Mohamed Shawqi

An Egyptian actor, born in the Bulaq Abu El-Ela neighborhood in Cairo in 1915, graduated from the Saidia School and worked after graduation as an employee in Assiut, but he liked to work more in the field of art, so he joined the theater of Munira al-Mahdia and sang with her in the play (Bride of the East) in 1937. As for About acting, Muhammad Shawqi started it after joining Ali Al-Kassar's band after a test he took and remained with it until its dissolution in 1946, after which he joined the teams of Shkoku and Najeeb Al-Rihani. In addition to his theatrical work, Mohamed Shawky presented to the cinema more than 250 films, the most famous of them are: (Love in the Dungeon, Sugar Hanim, Black Candles, The Crazy in Naim). Mohamed Shawky died in 1984 after suffering from hepatitis.

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Housing crisis (1972)

afaf and fattouh are co-workers looking for apartment for each to settle in . Each gets his apartment by kind of a trick which results in many consequences .  (more)

DIRECTION:  Helmy Rafla
CAST:  Mervat Amin  •  Mohamed Reda  •  Youssef Wahby  •  Tawfiq Al-Deqen

afaf and fattouh are co-workers looking for apartment for each to settle in . Each gets his apartment by kind of a trick which results in many consequences .  (more)

DIRECTION:  Helmy Rafla
CAST:  Mervat Amin  •  Mohamed Reda  •  Youssef Wahby  •  Tawfiq Al-Deqen

The Bus Driver (1982)

A father loses his carpentry workshop after his son-in-law stops paying taxes regularly. His son Hassan, a bus driver, struggles hard to save his father’s workshop, while the daughters try to replace it with a new project inspired by the “Infitah” era.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atef El-Tayeb
CAST:  Mervat Amin  •  Nabila El Sayed  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Hassan Hosny

A father loses his carpentry workshop after his son-in-law stops paying taxes regularly. His son Hassan, a bus driver, struggles hard to save his father’s workshop, while the daughters try to replace it with a new project inspired by the “Infitah” era.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atef El-Tayeb
CAST:  Mervat Amin  •  Nabila El Sayed  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Hassan Hosny

Ismail Yassine Tarazan (1958)

A wealthy person dies leaving a huge fortune, but no heirs are allowed to receive their share of wealth until they have found the son of the deceased, who has long been lost in the forest. Already two family members go to reach the person who became Tarzan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niazi Mostafa
CAST:  Ismail Yasseen  •  Fayrouz  •  Hassan Fayek  •  Zeinat Sedki

A wealthy person dies leaving a huge fortune, but no heirs are allowed to receive their share of wealth until they have found the son of the deceased, who has long been lost in the forest. Already two family members go to reach the person who became Tarzan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niazi Mostafa
CAST:  Ismail Yasseen  •  Fayrouz  •  Hassan Fayek  •  Zeinat Sedki

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)

DIRECTION:  Henry Barakat
CAST:  Faten Hamama  •  Abdallah Ghaith  •  Zaki Rostom  •  Hassan el Baroudi

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)

DIRECTION:  Henry Barakat
CAST:  Faten Hamama  •  Abdallah Ghaith  •  Zaki Rostom  •  Hassan el Baroudi

El majanin fi naim (1963)

A madman exposes humanity’s insanity. Andeel leaves a mental hospital after 10 years of treatment are over to face the world again. Whenever he reveals that he used to be a mental patient, he is faced with aggressive suspicion, cruelty and rejection. When a shop ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hasan El-Saifi
CAST:  Ismail Yasseen  •  Rushdy Abaza  •  Zahrat El-Ola  •  Shwikar

A madman exposes humanity’s insanity. Andeel leaves a mental hospital after 10 years of treatment are over to face the world again. Whenever he reveals that he used to be a mental patient, he is faced with aggressive suspicion, cruelty and rejection. When a shop ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hasan El-Saifi
CAST:  Ismail Yasseen  •  Rushdy Abaza  •  Zahrat El-Ola  •  Shwikar

only five (play) (1963)

(Adel) the lawyer learns that there is a treasure buried in the wall of an old villa by means of a map he saw in a book he bought from Rupabiquia, and in the villa, an old woman lives with her arrogant brother and their maid. So the lawyer goes to them, wanting to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Badie' Khayri
CAST:  Mary Moneib  •  Souad Hussein  •  Adly Kasseb  •  سيد سليمان

