Mamdouh Abdelalim

Mamdouh Abdel Alim is an Egyptian actor. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences in 1980. He started his career in children’s programs in radio and television in 1969 with director Ebraheem Abdul Galeel who formed four children troupes in dancing, singing, and acting. He was tutored by director En’aam Muhammad ‘Aly and director Nour al-Demerdaash who presented the child Mamdouh Abdul Aleem in the television series “Al-ganna wal-‘azraa i.e. The paradise and the virgin” with actor Kareema Mokhtaar. His real start was in “Asseela” also with Kareema Mokhtaar. This lead his way to a number of successful TV series like: “Seyaam Seyaam i.e. Seyaam’s fasting”, “Akhou al-banaat i.e. The girls’ brother”, “Zeinab”, “Al-Kaahera wal-naass i.e. Cairo and the people”,“ Al-hobb wa ashyaa okhra i.e. Love and other things”, “Khalty Safeyya wal-Deir i.e. Aunty Safeyya and the monastery”, “Hassaad al-‘omr i.e. Life’s harvest”, “Shaare’ al-Mawardy i.e. Al-Mawardy street” and “Abyad x Abyad i.e. All white”. On the silver screen his first role was in “Al-‘azraa wal-sha’r al-abyad i.e. The Virgin and the gray hair” that brought him an acting award. Mamdouh won the best new face award for his role in “Kahwat al-Mawardy i.e. Al-Mawardy café” and the first lead role award for “Al-khadema i.e The maid”. Abdul Aleem did not really attain stardom he deserves on the silver screen although he attained it in television. He is married to television show host Shafky al-Monayyery.

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A Girl Called Apple (1997)

Zeenat, who everyone calls apple for her beauty, suffers from the domination of her boss Qadriya, who can't have kids despite her ninth marriage to Fouad. Qadriya asks Zeenat's husband Hassan to divorce his wife ,so that Zeenat marries Fouad for nine months and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raafat El Mehi
CAST:  Maged Elmasry  •  Layla Olwy  •  Alaa Wali El Din  •  Hala Sedki

Zeenat, who everyone calls apple for her beauty, suffers from the domination of her boss Qadriya, who can't have kids despite her ninth marriage to Fouad. Qadriya asks Zeenat's husband Hassan to divorce his wife ,so that Zeenat marries Fouad for nine months and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raafat El Mehi
CAST:  Maged Elmasry  •  Layla Olwy  •  Alaa Wali El Din  •  Hala Sedki

The Servant (1984)

Directed by Ashraf Fahmy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ashraf Fahmy
CAST:  Nadia Al Gendy  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Mostafa Fahmy  •  Madiha Yousri

Directed by Ashraf Fahmy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ashraf Fahmy
CAST:  Nadia Al Gendy  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Mostafa Fahmy  •  Madiha Yousri

The Innocent (1986)

A simple minded peasant was recruited in the Egyptian army where he was deceived to believe that political activists are his homeland enemies, but not for so long.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atef El-Tayeb
CAST:  Gamil Ratib  •  Mahmoud Abdel Aziz  •  Ahmed Zaki  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim

A simple minded peasant was recruited in the Egyptian army where he was deceived to believe that political activists are his homeland enemies, but not for so long.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atef El-Tayeb
CAST:  Gamil Ratib  •  Mahmoud Abdel Aziz  •  Ahmed Zaki  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim

Al-Harafish (1986)

Directed by Houssam El-Din Mustafa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hossam ElDein Mostafa
CAST:  Mahmoud Yassine  •  Safia ElEmary  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Layla Olwy

Directed by Houssam El-Din Mustafa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hossam ElDein Mostafa
CAST:  Mahmoud Yassine  •  Safia ElEmary  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Layla Olwy

Omar's Errand (1986)

Omar is on his way to Tanta, to deliver a case full of jewelry. however, his car breaks down on the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Khan
CAST:  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Ahmed Abdel Wareth  •  Somaya ElAlfy  •  Farouq Al Fishawy

Omar is on his way to Tanta, to deliver a case full of jewelry. however, his car breaks down on the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Khan
CAST:  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Ahmed Abdel Wareth  •  Somaya ElAlfy  •  Farouq Al Fishawy

The Basement (1987)

In the basement of an apartement, a mother and her growing son and daughters strive to live in the middle of Cairo, and the growing ambition of the young women that led to catastrophic events.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atef El-Tayeb
CAST:  Sohier Ramzy  •  Layla Olwy  •  Sanaa Gamil  •  Ahmad Bedir

