Mohamed Abdel Gawad

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Mohamed Abdel Gawad

Born April 3, 1911 · Cairo, Egypt

Died May 4, 2002 · aged 91

An Egyptian director and author, he joined Studio Misr in 1935, and in its beginnings he worked as an assistant director in a number of works, including (Dreams of Youth, Magda), before he went through the experience of directing and writing alone in the mid-forties, where his first work was (Gypsy City) in 1945, which he performed Written and directed by him, also among his most prominent works (…

Known For

SaladinSaladin · 1963
Saladin
7.11963
MovieDramaWar
The first Sultan of Egypt and Syria leads the Muslim military campaign against the invading Christians from Europe during the Third Crusade.
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...
Dreams of the YouthDreams of the Youth · 1942
Dreams of the Youth
10.01942
MovieMusicComedy
Farid is a young man of wealthy origin, but he is unemployed. He meets his neighbor, Ilham, who loves playing the piano. He teaches him to her, and their relationship develops, but a dancer falls in love with him and tries to separate the two lovers.
The invisibility capThe invisibility cap · 1944
The invisibility cap
1944
MovieDramaMusic
Teacher Abbas Samkari dreams of getting rich. He finds an invisibility cap and uses it to pay off his debts and follow everyone around him without anyone seeing him. However, the cap falls into the hands of thieves, who misuse it.
Women Can’t LieWomen Can’t Lie · 1954
Women Can’t Lie
7.51954
MovieComedyRomance
A man and a woman get married, but soon the husband suffers a lot of boredom and anger because of the constant lying in everything, which drives him to travel to work in Paris
The Victory of YouthThe Victory of Youth · 1941
The Victory of Youth
7.01941
MovieComedyMusic
Waheed, the young composer, struggles with his sister, the singer Nadia, to make a living. They find work in one of the nightclubs, but the manager expels them because Nadia refuses to sit with the patrons. They suffer from torment and homelessness. Nadia falls in love with the wealthy Mohi, who agrees to marry her, but his mother opposes. As for Waheed, He also loves a rich girl and agrees with her brother to marry her. Mohi marries Nadia without caring about his mother, and Waheed succeeds in presenting the operetta he dreamed of directing.
The PostmanThe Postman · 1968
The Postman
6.71968
MovieDrama
Abbas, a resident of Cairo, is appointed by the government to hold the office of supervisor in a post office in a small village in Upper Egypt.
Kiss Me in the DarkKiss Me in the Dark · 1959
Kiss Me in the Dark
9.01959
MovieRomanceDrama
Lula's father Abdel Hamid loses his wallet. Hussain finds it, and returns it to Abdel Hamid . Impressed by his honesty, Abdel Hamid gives him a job. Lola begins to woo him to forget her life with Aziz, and asks him to work for her.

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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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