(Adel) the lawyer learns that there is a treasure buried in the wall of an old villa by means of a map he saw in a book he bought from Rupabiquia, and in the villa, an old woman lives with her arrogant brother and their maid. So the lawyer goes to them, wanting to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Badie' Khayri
CAST:  Mary Moneib  •  Souad Hussein  •  Adly Kasseb  •  سيد سليمان

I'm Not Lying But I'm Beautifying (1981)

Ibraham the industrious student fall in love with his colleague Khayriyah and she also fall in love with him, but the rich student Hani admire her. Ibrahim is trying to hide his social level because he is afraid to lose Khayriyah, and telling everybody that he is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ibrahim Al Shaqanqiry
CAST:  Ahmed Zaki  •  Athar ElHakim  •  Salah Zulfikar  •  Farouq Youssef

Ibraham the industrious student fall in love with his colleague Khayriyah and she also fall in love with him, but the rich student Hani admire her. Ibrahim is trying to hide his social level because he is afraid to lose Khayriyah, and telling everybody that he is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ibrahim Al Shaqanqiry
CAST:  Ahmed Zaki  •  Athar ElHakim  •  Salah Zulfikar  •  Farouq Youssef

Husainiyya Thugs (1954)

Directed by Niazi Mostafa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niazi Mostafa
CAST:  Huda Sultan  •  Farid Shawqi  •  Mahmoud El Meligy  •  Wedad Hamdy

Directed by Niazi Mostafa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niazi Mostafa
CAST:  Huda Sultan  •  Farid Shawqi  •  Mahmoud El Meligy  •  Wedad Hamdy

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)

DIRECTION:  Fatin Abdel Wahab
CAST:  Ismail Yasseen  •  Zahrat El-Ola  •  Rushdy Abaza  •  Zeinat Sedki

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)

DIRECTION:  Fatin Abdel Wahab
CAST:  Ismail Yasseen  •  Zahrat El-Ola  •  Rushdy Abaza  •  Zeinat Sedki

Hassan wa Morcos wa Cohen (1960)

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CAST:  Mimi Chakib  •  Nagwa Salem  •  Adly Kasseb  •  Mahmoud Lotfy

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CAST:  Mimi Chakib  •  Nagwa Salem  •  Adly Kasseb  •  Mahmoud Lotfy

Ebn El-Hetta (1968)

Exploiting the great resemblance between Ashour El-Aaghati and actor Farid Shawky, director Mahmoud Al-Badrawi decides to use him in many scenes. At the same time, Ashour relates to his neighbor Najat and decides to marry despite all the attempts of the master, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hasan El-Saifi
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Zahrat El-Ola  •  Abdel Moneim Madbouly  •  Tawfiq Al-Deqen

Exploiting the great resemblance between Ashour El-Aaghati and actor Farid Shawky, director Mahmoud Al-Badrawi decides to use him in many scenes. At the same time, Ashour relates to his neighbor Najat and decides to marry despite all the attempts of the master, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hasan El-Saifi
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Zahrat El-Ola  •  Abdel Moneim Madbouly  •  Tawfiq Al-Deqen

Marriage for Half an Hour (1969)

Fatma had a crush on Dr. Hosny, a womanizer dentist she met, so she decided to convince him to hire her as his nurse. On the other side, Hosny is in the middle of a love story with Dalia, a Flower Shop owner who hates liars more than anything else.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fatin Abdel Wahab
CAST:  Rushdy Abaza  •  Magda El Khatib  •  Shadia  •  Adel Emam

Fatma had a crush on Dr. Hosny, a womanizer dentist she met, so she decided to convince him to hire her as his nurse. On the other side, Hosny is in the middle of a love story with Dalia, a Flower Shop owner who hates liars more than anything else.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fatin Abdel Wahab
CAST:  Rushdy Abaza  •  Magda El Khatib  •  Shadia  •  Adel Emam

Ayb Ya Lulu ... Ya Lulu Ayb (1978)

Lulu tightens her husband Hossam after they married for love, and agreed to behave freely, but he is tired of her excess freedom, even though she is not mistaken, Lolo leaves Alexandria to Cairo, looking for an apartment, can not find it, and in her rounds meet ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  سيد طنطاوي
CAST:  Nelly  •  Ezzat Al Alaily  •  Adel Emam  •  Mahmoud Abdel Aziz

