Farouq Al Fishawy

Farouk is an Egyptian theatre, cinema and TV actor. Graduate of both the faculty of Arts and the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts. His booming in TV series “Abnaa’y al-a’ezzaa shokran i.e. My dear children..thank you” and his role in “Al-mashbooh i.e. The suspect” with Aadel Emaam, paved his way to stardom. Among his popular TV series are: “Alf leila we leila i.e. One thousand and one Nights ”, “Al-haawy i.e. The magician”, “’Aly al-Zeibaq”, “Domou’ saahebat algalaala i.e. Her majesty’s tears”, “Laylat al-kabd ‘ala Fatma i.e. The night Fatma was arrested”, “Zeynaat wal-talat banaat i.e. Zeynat and the three daughters”, “Canaria wa shorakah i.e. Canaria and Co.”. Among his stage plays are: “Al-dokhaan i.e. Smoke”, “Tharthara fawk al-neel i.e. A Drift on the Nile”and “Bedaaya wa nehaaya i.e. The Beginning and the End”. His career included king Farouk and beggers and a variety of roles in between. During the 1980’s and the 1990’s he was the most productive movie star. Farouk married several times. His first wife was Soumayya al-Alfy, mother of his only son actor Ahmad al-Feeshaawy. He also married actor Soheir Ramzy and other women.

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Alttaghia (1985)

Sami is a young doctor who decides to return to his village again to work and open a clinic. He is impressed by the daughter of Mahmud al-Rashidi, one of the richest men in the village. He does not know that he is a drug dealer and has in the past killed his father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sherif Yehia
CAST:  Ezzat Al Alaily  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Layla Olwy  •  Hussein ElSherbiny

Sami is a young doctor who decides to return to his village again to work and open a clinic. He is impressed by the daughter of Mahmud al-Rashidi, one of the richest men in the village. He does not know that he is a drug dealer and has in the past killed his father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sherif Yehia
CAST:  Ezzat Al Alaily  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Layla Olwy  •  Hussein ElSherbiny

Youssef and Zeinab (1986)

The film revolves around the teacher (Youssef) left by his classmate and sweetheart schoolgirl (Laila Alawi) and marries a wealthy man who migrates to America, traveling in loan to work as an Arabic language teacher and Islamic religion in the capital of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Khan
CAST:  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Tawfiq Al-Deqen  •  Layla Olwy

The film revolves around the teacher (Youssef) left by his classmate and sweetheart schoolgirl (Laila Alawi) and marries a wealthy man who migrates to America, traveling in loan to work as an Arabic language teacher and Islamic religion in the capital of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Khan
CAST:  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Tawfiq Al-Deqen  •  Layla Olwy

Naassaf Lehaza Al Khataa (1986)

Sadiq is a simple clerk in the office of lawyer Issam intervenes to work the praise of his neighbor and the daughter of the neighborhood, which he loves in silence since childhood as a secretary in the office. Issam gets acquainted with Ola, a decadent girl who is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hassan Seif Eldeen
CAST:  Poussi  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Saeed Saleh  •  Elham Shahein

Sadiq is a simple clerk in the office of lawyer Issam intervenes to work the praise of his neighbor and the daughter of the neighborhood, which he loves in silence since childhood as a secretary in the office. Issam gets acquainted with Ola, a decadent girl who is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hassan Seif Eldeen
CAST:  Poussi  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Saeed Saleh  •  Elham Shahein

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

Alfarysa (1986)

An adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Samah Anwar  •  Mahmoud El Gendy  •  Sohier Ramzy

An adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Samah Anwar  •  Mahmoud El Gendy  •  Sohier Ramzy

The Hustlers (1986)

Tahar returns from exile and informs his sons (Issam) and (Omar) of the secret of his burial for a bag full of gold and jewelry in the garden of the villa that he owned before his exile.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ali Abdel-Khalek
CAST:  Nabila Obeid  •  Kamal Al-Shenawy  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Hatem Zulfiqar

Tahar returns from exile and informs his sons (Issam) and (Omar) of the secret of his burial for a bag full of gold and jewelry in the garden of the villa that he owned before his exile.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ali Abdel-Khalek
CAST:  Nabila Obeid  •  Kamal Al-Shenawy  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Hatem Zulfiqar

