Farida Fahmy

Acting

Farida Fahmy

Born September 6, 1940 · Egypt (age 86)

An Egyptian actress, born in 1940. She graduated from the Faculty of Arts and worked on founding the Reda Band with her husband Ali Reda and his brother Mahmoud Reda. In the 80s, she obtained a doctorate in dance from the United States. Her most notable films: Big Brother, Ismail Yassine Is a Military Policeman, Love in Karnak and Jamila.

Known For

The CharmerThe Charmer · 1958
The Charmer
7.01958
Movie
An impostor recently got out of prison only to get back into crime life as he embezzles women by deceiving them with black magic.
Raya and SakinaRaya and Sakina · 1982
Raya and Sakina
7.51982
MovieComedyDrama
Rayya and Sekina, two poor sisters, kill their stepmother Ammuna and seize her gold, and to bury her body, Rayya marries Hasab Allah, and Sekina marries Abdel Aal, who works in the police station, so that he would dispel suspicions against them. Over time, they get used to bringing women to their homes, killing them, and stealing their gold.
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...
Love in KarnakLove in Karnak · 1967
Love in Karnak
6.61967
MovieComedyRomance
As Amina tries to join a performing dance troupe, the other members try to figure a solution for their financial situation. Amina falls for Salah, the troupe's director and first dancer, but Salah tries to keep his distance because he thinks she is in love with another.
Ismail Yassine Is A Military PolicemanIsmail Yassine Is A Military Policeman · 1958
Ismail Yassine Is A Military Policeman
7.01958
MovieComedy
A man loves a dancer in a nightclub and decides to marry her , but he wants her to quit her work. The owners of the nightclub conspire against him by making him join the military police so the dancer can return to work.
The Man of My DreamsThe Man of My Dreams · 1957
The Man of My Dreams
7.01957
MovieComedyMusic
The film revolves around: Adel (Abdel Halim Hafez) a boy left his father a great building, fades away in the bar, and in the health of Kiki (Farida Fahmi) .. Equally rival is Noufal Syriacusi (Abdel Salam Nabulsi) Zaki Ibrahim al-Thara, Nawfal takes the money and sends it to bottles of champagne under Kiki's feet. Adel visits his uncle (Hassan Fayiq) and sees for the first time his daughter (Siham), the meeting between Adel, and his uncle ends with a fury, Adel Fattzura (Siham), meets Siham at her cousin's house in Nouvelle, She loves Nofal, Adel hears a lot about the hopes (Mona Badr), the daughter of the housewife in which Nofal works. He suddenly visits her and finds her a nice girl.
The Big BrotherThe Big Brother · 1958
The Big Brother
7.01958
MovieDramaThriller
While Awad's family believes him to be an honorable man, Awad heads a drug-dealing gang. He tries to keep the balance between his family's image of him and his illegal business dealings.
Marauders of the SaharaMarauders of the Sahara · 1965
Marauders of the Sahara
8.01965
MovieAdventure
With the guide of an adventurer of uncertain allegiance, a brother and sister try to rescue their father, held captive by the Bedouins of the Sahara.

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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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