Directing

Frank Agrama

Born January 1, 1930 · Egypt

Died April 25, 2023 · aged 93

Farouk "Frank" Agrama (January 1, 1930 – April 25, 2023) was an Egyptian-born American film director and producer, writer and businessman. He was the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Harmony Gold USA, Inc. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Agrama made a number of low-budget films which included The Godfather's Friend, Queen Kong and Dawn of the Mummy. He also began selling broadcast right…

Known For

Robotech: Love Live Alive

Robotech: Love Live Alive · 2013

Robotech: Love Live Alive

MovieAnimationDrama

It is the year 2031, as the spores of the Flower of Life spread over the remains of the SDF-1 and SDF-2, the Invid land out of Hyperspace, on a head-on collision with the Earth. They crash on the spot, quickly turning it into their massive hive, later to be called Reflex Point. In a matter of moments, the Invid take control of the devastated planet.

The Brave Frog's Greatest Adventure

The Brave Frog's Greatest Adventure · 1989

The Brave Frog's Greatest Adventure

Enter a new world as the young frogs of the pond community fight with courage and confidence to live their lives and guide the heartless leopard frog to sense of justice and generosity.

Dawn of the Mummy

Dawn of the Mummy · 1981

Dawn of the Mummy

A group of fashion models disturb the tomb of a mummy and revive an ancient curse. Along with the mummy rising, slaves who were buried in the desert thousands of years before, also rise, with a craving for human flesh.

Queen Kong

Queen Kong · 1976

MovieComedyAdventure

A female film crew journeys to Africa where a giant ape, Queen Kong, falls in love with the crew's male star.

Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles

Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles · 2006

Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles

MovieActionAdventure

In the year 2044 AD, the human race has amped-up its space exploration and reached out to the stars through the miracle of ROBOTECHNOLOGY, but not without bringing intergalactic war upon the Earth itself. Heroes will die and allegiances will shift. But in the midst of combat, perhaps peace will spring up through the charred remains of battered history. One of the greatest science fiction sagas of all time continues...

American Strays

American Strays · 1996

American Strays

MovieActionComedy

Somewhere on the fringe of society, ten dangerous strangers are on a road to Red's Desert Oasis Diner. Packing more fire power than the LA police force, two hitmen, two hoods, two outlaws, and a mixed bag of other quirky characters hilariously converge for the showdown of a lifetime.

Storm Over Petra

Storm Over Petra · 1968

Storm Over Petra

The bandit band led by Luichi Pam Pek, who is the number two guerrillas of the group, captures a mine owner's safekeeper ...

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz · 1988

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

MovieTV MovieDrama

In this drama, an American art student is trapped amidst the political turmoil of war-torn Europe while visiting Paris and staying at the fabulous Ritz hotel. Rather than cope constructively with it all, the fellow opts to ignore it and continue living the high-life for as long as possible.

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Robotech: Love Live Alive

Robotech: Love Live Alive · 2013

Robotech: Love Live Alive

MovieAnimationDrama

It is the year 2031, as the spores of the Flower of Life spread over the remains of the SDF-1 and SDF-2, the Invid land out of Hyperspace, on a head-on collision with the Earth. They crash on the spot, quickly turning it into their massive hive, later to be called Reflex Point. In a matter of moments, the Invid take control of the devastated planet.

Producer

The Brave Frog's Greatest Adventure

The Brave Frog's Greatest Adventure · 1989

The Brave Frog's Greatest Adventure

Enter a new world as the young frogs of the pond community fight with courage and confidence to live their lives and guide the heartless leopard frog to sense of justice and generosity.

Executive Producer

Dawn of the Mummy

Dawn of the Mummy · 1981

Dawn of the Mummy

A group of fashion models disturb the tomb of a mummy and revive an ancient curse. Along with the mummy rising, slaves who were buried in the desert thousands of years before, also rise, with a craving for human flesh.

Director

Queen Kong

Queen Kong · 1976

MovieComedyAdventure

A female film crew journeys to Africa where a giant ape, Queen Kong, falls in love with the crew's male star.

Director

Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles

Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles · 2006

Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles

MovieActionAdventure

In the year 2044 AD, the human race has amped-up its space exploration and reached out to the stars through the miracle of ROBOTECHNOLOGY, but not without bringing intergalactic war upon the Earth itself. Heroes will die and allegiances will shift. But in the midst of combat, perhaps peace will spring up through the charred remains of battered history. One of the greatest science fiction sagas of all time continues...

Writer

American Strays

American Strays · 1996

American Strays

MovieActionComedy

Somewhere on the fringe of society, ten dangerous strangers are on a road to Red's Desert Oasis Diner. Packing more fire power than the LA police force, two hitmen, two hoods, two outlaws, and a mixed bag of other quirky characters hilariously converge for the showdown of a lifetime.

Executive Producer

Storm Over Petra

Storm Over Petra · 1968

Storm Over Petra

The bandit band led by Luichi Pam Pek, who is the number two guerrillas of the group, captures a mine owner's safekeeper ...

Writer

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz · 1988

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

MovieTV MovieDrama

In this drama, an American art student is trapped amidst the political turmoil of war-torn Europe while visiting Paris and staying at the fabulous Ritz hotel. Rather than cope constructively with it all, the fellow opts to ignore it and continue living the high-life for as long as possible.