Nessa Khalf Al Qodban (1986)

The film revolves around "Nadia" who refuses to marry lawyer "Hatem", who covets a rich marriage, while "Laila", who is assisted by her father and a great lawyer in his research, is impressed by Youssef, who owns a film company, decides to work with him.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Poussi  •  Sanaa Gamil  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Samah Anwar

The film revolves around "Nadia" who refuses to marry lawyer "Hatem", who covets a rich marriage, while "Laila", who is assisted by her father and a great lawyer in his research, is impressed by Youssef, who owns a film company, decides to work with him.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Poussi  •  Sanaa Gamil  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Samah Anwar

Samia Sha'rawi's File (1988)

Directed by Nader Galal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nader Galal
CAST:  Nadia Al Gendy  •  Farouq Al Fishawy

Directed by Nader Galal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nader Galal
CAST:  Nadia Al Gendy  •  Farouq Al Fishawy

The Challenge (1988)

When Huda gets released after killing her traitorous husband, it angers his father, Abdul Qawi who fights to prevent her from having custody of her child. Ahmed the lawyer sympathies with her and they get married while Abdul Qawi wants to avenge them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Inas El Degheidy
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Nabila Obeid  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  ElMontaser Bellah

When Huda gets released after killing her traitorous husband, it angers his father, Abdul Qawi who fights to prevent her from having custody of her child. Ahmed the lawyer sympathies with her and they get married while Abdul Qawi wants to avenge them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Inas El Degheidy
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Nabila Obeid  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  ElMontaser Bellah

Rape (1989)

Depicts the escape of a poor innocent girl fleeing from three savage rapists.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ali Abdel-Khalek
CAST:  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Ahmad Bedir  •  Nagah El-Mogui  •  Huda Ramzy

Depicts the escape of a poor innocent girl fleeing from three savage rapists.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ali Abdel-Khalek
CAST:  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Ahmad Bedir  •  Nagah El-Mogui  •  Huda Ramzy

Al-Erhab (1989)

Esmat sympathizes with the life of a fugitive from justice after proving her innocence and relating to him after being represented by love. Ismat is preparing to travel to Abu Dhabi where he will hold an international conference on crime. Omar asks her to send a ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Nadia Al Gendy  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Ahmad Bedir  •  Salah Qabil

Esmat sympathizes with the life of a fugitive from justice after proving her innocence and relating to him after being represented by love. Ismat is preparing to travel to Abu Dhabi where he will hold an international conference on crime. Omar asks her to send a ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Nadia Al Gendy  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Ahmad Bedir  •  Salah Qabil

Al khadem (1990)

Shahin puts his friend Kamel in jail instead for a crime he did not commit after he promises to raise his son Mahmood but Shahin deceives him to work has a servant and a driver.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmed Yehia
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Ahmed Mazhar  •  Hesham Selim

Shahin puts his friend Kamel in jail instead for a crime he did not commit after he promises to raise his son Mahmood but Shahin deceives him to work has a servant and a driver.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmed Yehia
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Ahmed Mazhar  •  Hesham Selim

Hanafy Al Obaha (1990)

An officer balancing his marriage and police responsibilities releases a prisoner temporarily with the aim of using him to find and capture his old gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Abdelaziz
CAST:  Adel Emam  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Huda Ramzy  •  Magdy Wahba

An officer balancing his marriage and police responsibilities releases a prisoner temporarily with the aim of using him to find and capture his old gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Abdelaziz
CAST:  Adel Emam  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Huda Ramzy  •  Magdy Wahba

زوجة محرمة (1991)

Dr Husseini decides to marry a poor girl's after he saved her from harassing. But after Husseini suffers a disease that prevents him from moving, his brother is asked to marry his wife if he dies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmed Al-Sabaawi
CAST:  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Salah Qabil  •  Nadia Fahmy  •  Sohier Ramzy

Dr Husseini decides to marry a poor girl's after he saved her from harassing. But after Husseini suffers a disease that prevents him from moving, his brother is asked to marry his wife if he dies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmed Al-Sabaawi
CAST:  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Salah Qabil  •  Nadia Fahmy  •  Sohier Ramzy

