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

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.
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...
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
GawaherGawaher · 1949
Gawaher
1949
MovieDramaComedy
Abdul Ghani (Sharafnat) is a stingy man who marries his daughter Jawahar (Hajar Hamdi) and her aunt, Umm Khalil (Mary Munib), who practices self-indulgence and deprives him of all the pleasures of life. The daughter lives poor and deprived despite the richness of her father. Abdul Ghani retains his money in an iron safe inside the wall and his estate agent Rizk (Abdul Hamid Zaki) computes the account of the two kings, and does not excuse any farmer who is late in paying the rent
Love for EveryoneLove for Everyone · 1965
Love for Everyone
1965
MovieRomance
When a hardworking girl meets the love of her life, her happiness is ruined when she discovers that her sweetheart is the son of the owner of the company where she works and his wealthy family adamantly opposes their marriage.
Laylat Al-JumeaLaylat Al-Jumea · 1945
Laylat Al-Jumea
★ 9.01945
MovieComedyMusic
Uncle Abdel Fattah forces his nephew Anwar to marry so that he does not deprive him of the inheritance. Anwar does marry, but one day he goes with his friend to a cabaret and meets Tahia, the dancer, who brings him back home drunk. The uncle comes to confirm his nephew's marriage and finds Tahia, who claims that she is his wife. When his real wife appears, he introduces her as his friend's wife.
Les MisérablesLes Misérables · 1943
Les Misérables
★ 8.01943
MovieDrama
Victor Hugo's classic novel of Jean Valjean, pursued through the years by an unbending foe, the cruel lawman Javert.

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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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