Lulu tightens her husband Hossam after they married for love, and agreed to behave freely, but he is tired of her excess freedom, even though she is not mistaken, Lolo leaves Alexandria to Cairo, looking for an apartment, can not find it, and in her rounds meet ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  سيد طنطاوي
CAST:  Nelly  •  Ezzat Al Alaily  •  Adel Emam  •  Mahmoud Abdel Aziz

Kholkhal habibi (1960)

A café on the road where motorists meet and run by Hafida and leads a gang with Adham, Sanad and Hindawi, her daughter Bahia dances to the pioneers of the cafe and seeks Adham to marry her, but she turns it off. It is the cause of its drowning.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hassan Reda
CAST:  Mahmoud El Meligy  •  Tahiya Cariocca  •  Rushdy Abaza  •  Naima Akef

A café on the road where motorists meet and run by Hafida and leads a gang with Adham, Sanad and Hindawi, her daughter Bahia dances to the pioneers of the cafe and seeks Adham to marry her, but she turns it off. It is the cause of its drowning.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hassan Reda
CAST:  Mahmoud El Meligy  •  Tahiya Cariocca  •  Rushdy Abaza  •  Naima Akef

The Most Beautiful Days of My Life (1974)

A young rich lady gets into a fight with his father who refuses her marriage with her beloved. She decides to escape to Lebanon in order to see her love, but to get on the ship; she will have to dress up like a young man. During her journey she meets a new friend, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Barakat
CAST:  Naglaa Fathy  •  Hussein Fahmy  •  Emad Hamdy  •  Hayat Kandel

A young rich lady gets into a fight with his father who refuses her marriage with her beloved. She decides to escape to Lebanon in order to see her love, but to get on the ship; she will have to dress up like a young man. During her journey she meets a new friend, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Barakat
CAST:  Naglaa Fathy  •  Hussein Fahmy  •  Emad Hamdy  •  Hayat Kandel

Ana mshun hiramia (1983)

Zouba the maid, loves acting and steals a large sum of money from her wealthy employer Sharif and promises to return it later. She asks filmmaker Farhat to make a film for her after claiming to have inherited her uncle. She gets arrested, but Farhat convinces ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hasan El-Saifi
CAST:  Sohier Ramzy  •  Samir Ghanem  •  Abdel Moneim Madbouly  •  Naima ElSoghier

Zouba the maid, loves acting and steals a large sum of money from her wealthy employer Sharif and promises to return it later. She asks filmmaker Farhat to make a film for her after claiming to have inherited her uncle. She gets arrested, but Farhat convinces ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hasan El-Saifi
CAST:  Sohier Ramzy  •  Samir Ghanem  •  Abdel Moneim Madbouly  •  Naima ElSoghier

Sweet and Naughty (1968)

A film producer who agrees with one of the directors to direct a movie, assigning the movie starring to Noussa, then filming is delayed and disputes arise between Noussa and the film's hero, as they both try to manage a mold for the other, so that they fall in love ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Essa Karama
CAST:  Soad Hosny  •  Mohamed Awad  •  Mohamed Reda  •  Abdel Moneim Madbouly

A film producer who agrees with one of the directors to direct a movie, assigning the movie starring to Noussa, then filming is delayed and disputes arise between Noussa and the film's hero, as they both try to manage a mold for the other, so that they fall in love ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Essa Karama
CAST:  Soad Hosny  •  Mohamed Awad  •  Mohamed Reda  •  Abdel Moneim Madbouly

Nur aldiyn walbhharh althlath (1944)

Othman Abdelbaset suffers from the intervention of his mother-in-law in his life with his wife. He always worries about his assistants in the pancake shop he runs until his mother-in-law succeeds in cutting him off with his wife and turning his life into hell. He ...  (more)

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CAST:  Ali AlKassar  •  Ismail Yasseen  •  Mahmoud El Meligy  •  Mahmoud Shoukoko

Othman Abdelbaset suffers from the intervention of his mother-in-law in his life with his wife. He always worries about his assistants in the pancake shop he runs until his mother-in-law succeeds in cutting him off with his wife and turning his life into hell. He ...  (more)

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CAST:  Ali AlKassar  •  Ismail Yasseen  •  Mahmoud El Meligy  •  Mahmoud Shoukoko

Yama Kan Fy Nefsi (1960)

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mary Moneib  •  Mimi Chakib  •  Adly Kasseb  •  Mohamed Shawqi

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mary Moneib  •  Mimi Chakib  •  Adly Kasseb  •  Mohamed Shawqi
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