The Killer (1991)

Raped when she was but a child, Ragaa is traumatized, and she vows revenge on all men who seek forbidden pleasure. Akin to a siren, she lures men into distant areas where she kills them, but things aggravate when she murders a senior official.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Inas El Degheidy
CAST:  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Fifi Abdo  •  Eman  •  Hassan Hosny

Raped when she was but a child, Ragaa is traumatized, and she vows revenge on all men who seek forbidden pleasure. Akin to a siren, she lures men into distant areas where she kills them, but things aggravate when she murders a senior official.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Inas El Degheidy
CAST:  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Fifi Abdo  •  Eman  •  Hassan Hosny

Rooster Among Hens (1992)

Al-Dakhakhani lives in Al-Jamaliya quarter, and he doesn't want his inheritance to go to his four daughters' husbands. Especially when his only son suffers from mental illness. He thinks of marrying his son to Eashrya, who he stole her property. She agrees provided ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hussein Kamal
CAST:  Nabila Obeid  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Hussein ElSherbiny  •  Abdallah Ghaith

Al-Dakhakhani lives in Al-Jamaliya quarter, and he doesn't want his inheritance to go to his four daughters' husbands. Especially when his only son suffers from mental illness. He thinks of marrying his son to Eashrya, who he stole her property. She agrees provided ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hussein Kamal
CAST:  Nabila Obeid  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Hussein ElSherbiny  •  Abdallah Ghaith

A Citizen Under Investigation (1993)

A Citizen Under Investigation is the great Egyptian director Henry Barakat's last film, and a damning indictment of Egypt's ruling military dictatorship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Barakat
CAST:  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Ashraf Abdel Baky  •  Mahmoud El Gendy  •  Sohier Ramzy

A Citizen Under Investigation is the great Egyptian director Henry Barakat's last film, and a damning indictment of Egypt's ruling military dictatorship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Barakat
CAST:  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Ashraf Abdel Baky  •  Mahmoud El Gendy  •  Sohier Ramzy

Why, O Violet? (1993)

A portrayal of the lives of four friends who have different dreams and aspirations; Ahmed falls in love with a girl he saw once, Sayed gets in trouble when he sells the laboratory animals, Abbas who is married to a woman that doesn't love him, and Ali who works in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Radwan El Kashef
CAST:  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Hassan Hosny  •  Lucy  •  Shawqi Shamekh

A portrayal of the lives of four friends who have different dreams and aspirations; Ahmed falls in love with a girl he saw once, Sayed gets in trouble when he sells the laboratory animals, Abbas who is married to a woman that doesn't love him, and Ali who works in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Radwan El Kashef
CAST:  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Hassan Hosny  •  Lucy  •  Shawqi Shamekh

The Clever Ones (1993)

After the 1967 War, three contractors conspire against Rasha, the famous singer, to arrest her on charges of spying for foreign parties after her husband commits suicide. All attempts to prove her innocence fail and she is sent to prison. When she is released in 73 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nader Galal
CAST:  Nadia Al Gendy  •  Kamal Al-Shenawy  •  Farouq Al Fishawy

After the 1967 War, three contractors conspire against Rasha, the famous singer, to arrest her on charges of spying for foreign parties after her husband commits suicide. All attempts to prove her innocence fail and she is sent to prison. When she is released in 73 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nader Galal
CAST:  Nadia Al Gendy  •  Kamal Al-Shenawy  •  Farouq Al Fishawy

The Spy Hikmat Fahmi (1994)

The story of the famous dancer Hikmat Fahmy, who was spying on the British army for the German forces during the Second World War, convinced that it contributes to rid Egypt of the British occupation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hossam ElDein Mostafa
CAST:  Nadia Al Gendy  •  Hussein Fahmy  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Mohamed Mokhtar

The story of the famous dancer Hikmat Fahmy, who was spying on the British army for the German forces during the Second World War, convinced that it contributes to rid Egypt of the British occupation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hossam ElDein Mostafa
CAST:  Nadia Al Gendy  •  Hussein Fahmy  •  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Mohamed Mokhtar
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