the road. The motel is owned by an old, miserly man who is married to a young beautiful woman. Soon the fugitive and the wife develop a passionate relationship and plot to kill her husband. However, the old man’s son returns to spend the weekend in the motel and the plan goes off the rails.
Earth Wedding · 1978Earth Wedding
1978
Movie
In a Lebanese village, a beautiful woman is bound down by traditions as she falls in love with a wealthy married man that she is unable to be with.
Shame: A Trilogy · 1974Shame: A Trilogy
1974
Movie
An anthology film that features three stories about the suffering of the people of the Syrian countryside in the time of feudalism; the first is about a poor peasant who falls victim to an agent of feudalism, the second is about a little girl, who has to get medicine for her feverish mother. As for the third story, it depicts the tools of feudalism in wresting the land from the peasants.
Hasnaa wa Arbaa Oyoun · 1975Hasnaa wa Arbaa Oyoun
1975
MovieComedy
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