Mohamed El Dafrawi

The Danish Experience (2003)

When Kadry El Meniawy becomes the minister of Youth and sports, the attractive woman Anita from Denmark comes to Egypt for cultural exchange between the two countries. As she stays at the minister's villa, his sons try to get close to her while he also falls for her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ali Idris
CAST:  Adel Emam  •  Nicole Saba  •  Ahmad Rateb  •  Magdy Kamel

When Kadry El Meniawy becomes the minister of Youth and sports, the attractive woman Anita from Denmark comes to Egypt for cultural exchange between the two countries. As she stays at the minister's villa, his sons try to get close to her while he also falls for her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ali Idris
CAST:  Adel Emam  •  Nicole Saba  •  Ahmad Rateb  •  Magdy Kamel

The Terrorist (1994)

Ali Abd-El-Zaher is a member of an Islamic radical group which has been launching attacks against the government and the society under the orders of the spiritual leader Brother Saif. Ali manages to assasinate an officer, but as he escapes from the authorities he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nader Galal
CAST:  Adel Emam  •  Sherine  •  Mohamed El Dafrawi  •  Mustafa Metwalli

Ali Abd-El-Zaher is a member of an Islamic radical group which has been launching attacks against the government and the society under the orders of the spiritual leader Brother Saif. Ali manages to assasinate an officer, but as he escapes from the authorities he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nader Galal
CAST:  Adel Emam  •  Sherine  •  Mohamed El Dafrawi  •  Mustafa Metwalli

The Yacoubian Building (2006)

Cairo: a 70-year-old building of once-luxury flats with tenements on the roof. Zika, an aging libertine, feuds with his sister. Pius Haj Azzam takes a second wife, in secret, to satisfy sexual drive within religious bounds. Bothayna, poor and beautiful, supports ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marwan Hamed
CAST:  Adel Emam  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Yousra  •  Esaad Younes

Cairo: a 70-year-old building of once-luxury flats with tenements on the roof. Zika, an aging libertine, feuds with his sister. Pius Haj Azzam takes a second wife, in secret, to satisfy sexual drive within religious bounds. Bothayna, poor and beautiful, supports ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marwan Hamed
CAST:  Adel Emam  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Yousra  •  Esaad Younes

The Knight & The Princess (2019)

An unwavering young warrior's determination to save abducted women and children leads him to confront a brutal tyrant and his devious sorcerer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bashir El Deek
CAST:  Medhat Saleh  •  Donia Samir Ghanem  •  Maged El Kedwany  •  Mohamed Henedi

An unwavering young warrior's determination to save abducted women and children leads him to confront a brutal tyrant and his devious sorcerer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bashir El Deek
CAST:  Medhat Saleh  •  Donia Samir Ghanem  •  Maged El Kedwany  •  Mohamed Henedi

Waraa Al Shams (1978)

"Behind the Sun" clearly identifies the time identity of his film. It follows the horrific military defeat of June 1967, when a senior military commander insists on an investigation into the real causes of the defeat, leading to his assassination by the commander ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohammad Radi
CAST:  Nadia Lotfi  •  Mahmoud El Meligy  •  Rushdy Abaza  •  Shoukry Sarhan

"Behind the Sun" clearly identifies the time identity of his film. It follows the horrific military defeat of June 1967, when a senior military commander insists on an investigation into the real causes of the defeat, leading to his assassination by the commander ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohammad Radi
CAST:  Nadia Lotfi  •  Mahmoud El Meligy  •  Rushdy Abaza  •  Shoukry Sarhan

Welad Eleih (1989)

Najib discovers that the businessman's salary is doing a lot of illegal work, and he delivers dangerous documents condemning the man to his secretary. However, the salary men decide to get rid of Najib, so he escapes the secretary's secret of documents for fear of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sherif Yehia
CAST:  Ahmed Zaki  •  Mervat Amin  •  Hala Sedki  •  Mohamed El Dafrawi

Najib discovers that the businessman's salary is doing a lot of illegal work, and he delivers dangerous documents condemning the man to his secretary. However, the salary men decide to get rid of Najib, so he escapes the secretary's secret of documents for fear of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sherif Yehia
CAST:  Ahmed Zaki  •  Mervat Amin  •  Hala Sedki  •  Mohamed El Dafrawi

El Fata El Shereer (1989)

After he gets released from prison, where he spent seven years, Salah works with his cell mate Saad in trading currency with a powerful man, and he collects a big fortune, ignoring his lover Ilham's advice, who got married during his imprisonment to a big currency ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Noura  •  Ali El Haggar  •  Salwa Othman

After he gets released from prison, where he spent seven years, Salah works with his cell mate Saad in trading currency with a powerful man, and he collects a big fortune, ignoring his lover Ilham's advice, who got married during his imprisonment to a big currency ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Noura  •  Ali El Haggar  •  Salwa Othman

Hawk's Eyes (1992)

Abu al-Wafa soldier of the border weapon lives with his old father Darwish, who was also guarding the border and his wife Saadi, who does not have a child, yet he thinks that he is sterile, so as not to embarrass her, but Tairh ignorance! She is frustrated when she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ibrahim El-Mougy
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Mohamed El Dafrawi  •  Hassan ElAsmar  •  Fattoh Ahmed

Abu al-Wafa soldier of the border weapon lives with his old father Darwish, who was also guarding the border and his wife Saadi, who does not have a child, yet he thinks that he is sterile, so as not to embarrass her, but Tairh ignorance! She is frustrated when she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ibrahim El-Mougy
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Mohamed El Dafrawi  •  Hassan ElAsmar  •  Fattoh Ahmed