Producer

The Lost World

The Lost World · 1992

MovieAdventureFantasy

Unfazed by ridicule from fellow scientists, professor Challenger (John Rhys-Davies) leads an expedition to investigate rumored sightings of prehistoric life still thriving in the unexplored African jungle. He's joined by a thrill-seeking journalist, his archrival and a beautiful adventurer on a perilous trek through mysterious and uncharted territory, filled with danger and deception. David Warner, Eric McCormack and Tamara Gorski co-star.

Producer

The Godfather's Friend

The Godfather's Friend · 1972

The Godfather's Friend

MovieThrillerAction

Richard Harrison is the Mob hit man who finds friendships can get you into trouble when he meets an old buddy who turns out to be part of an opposing family!

Director

Gang of Women

Gang of Women · 1969

MovieAdventureComedy

Two journalists in Beirut want to make exciting report for their newspaper, but can't find anything. They discover a gang that all the members are women and work in counterfeiting , so they search for its leader.

Director

You Can Do a Lot with 7 Women

You Can Do a Lot with 7 Women · 1972

You Can Do a Lot with 7 Women

MovieCrimeComedy

Richard Harrison is Mike Spencer, a cop whose girlfriend is killed by drug dealers after she stumbles onto their operation during a fashion show. He goes undercover as a photographer to catch the people responsible.

Producer

The Sin Path

The Sin Path · 1969

When a plumber meets a seductive woman, he leaves his family and chooses a life of sin and irresponsibility. His wife, however, deals wisely with her husband's desertion in an attempt to look after her paralyzed daughter. Will he come back to his senses?

Director

The Big Goofy Secret of Hidden Pines

The Big Goofy Secret of Hidden Pines · 2013

The Big Goofy Secret of Hidden Pines

MovieComedyFamily

Two vacationers on a trek through the lush forests of coastal California find their lives turned upside down when they investigate a mysterious whimper coming from the undergrowth, in this hilarious screwball family comedy.

Writer

That Man from Teheran

That Man from Teheran · 1967

That Man from Teheran

MovieActionCrime

The Iranian police sends a detective to Beirut cooperating the international police to identify head of the dangerous heroin smugglers named "Scorpion" .

Writer

The Game Of Luck

The Game Of Luck · 1968

The Game Of Luck

Young man Farid relies heavily on his luck, working in a casino in Beirut, and when he meets the artist Jihan and falls in love with her, his life changes forever.

Director

Stepping High

Stepping High · 2013

MovieFamilyDrama

STEPPING OUT Sima, while stunningly beautiful, has failed to fulfill her dreams as a professional dancer. She is on the wrong side of thirty, being aged out, and is forced to take a job as a teacher at a conservative local high school. Much to her surprise, it sparks the choreographer in her -- a talent she has been nurturing in private not only to battle her self-doubt and depression but to create a new and unique fusion of belly and ballroom styles.

Executive Producer

Women's Gang

Women's Gang · 1970

MovieDramaMusic

Two Turkish reporters are in Beirut, investigating Lebanese life. They do not find any scoop and are about to leave the country when they discover something juicy, an all-female gang of forgers. Adventure can begin.

Director

Boundless Love

Boundless Love · 1960

When Magdy writes an article about the pianist Nousa, his colleague Sherine grows jealous and claims that Nousa is not real and that Magdy invented her. Magdy tries to find Nousa to prove his innocence, only for Nousa to lie and get him in trouble.

الصحفي مجدي

A criminal on leave

A criminal on leave · 1958

A criminal on leave

A lawyer tries to realize what crime is, and whether it is inherited or as a result of upbringing and the environment, and the lawyer comes up with a criminal and decides to treat him well and prepare him with all the appropriate circumstances.

ننوس ابن خاة نازلي

My One and Only

My One and Only · 1958

My One and Only

MovieRomanceMusic

Singer (Ahmed) loves the horses, and he accidentally drives him to a stable in which he meets a friend he has not seen for years while he is (Adel). Bassima) to agree with Ahmed on acting that he loves her, will acting become reality?

Maa Al Ayam

Maa Al Ayam · 1958

Afaf is a young doctor. Her surgeon husband dies, leaving her with two children, the eldest of whom is no more than five years old. Afaf devotes her life to her work and her two children only, until she meets the engineer Adel, who likes her and she reciprocates the same feelings. Will she give herself up to love and marriage or will she sacrifice herself for the sake of her children?

The Greatest Kid in the World

The Greatest Kid in the World · 1972

The Greatest Kid in the World

Fathi is a university doctor in Beirut University, and his wife, Samia, is a TV presenter who is surprised by the arrival of Matilda, the daughter of his Swedish friend, to live with them. Samia is jealous of Matilda's beauty, as Matilda begins to flirt with Fathi and he tries to resist her temptation.

Executive Producer

Heart of Fear

Heart of Fear · 2006

When a nine-year-old boy witnesses the violent murder of his mother by a notorious serial killer, ambitious young FBI agent, Samantha Hunt has to gain the boy's trust in order to help him to remember what he saw on that terrifying night. However, a sharp police detective and a manipulative reporter stand in her way to catch the killer on the loose.

Writer

Shaka Zulu

Shaka Zulu · 1986

SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of Cape Town. A volunteer cadre of explorers, mercenaries and professional soldiers are sent to Zululand to try to make contact with Shaka and assess the real threat of his army.

Associate Producer

Heidi

SeriesDramaFamily

After charming her reclusive grandfather and falling in love with the beautiful mountain he calls home, Heidi is uprooted and sent to Frankfurt where she befriends Klara, a young girl confined to a wheelchair.

Producer