Abdel Halim Hafez
Actor · 1929 – 1977 · Al-Helwat, Al-Sharkia, Egypt
Born Abdel Halim Shabaana (عبد الحليم شبانة) in al-Halawaat, Sharkeyya (Delta of Egypt), graduated from the Higher institute of Arabic Music - Composing Department in 1948. For four years, he taught music for school children in Tanta, Zagazeeg and finally Cairo. In 1959, he resigned and joined the Cairo Radio Orchestra as an oboe player. His first radio broadcast song was “Lekaa". His first appearance on the silver screen was in “Lahn Al-Wafaa”. Abdul Haleem joined “Sawt al-Fann” production company, with the world famous composer Abdul Wahhaab and director of photography Waheed Fareed, which produced a great number of films and audio works. His acting was characterized with simplicity and spontaneity. Haleem did not only sing in Egypt, but also in all of the Arab countries and some European countries. Almost all of the composers of the Arab world composed the music of his songs. His patriotic songs outnumbered 300 songs and poems. All the Arab audiences still remember some of his famous scenes on the silver screen. Abdel Halim never married, yet rumors say that he was married to superstar Soaad Hosny.
Movies16
Movie7.4ComedyDramaA poor girl lives on the rooftop of a building. Three young neighbors fall in love with her. The decide to help her when they discover that she is seriously ill and in need of an urgent operation.
Movie8.0MusicRomanceAn unexpected love affair quickly blossoms between aspiring down-on-his-luck reporter Salah (Abdel Halim Hafez) and the subject of his first newspaper scoop, a pretty young heiress (Zubaida Tharwat)who's soon to be forced into an arranged marriage.
Movie9.0DramaRomancePoor young man Mahmoud Fathi electrician and loves music and composing, live in the same House orphan girl Delilah who loves him and trading love, in its composition towards renewal and which does not correspond to respond, he discovers that his girlfriend is sick with TB and to cure her needs a large amount so he agrees to sing Method does not satisfy him to provide, the girl decides to sacrifice herself, committing suicide to free him from this situation and to live his art. Captured by a wealthy Lady insists, intellectual Hanim resume career.
Movie8.3MusicDramaLoyal to her husband suffers from a weak personality due to strict upbringing, which exposes her to falling into the trap of her husband’s friend. There is another husband who falls in love with the maid and wants to get close to her very much, but he is afraid for his reputation, so he treats her very harshly and harasses her. There is the shy young man who falls in love with her. He falls in love with his neighbor, but she is not convinced by him because of his great shyness.
Movie7.0ComedyMusicThe film revolves around: Adel (Abdel Halim Hafez) a boy left his father a great building, fades away in the bar, and in the health of Kiki (Farida Fahmi) .. Equally rival is Noufal Syriacusi (Abdel Salam Nabulsi) Zaki Ibrahim al-Thara, Nawfal takes the money and sends it to bottles of champagne under Kiki's feet. Adel visits his uncle (Hassan Fayiq) and sees for the first time his daughter (Siham), the meeting between Adel, and his uncle ends with a fury, Adel Fattzura (Siham), meets Siham at her cousin's house in Nouvelle, She loves Nofal, Adel hears a lot about the hopes (Mona Badr), the daughter of the housewife in which Nofal works. He suddenly visits her and finds her a nice girl.
Movie8.0DramaMusicAhmed Mumtaz is an employee who invents a kind of fabric that does not burn. When he shows it to his boss, the latter shows it to his boss and takes credit for it. Ahmed goes to meet the general manager, and falls for his daughter who thinks that he's a millionaire.
Movie7.0MusicDramaHussein and Ahmad are brothers. Hussein falls in love with a colleague, but his father mysteriously decides that Ahmad should marry her instead.
Movie6.6RomanceDramaFaten Hamama plays Nawal, a journalist who meets Samir, a young man whom she encourages to pursue a singing career. His career takes off while Nawal's health deteriorates.
Movie7.0DramaMusicSalah, a young college student, falls in love for the first time with Samiha. He spends his nights thinking about her and looking to her face in the “empty pillow” next to him. When she marries someone else, he is devastated and her memory haunts him no matter where he goes.
Movie6.7DramaRomanceA romantic tale about friendship, sacrifice and true love. Two best friends meet two sisters, Salwa who’s gentle and well-mannered and Laila who’s outgoing and lively, but one of them gets engaged to the wrong sister.
Movie7.7DramaRomanceAn athletic young man falls for a beautiful woman with a troubled brother. Handsome Yehia (Hafez) may come from a troubled background, but he's always strived to make the best of his life. When Yehia falls for the beautiful Samia (Iman), he believes he has finally found the woman with whom he could spend the rest of his life. Trouble soon arises, however, when Samia's delinquent stepbrother begins doing everything in his power to sabotage the couple's relationship.
Movie7.0MusicDramaThe real version of the famous US hit movie "Love Story" remade in 1971, but with a swap of roles and happier ending.
Movie5.7DramaMusicA young man is shunned by his friends after he starts an affair with a dancer.
Movie7.1DramaRomanceFamous star Suheir falls in love with a rising actor called Ibrahim and they intend to get married. However, her producer who gets overly jealous hires a woman to ruin Suheir and Ibrahim's relationship by claiming she is Ibrahim's wife.
Movie7.0ComedyA man loves a dancer in a nightclub and decides to marry her , but he wants her to quit her work. The owners of the nightclub conspire against him by making him join the military police so the dancer can return to work.
Movie7.3MusicRomanceA poor graduated singer struggling to get his chance, disguises into an old music teacher to work in a girl's school. A bet is launched between two of the leading students to trap this teacher into their affection.