In the basement of an apartement, a mother and her growing son and daughters strive to live in the middle of Cairo, and the growing ambition of the young women that led to catastrophic events.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atef El-Tayeb
CAST:  Sohier Ramzy  •  Layla Olwy  •  Sanaa Gamil  •  Ahmad Bedir

Paper Hero (1988)

The film revolves around the cinematographer Rami Qashua, who begins to succeed in the cinema through the texts he writes, but his bad luck imprints it in an unenviable predicament when one of his texts ends up being written by a clerical writer on the typewriter. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nader Galal
CAST:  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Athar ElHakim  •  Ahmad Bedir  •  Youssef Daoud

The film revolves around the cinematographer Rami Qashua, who begins to succeed in the cinema through the texts he writes, but his bad luck imprints it in an unenviable predicament when one of his texts ends up being written by a clerical writer on the typewriter. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nader Galal
CAST:  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Athar ElHakim  •  Ahmad Bedir  •  Youssef Daoud

The Execution Squad (1989)

Faraj al-Aktaa conspires with the Israeli enemy to get rid of the resistance men in Suez. Hassan, the only survivor, is accused of betraying the group and is sentenced to prison,while the daughter of the resistance leader is looking for her father's killer, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atef El-Tayeb
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Maaly Zayed  •  Salwa Khattab  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim

Faraj al-Aktaa conspires with the Israeli enemy to get rid of the resistance men in Suez. Hassan, the only survivor, is accused of betraying the group and is sentenced to prison,while the daughter of the resistance leader is looking for her father's killer, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atef El-Tayeb
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Maaly Zayed  •  Salwa Khattab  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim

Supermarket (1990)

Ramzi is a principled musician who lives in his inlaws house. He plays the piano in a resort to make a living. When his sister in law, who hates music, kicks him out, he moves back to his mother's department, and meets Amira, a childhood friend  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Khan
CAST:  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Adel Adham  •  Mariame Makhyoun  •  Aaidah Riyadh

Ramzi is a principled musician who lives in his inlaws house. He plays the piano in a resort to make a living. When his sister in law, who hates music, kicks him out, he moves back to his mother's department, and meets Amira, a childhood friend  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Khan
CAST:  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Adel Adham  •  Mariame Makhyoun  •  Aaidah Riyadh

Silence! (1991)

The married couple Hommos and Halawa perform their choreographic show in the street, to the amusement of a record label owner who records a song for them. When a famous singer called Ghandour steals their song, they embark on a journey to take revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sherif Arafa
CAST:  Layla Olwy  •  Ahmad Bedir  •  Sohair El Barooni  •  Hassan Kamy

The married couple Hommos and Halawa perform their choreographic show in the street, to the amusement of a record label owner who records a song for them. When a famous singer called Ghandour steals their song, they embark on a journey to take revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sherif Arafa
CAST:  Layla Olwy  •  Ahmad Bedir  •  Sohair El Barooni  •  Hassan Kamy

Romantica (1996)

The young director Hassan is preparing to film about the Khartiya group, a group of young Egyptians of both sexes who accompany tourists and roam with them and provide them with services for a handful of money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zaki Fatin Abdel Wahab
CAST:  Sherif Mounir  •  Alaa Wali El Din  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Lucy

The young director Hassan is preparing to film about the Khartiya group, a group of young Egyptians of both sexes who accompany tourists and roam with them and provide them with services for a handful of money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zaki Fatin Abdel Wahab
CAST:  Sherif Mounir  •  Alaa Wali El Din  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Lucy

Al Moshaghebat Wal Captain (1991)

Hoda, Zeinab, and Wafaa are flight attendants who receive a warning that a passenger aboard the plane named “El Hady,” a world-peace activist, is being targeted by an international terrorist organization, who's planning to kidnap and kill him. The three women plan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hossam ElDein Mostafa
CAST:  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Athar ElHakim  •  Hala Sedki  •  Ghada al shamaa

Hoda, Zeinab, and Wafaa are flight attendants who receive a warning that a passenger aboard the plane named “El Hady,” a world-peace activist, is being targeted by an international terrorist organization, who's planning to kidnap and kill him. The three women plan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hossam ElDein Mostafa
CAST:  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Athar ElHakim  •  Hala Sedki  •  Ghada al shamaa

الشجعان (1992)

During the period of the conflict between Egypt and Israel, a team from the Egyptian Central Intelligence Agency led by the officer (Ibrahim) confronts the exit on a secret mission, the main aim of which is to recover (Fawzi) the Egyptian spy who is communicating ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mahmoud Yassine  •  وفاء عامر  •  Sahar Ramy  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim

