Hassan el Baroudi
Hassan Mahmoud Hassanein El Baroudy was an Egyptian actor, born on 19 November 1898. He studied at the American School, and was working as a translator at Thomas Cook Company. He started his artistic career when he joined Hafez Naguib's touring band, then joined Aziz Eid's band in 1921. He worked in the Youssef Wahby Troupe for about 20 years. He also worked for years with the National Theater. He participated in many plays, including: King of Iron and Les Misérables. He appeared in numerous films, including The Second Wife (1967) and Cairo Station (1958). He passed away in 1974.
The Thug (1957)
Abu Zeid is a strong personality, emotions do not interfere with his life and decisions. He soon discovers Haridi is plotting his murder on the eve of his wedding night. (more)
Abu Zeid is a strong personality, emotions do not interfere with his life and decisions. He soon discovers Haridi is plotting his murder on the eve of his wedding night. (more)
Cairo Station
(1958)
Qinawi, 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 ... (more)
Qinawi, 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 ... (more)
Hassan and Nayima (1959)
A love story similar to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet taking place in the Egyptian countryside. (more)
A love story similar to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet taking place in the Egyptian countryside. (more)
Layla the Country Girl (1941)
Laila is a rich rural girl raised by her aunt who succeeds in marrying her off to her son, a doctor who just returned from England. But the doctor lives a reckless life, and he looks down on Laila who turns into a beautiful modern girl after moving to Cairo. (more)
Laila is a rich rural girl raised by her aunt who succeeds in marrying her off to her son, a doctor who just returned from England. But the doctor lives a reckless life, and he looks down on Laila who turns into a beautiful modern girl after moving to Cairo. (more)
The Road (1964)
The carefree existence of a spoiled man comes to an end when his mother is arrested. With no education or tangible skills, the man’s only salvation lies in finding his mysterious, rich father whom he has never met. Moving from Alexandria to Cairo, the man becomes ... (more)
The carefree existence of a spoiled man comes to an end when his mother is arrested. With no education or tangible skills, the man’s only salvation lies in finding his mysterious, rich father whom he has never met. Moving from Alexandria to Cairo, the man becomes ... (more)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1942)
Ali Baba lives in poverty while his brother Qasim lives a wealthy life. One day Ali Baba discovers a secret cave which contains countless treasures. He tries to solve his financial problems with thehe contents of the cave, but as Qasim enters the picture, things ... (more)
Ali Baba lives in poverty while his brother Qasim lives a wealthy life. One day Ali Baba discovers a secret cave which contains countless treasures. He tries to solve his financial problems with thehe contents of the cave, but as Qasim enters the picture, things ... (more)
Prince Of Cunningness (1964)
This lavish period action-adventure is an Egyptian version of The Count Of Monte Cristo. (more)
This lavish period action-adventure is an Egyptian version of The Count Of Monte Cristo. (more)
The Sin (1965)
Aziza, a poor migrant worker, struggles after her husband stops working due to an illness. Her life changes when she gets pregnant after being raped by a man. (more)
Aziza, a poor migrant worker, struggles after her husband stops working due to an illness. Her life changes when she gets pregnant after being raped by a man. (more)
Wedad (1936)
Baher is a merchant in love with his serf Wedad who goes bankrupt because his merchandises are stolen. In order to pay his debts Wedad sacrifices herself and decides to sell herself as serf to another wealthy master. (more)
Baher is a merchant in love with his serf Wedad who goes bankrupt because his merchandises are stolen. In order to pay his debts Wedad sacrifices herself and decides to sell herself as serf to another wealthy master. (more)
The Sparrow (1972)
Set shortly before and during the Six Day War in June of 1967, The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt whose inhabitants suffer from the harassment of a corrupt businessman. (more)
Set shortly before and during the Six Day War in June of 1967, The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt whose inhabitants suffer from the harassment of a corrupt businessman. (more)
Struggle on the Nile (1959)
Naïve young Muhasab is asked to accompany his more dependable friend, Mujahed, on a voyage up the Nile to Cairo. Once there, they will sell their boat, the "Bride of the Nile," in order to buy a barge that will make their village elders more competitive in business ... (more)
Naïve young Muhasab is asked to accompany his more dependable friend, Mujahed, on a voyage up the Nile to Cairo. Once there, they will sell their boat, the "Bride of the Nile," in order to buy a barge that will make their village elders more competitive in business ... (more)
The Second Wife (1967)
A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village with his power. (more)
A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village with his power. (more)
Dawn of a New Day (1964)
The story of a 40-year-old married woman who has fallen into idleness and does not know how to approach the revolutionary events in her country. She finds a new meaning in life when she falls in love with an aspiring young student. “I shot FAGR YOM GUEDID in 1964. ... (more)
The story of a 40-year-old married woman who has fallen into idleness and does not know how to approach the revolutionary events in her country. She finds a new meaning in life when she falls in love with an aspiring young student. “I shot FAGR YOM GUEDID in 1964. ... (more)
Lachine, the People's Hope (1938)
Lachin, commander of the Army of One rulers, manages the affairs of governance prime minister, who traded Bakot parish while the ruling does not offer nor a delay in something a multi-female relations spineless, "Lachin" trying ruling alert to the tricks of the ... (more)
Lachin, commander of the Army of One rulers, manages the affairs of governance prime minister, who traded Bakot parish while the ruling does not offer nor a delay in something a multi-female relations spineless, "Lachin" trying ruling alert to the tricks of the ... (more)
The Great Clown (1952)
Shehata Effendi is a clerk for a wealthy woman who is in dispute with her husband. Her husband divorced her a third time, so they resort to Shehata to marry her. Then the wealthy wife dies and he inherits her fortune, prompting him to think of marrying his old ... (more)
Shehata Effendi is a clerk for a wealthy woman who is in dispute with her husband. Her husband divorced her a third time, so they resort to Shehata to marry her. Then the wealthy wife dies and he inherits her fortune, prompting him to think of marrying his old ... (more)
Fools’ Alley (1955)
The first film by director Tawfik Saleh, Fools’ Alley is considered one of the most important Egyptian films of the ‘50s – a success very much dependent on a story by Naguib Mahfouz. In an archetypal Egyptian neighborhood, Taha works hard to put aside enough money ... (more)
The first film by director Tawfik Saleh, Fools’ Alley is considered one of the most important Egyptian films of the ‘50s – a success very much dependent on a story by Naguib Mahfouz. In an archetypal Egyptian neighborhood, Taha works hard to put aside enough money ... (more)
Ismail Yassine Fil Police (1956)
Ismail lives in a local neighborhood, next to his fiancée and her mother who objects to their relationship because of his work in the police. (more)
Ismail lives in a local neighborhood, next to his fiancée and her mother who objects to their relationship because of his work in the police. (more)
End of the Road (1960)
As Sharbat marries her sweetheart, she comes to realize that their ambitions and plans for the future do not align. She gets a divorce and falls in love with a rich student, only to marry his father. When the jealous student kills his father, Sharbat inherits her ... (more)
As Sharbat marries her sweetheart, she comes to realize that their ambitions and plans for the future do not align. She gets a divorce and falls in love with a rich student, only to marry his father. When the jealous student kills his father, Sharbat inherits her ... (more)
Dearest Beloved (1961)
The story of a family torn apart; the son goes to prison instead of his father for drug trafficking. While the other son marries a bad- tempered woman who abuses her mother-in-law forcing her to flee to work as a maid at a hospital. (more)
The story of a family torn apart; the son goes to prison instead of his father for drug trafficking. While the other son marries a bad- tempered woman who abuses her mother-in-law forcing her to flee to work as a maid at a hospital. (more)