
Farid Shawqy
Actor · 1920 – 1998 · Cairo, Egypt
Farid Muhammad Shawqi Abdo was born in Sheikha al-Bagghala in Sayyida Zainab district .. He obtained a diploma of the Institute of Applied Engineering and a diploma in the Institute of Acting and worked in small roles with the artist (Anwar Wagdy), then he began writing cinematic stories for his films and achieved stardom and became known as the King of the Tarso, the monster of the screen, the King . He wrote many film stories, and worked on stage in many of Rihani's plays, such as (Al-Daloua, The Story of Every Day), and he worked in Lebanese, Syrian and Turkish films, including (The Devil of the Bosphorus, Othman Al-Jabbar). And among the series he worked with, (Curmudgeon and Me, the only witness, Saber, Uncle Saber). He married artist Hoda Sultan and they separated in 1969, then he married Suheir Turk later on. He founded the Union of Artists in 1986. He won the State Prize for the story (They Made Me a Criminals) in 1955 and the Production Prize at the Berlin Festival in 1956 for the film (The Fatwa). He won the State Prize for Production in 1962, the Medal of Flag in 1964, and was honored by the Cairo Festival in 1994. He deservedly deserved the title of King of Tiers or King of Cinema, as he is the star who always renewed himself and got rid of stereotypes.
Movies19
Movie7.4CrimeDramaQinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.
Movie6.9DramaRomanceA wealthy landlord floods and destroys a village on purpose to prevent the people living there from making a profit off their crops. What he doesn't know is that his own daughter, Amal, is in love with Ahmed, a young man from the village.
Movie6.5DramaWarAmid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.
Movie6.4ComedyRomanceAfter failing to find stable work in Cairo, Hassanein joins a group of beggars and unwittingly becomes involved with a corrupt businessman who suspects him of being a police informant.
MovieCrimeEbn Al-Shaitan (Son of the Devil) a disguised serial killer who target men who leave their wives and kids and remarry.
Movie4.0AdventureComedyTwo 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.
Movie6.8ComedyDramaAmshir works in a cabaret owned by his wealthy friend Medhat. Medhat is sentenced to a month in prison after he burned the mustache of a wealthy Upper Egyptian man named Al-Najawi. Amshir then goes to prison instead of him in exchange for a sum of money.
Movie7.0DramaActionHassan enters a mental hospital, claiming madness after stealing a jewelry shop. Naima pretends to be his sister, and meets Adam the head of the nurses and agrees to marry him. Hassan escapes with the help of Adam while Naima takes the jewelry bag and and everyone starts chasing her.
MovieComedyRomanceFeaturing a tour-de-force performance by sour-faced Abd us-Salim in-Nabulsy as the puffed-up Professor Hamdi, 'the greatest of all scientists, a modern-day Edison, and the overlooked inventor of nasal batteries and youth elixir', whose latest scheme involves projecting the mind beyond the body.
Movie5.2DramaIbrahim, the owner of a large car workshop, marries a poor girl called Mahasen, which his brothers fear because of their fear of sharing their inheritance. At the same time, Ismael feels a lot of hatred and hatred toward Ibrahim, who works for him in the workshop, The problems all the time with the pros, but soon change the relationship between Mahasen and Ishmael.
Movie8.0DramaThe film tells the story of a poor man who does everything he can to be with the woman he loves. Osman is an ordinary worker at a nightclub where Yasemin is the lead singer. To win Yasemin's heart, he extorts money from shops. Eventually, he becomes a famous mafia boss. Now he is very rich. However, winning Yasemin's heart will not be as easy as he thinks.
Köle
1972 · 1 votes
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Movie8.2DramaSet in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.
Movie5.8ComedyThree stories written by Ihsan Abdul Quddus about three thieves, their circumstances differed, and their motives for theft differed.The first steals from a traitorous wife believing that this is his right, and the second steals a public bus in order to quickly reach his sick wife, the third steals his old aunt to be able to get married.
Movie10.0DramaRomanceWhile Kamal helps his smuggler father in smuggling operations, the police arrest them, and his father is killed, and Kamal is thrown into prison. Kamal's brother Murad and his mother have to go to Istanbul. There, he joins the police and investigates smuggling cases. Years later, Kamal is released and moves to Turkey, without giving up his job. For this reason, the two brothers will come face to face.
Movie5.8ComedyAdventureIn the sixth film of the Turist Ömer series, Turist Ömer travels to Saudi Arabia and humorously portrays the cultural differences between himself and a different society.
MovieDramaBoraie is a blind beggar who is helped by his beautiful daughter Merzouka in making a big fortune. The swindler Sursock convinces Merzouka to steal her father's fortune then leaves her and flees with the money to Alexandria where he becomes the owner of an export and import company.
Movie6.3ActionDramaThis lavish period action-adventure is an Egyptian version of The Count Of Monte Cristo.
Movie6.8DramaIn the 1960s, the lives of three college classmates, Ismail, Zainab, and Helmy, take a dark turn when the three of them are arrested and tortured as part of the repressive and violent practices that were employed by the General Intelligence Directorate back then.
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TV6.3ComedyDramaThe story of Awad, the stingy trader who collects money while his family lives in deprivation, which forces his children to work to escape their father's stinginess. The daughter marries a rich older man, and her two brothers try to achieve their dreams away from their father.