During the period of the conflict between Egypt and Israel, a team from the Egyptian Central Intelligence Agency led by the officer (Ibrahim) confronts the exit on a secret mission, the main aim of which is to recover (Fawzi) the Egyptian spy who is communicating ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mahmoud Yassine  •  وفاء عامر  •  Sahar Ramy  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim

Leylat Al-Qatl (1994)

(Zainat) is a very rich woman and her spoiled son (Sherif) studies in medical school. He meets the poor girl (Faiza) who helps him in his study. He tricks her in the name of love, and she decides to steal his mother's Jewelry with the help of another man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ashraf Fahmy
CAST:  Fifi Abdo  •  Elham Shahein  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim

(Zainat) is a very rich woman and her spoiled son (Sherif) studies in medical school. He meets the poor girl (Faiza) who helps him in his study. He tricks her in the name of love, and she decides to steal his mother's Jewelry with the help of another man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ashraf Fahmy
CAST:  Fifi Abdo  •  Elham Shahein  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim

Haqad aimra'a (1987)

After Nadia marries Hamdi, her mother asks her to leave her husband and help her take revenge for her father, who was killed twenty years ago, after she knew the murderer. With the mother's determination to go through with the retaliation, the couple's relationship ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Poussi  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Samy El Adl  •  Tahani Rashed

After Nadia marries Hamdi, her mother asks her to leave her husband and help her take revenge for her father, who was killed twenty years ago, after she knew the murderer. With the mother's determination to go through with the retaliation, the couple's relationship ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Poussi  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Samy El Adl  •  Tahani Rashed

قهوة المواردي (1981)

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Nabila Obeid  •  Yousuf Shaaban  •  Farouq Al Fishawy

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Nabila Obeid  •  Yousuf Shaaban  •  Farouq Al Fishawy

Ana (1985)

Sharif who's an accountant at the customs, meets Omnia who offers him to work in the company of her friend, Fahmy. Fahmy plans to keep him away from his work because of his rigidity and honesty. After Omnia and Sharif get married, he discovers that she's involved ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmed Al-Sabaawi
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Layla Olwy  •  Madiha Kamel  •  Sayed Zayan

Sharif who's an accountant at the customs, meets Omnia who offers him to work in the company of her friend, Fahmy. Fahmy plans to keep him away from his work because of his rigidity and honesty. After Omnia and Sharif get married, he discovers that she's involved ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmed Al-Sabaawi
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Layla Olwy  •  Madiha Kamel  •  Sayed Zayan

فل الفل (2000)

Zaghloul is a clown who gets fired from the circus. As he moves between different jobs, he falls in love with Basma and they get married. He meets a rich man who mistakes him for his friend Kazem, which results in a misunderstanding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Medhat El-Sebaiy
CAST:  Nermin EL Fee'y  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Saeed Saleh  •  Ahmad Rateb

Zaghloul is a clown who gets fired from the circus. As he moves between different jobs, he falls in love with Basma and they get married. He meets a rich man who mistakes him for his friend Kazem, which results in a misunderstanding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Medhat El-Sebaiy
CAST:  Nermin EL Fee'y  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Saeed Saleh  •  Ahmad Rateb

Under Threat (1986)

After her wealthy father becomes bankrupt , Sally goes to live with her sister and husband where she lives a liberated life. She gets filmed at one of the parties she is invited to while stealing a piece of jewelry. Hassan, who filmed the video, tries to blackmail ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasseen Ismail Yasseen
CAST:  Layla Olwy  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Mohamed El Arabi  •  Sabry Abdelmonem

After her wealthy father becomes bankrupt , Sally goes to live with her sister and husband where she lives a liberated life. She gets filmed at one of the parties she is invited to while stealing a piece of jewelry. Hassan, who filmed the video, tries to blackmail ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasseen Ismail Yasseen
CAST:  Layla Olwy  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Mohamed El Arabi  •  Sabry Abdelmonem

الملائكة لا تسكن الارض (1995)

Sheikh Imran treats his son harshly to force him to pray, and contradictory thoughts are deposited in the son's head. He tries to repent, but he is torn between his desire to practice his normal life and his fear of committing sins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saad Arafa
CAST:  Poussi  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Saeed Saleh  •  Ibrahim Abdel Raziq

Sheikh Imran treats his son harshly to force him to pray, and contradictory thoughts are deposited in the son's head. He tries to repent, but he is torn between his desire to practice his normal life and his fear of committing sins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saad Arafa
CAST:  Poussi  •  Mamdouh Abdelalim  •  Saeed Saleh  •  Ibrahim Abdel Raziq
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