Ghroob Wa Shrooq (1970)

In the wake of the Cairo Fire, Essam feels guilty for betraying his friend Samir by messing around with his wife Madiha. Essam decides to take revenge on Madiha's father who pressured him to marry her to avoid a scandal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kamal El Sheikh
CAST:  Soad Hosny  •  Rushdy Abaza  •  Mahmoud El Meligy  •  Ibrahim Khan

In the wake of the Cairo Fire, Essam feels guilty for betraying his friend Samir by messing around with his wife Madiha. Essam decides to take revenge on Madiha's father who pressured him to marry her to avoid a scandal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kamal El Sheikh
CAST:  Soad Hosny  •  Rushdy Abaza  •  Mahmoud El Meligy  •  Ibrahim Khan

two women (1975)

based on Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hassan Ramzy
CAST:  Nelly  •  Ahmed Mazhar  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Emad Hamdy

based on Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hassan Ramzy
CAST:  Nelly  •  Ahmed Mazhar  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Emad Hamdy

The Rain Stopped (1967)

A group of farmers move to a government appointed land after their own land is taken away from them. They discover that their new land is not suitable for their crops, and they struggle to make the best out of it. Meanwhile, Haneyya tries to get closer to Hassan, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sayed Eissa
CAST:  Shoukry Sarhan  •  Samiha Ayoub  •  Soheir El Morshedy  •  Ahmed Abaza

A group of farmers move to a government appointed land after their own land is taken away from them. They discover that their new land is not suitable for their crops, and they struggle to make the best out of it. Meanwhile, Haneyya tries to get closer to Hassan, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sayed Eissa
CAST:  Shoukry Sarhan  •  Samiha Ayoub  •  Soheir El Morshedy  •  Ahmed Abaza

Medinet Al Samt (1973)

A crime journalist stumbles upon a crime when he takes a taxi ride with a group of criminals, only for the taxi driver to turn up dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kamal Attia
CAST:  Nelly  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Mahmoud El Meligy  •  Mohamed El Dafrawi

A crime journalist stumbles upon a crime when he takes a taxi ride with a group of criminals, only for the taxi driver to turn up dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kamal Attia
CAST:  Nelly  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Mahmoud El Meligy  •  Mohamed El Dafrawi

A Hero Till the End (1963)

Hafez takes advantage of his presidency of the Childhood Protection Association and his knowledge of the rich families, to cover up his criminal activity in which he kidnaps the children of these families in exchange for ransom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hossam ElDein Mostafa
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Laila Taher  •  Mahmoud El Meligy  •  Tawfiq Al-Deqen

Hafez takes advantage of his presidency of the Childhood Protection Association and his knowledge of the rich families, to cover up his criminal activity in which he kidnaps the children of these families in exchange for ransom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hossam ElDein Mostafa
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Laila Taher  •  Mahmoud El Meligy  •  Tawfiq Al-Deqen

El-Torbini (2007)

Mohsen is an autistic young man who lives with his older brother Kareem after their parents passed away. Karim is trying to have custody of his brother to get his share of the inheritance, and the two brothers' relationship develops further.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmed Medhat
CAST:  Sherif Mounir  •  Ahmed Rizq  •  Hend Sabry  •  Mohamed Karim

Mohsen is an autistic young man who lives with his older brother Kareem after their parents passed away. Karim is trying to have custody of his brother to get his share of the inheritance, and the two brothers' relationship develops further.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmed Medhat
CAST:  Sherif Mounir  •  Ahmed Rizq  •  Hend Sabry  •  Mohamed Karim

Escape (1970)

Ezzat and Fathi are two prisoners who escape together, and they manage to reach a remote rural area, and they are guests of the Suniyya of Aisha alone, and Ezzat tells her what happened with him and sympathizes with him and his story.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Soheir El Morshedy  •  Yousuf Shaaban  •  Mohammed Tawfik

Ezzat and Fathi are two prisoners who escape together, and they manage to reach a remote rural area, and they are guests of the Suniyya of Aisha alone, and Ezzat tells her what happened with him and sympathizes with him and his story.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Soheir El Morshedy  •  Yousuf Shaaban  •  Mohammed Tawfik

All that Love (1988)

Nassif al-Leithi is a very loyal merchant for business colleague Hussein Zahran. Hussein Zahran was surprised by the betrayal of his wife and killed her. Nassif al-Leithi promises that his son Hussein will take care of his son Kamal while he is in prison. He dies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hussein Kamal
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Layla Olwy  •  Yehia Chahine  •  Mohamed El Dafrawi

Nassif al-Leithi is a very loyal merchant for business colleague Hussein Zahran. Hussein Zahran was surprised by the betrayal of his wife and killed her. Nassif al-Leithi promises that his son Hussein will take care of his son Kamal while he is in prison. He dies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hussein Kamal
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Layla Olwy  •  Yehia Chahine  •  Mohamed El Dafrawi

Women in the City (1977)

To cover up a robbery, a plan is devised to set fire to the warehouse. When Youssef confides in Dalia about his concern over the fire, she reports him to Sherif, the mastermind behind the crime. Youssef tries to expose Sherif who plots to have him murdered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Helmy Rafla
CAST:  Hussein Fahmy  •  Mervat Amin  •  Madiha Kamel  •  Mahmoud El Meligy

To cover up a robbery, a plan is devised to set fire to the warehouse. When Youssef confides in Dalia about his concern over the fire, she reports him to Sherif, the mastermind behind the crime. Youssef tries to expose Sherif who plots to have him murdered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Helmy Rafla
CAST:  Hussein Fahmy  •  Mervat Amin  •  Madiha Kamel  •  Mahmoud El Meligy