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Hasan El-Saifi
Born January 13, 1927 · Cairo, Egypt
Died March 25, 2005 · aged 78
Hasan El-Saifi (1927–2005) was an Egyptian film director, film producer, and screenplay writer. He worked on nearly 150 Egyptian films. He has various name spellings in English due to transliteration, most commonly Hassan el-Saifi, Hassan El-Seify, and Hassan al-Saifi. Hasan El-Saifi was born on January 13, 1927, in Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt. El-Saifi started his career in film in 1946, by working…
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El Maganeen Fi Naeem · 1963El Maganeen Fi Naeem
★ 8.31963
MovieComedyDrama
A madman exposes humanity’s insanity. Andeel leaves a mental hospital after 10 years of treatment are over to face the world again. Whenever he reveals that he used to be a mental patient, he is faced with aggressive suspicion, cruelty and rejection. When a shop owner refuses to hire him, he yells that he is the only one with an official certificate that proves he is actually sane. We follow his miserable search for a job and watch situations in which, over and over again, he gets very close to a decent life just before his unrestrained tongue reveals a side of his madness that freaks people out. Andeel is an honest, kind person who’s good at what he does, but people’s uncontrollable fear of madness makes them want to get rid of him and the uncomfortable state he puts them in, probably because of how normal he seems, just like them, yet how crazy he is, like they fear they might be.
The Place of Weeping Lovers · 1966The Place of Weeping Lovers
★ 7.01966
MovieDramaRomance
A young engineer whose wife dies in a car accident, and leaves his young daughter, and because he is an petroleum engineer, he has to be absent from the house, so he brings a maid to the house, and takes her with him to his home in Suez where he works, on one of the nights he drunk, the engineer rapes the maid, and when she carries the fetus he requests Among them is the speed of getting rid of it, and when he presents it to the doctor, the latter informs him that abortion is dangerous for her life, which puts the man in a crisis.
Seraa All Mohtafeeen · 1969Seraa All Mohtafeeen
1969
MovieDrama
Gharbawi Bey, owner of a fishing fleet in the Abi Qir area of Alexandria, is in fact a smuggler who is monitored by the detective and recruited for him by the only officer who disguises himself as Dr. Fathi, trying to get close to Leila, the smuggler's daughter, according to the plan set forth by the chief of the detective.
Man in women's prison · 1982Man in women's prison
1982
MovieComedy
After being shocked by the girl he loves, Younes disguises himself as a woman to steal from the rich. He falls in love with Nosa, who works in an imported clothing store. The owner uses him as a cover for drug dealing. Younes goes to prison after being caught in a suspicious apartment. Nosa is also imprisoned on charges of drug dealing. Younes tries to prove Nosa's innocence of what was attributed to her without her knowledge.
The Den of the Wicked · 1972The Den of the Wicked
★ 5.01972
MovieCrimeDrama
A gang that smuggles money abroad always manages to escape the grip of the police, where methods of escape and concealment are high in it, the police decide to push one of its own elements, one of the men known to this gang to work with them from within and can reach the influential elements And effective
The Road of Lovers · 1978The Road of Lovers
1978
MovieDrama
While in Alexandria, Nawal meets Engineer Salah and falls in love with him. She feels that his feelings are not serious because of his hesitation to propose to her, so she decides to leave for Cairo, not knowing that what is preventing him is his serious illness. Nawal is surprised when he is transferred to the hospital to receive treatment.
The Two Friends · 1970The Two Friends
1970
MovieDrama
A strict father refuses to let his beautiful daughter marry the young pilot she loves, believing that the life of a pilot is filled with danger. The pilot sees a dead end, but that does not prevent him from using his cunning to persuade his beloved's father of their marriage.
Ana mshun hiramia · 1983Ana mshun hiramia
1983
MovieComedy
Zouba the maid, loves acting and steals a large sum of money from her wealthy employer Sharif and promises to return it later. She asks filmmaker Farhat to make a film for her after claiming to have inherited her uncle. She gets arrested, but Farhat convinces Sharif to give up his money until the film is finished.
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