Egyptian films of the 1960s
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s of the 1960s. For an A-Z list of films currently on Wikipedia, see :Category:Egyptian films.
1960s
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| 1960 1960 in film The year 1960 in film involved some significant events, with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho the top-grossing release in the U.S.-Events:* April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I... |
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| Bidaya wa Nihaya (Beginning and End) | Salah Abouseif | Amina Rizk, Omar Sharif Omar Sharif Omar Sharif is an Egyptian actor who has starred in Hollywood films including Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Funny Girl. He has been nominated for an Academy Award and has won two Golden Globe Awards.-Early life:... , Sanaa Gamil Sanaa Gamil Sanaa Gamil , born Thoraya Youssef Atallah , was an Egyptian actress.Born to a Coptic Orthodox family in Upper Egypt, she moved to Cairo to pursue her acting career and changed her name to Sanaa Gamil.... , Farid Shawki Farid Shawki Farid Shawki Mohammad Abduh Badawi known as Farid Shawki was an Egyptian actor, screenwriter and film producer... |
Drama | Novel by Naguib Mahfouz Naguib Mahfouz Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. He is regarded as one of the first contemporary writers of Arabic literature, along with Tawfiq el-Hakim, to explore themes of existentialism. He published over 50 novels, over 350 short stories, dozens of movie... . |
| El Ragol El Thani (The Second Man) | Rushdy Abaza Rushdy Abaza Rushdy Said Bughdady Abaza was an Egyptian actor. He died of cancer at the age of 53.-Family:... , Sabah, Salah Zulfikkar |
Suspense | ||
| Eshaet Hob إشاعة حب (Rumour of Love) | Souad Hosni, Omar Sharif Omar Sharif Omar Sharif is an Egyptian actor who has starred in Hollywood films including Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Funny Girl. He has been nominated for an Academy Award and has won two Golden Globe Awards.-Early life:... , Youssef Wahbi Youssef Wahbi Youssef Wahbi was an Egyptian stage and film actor and director, a leading star of the 1930s and '40s and one of the most prominent Arab stage actors of any era. He was born to a high state official in Egypt but renounced his family's wealth and traveled to Rome in the 1920s to study theatre... |
Comedy | ||
| Hobbi al-Wahid Hobbi al-Wahid Hobbi al-Wahid is a 1960 Egyptian drama/romance film directed by the Egyptian film director Kamal El Sheikh. It starred Omar Sharif, Kamal Al-Shennawi, and Nadia Lutfi.- Plot :... |
Kamal El Sheikh Kamal El Sheikh Kamal El Sheikh was an Egyptian film director. He directed 28 films between 1952 and 1987.-Selected filmography:* Malak al-Rahma * Al-Manzel Raqam 13 * Hob wa Dumoo`... |
Omar Sharif Omar Sharif Omar Sharif is an Egyptian actor who has starred in Hollywood films including Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Funny Girl. He has been nominated for an Academy Award and has won two Golden Globe Awards.-Early life:... , Nadia Lutfi Nadia Lutfi Nadia Lutfi , the daughter of an Egyptian father who was an accountant and a Polish mother, was one of the most popular actresses during the final phase of Egyptian cinema's "Golden Age".-Life and career:... , Kamal Al-Shennawi |
Romance Romance film Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus... |
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| Nahr El Hob (River of Love) | Faten Hamama Faten Hamama Faten Hamama is an Egyptian producer and an acclaimed actress of film, television, and theatre. She was regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from melodramas to historical films and occasional comedies, though her chief successes were romantic dramas... , Omar Sharif Omar Sharif Omar Sharif is an Egyptian actor who has starred in Hollywood films including Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Funny Girl. He has been nominated for an Academy Award and has won two Golden Globe Awards.-Early life:... |
Drama | ||
| 1961 1961 in film The year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:* Atlantis, the Lost ContinentB... |
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| El Zawga 13 Wife Number 13 Wife Number 13 is a 1961 Egyptian film, written by Abo El Seoud El Ebiary and directed by Fatin Abdel Wahab. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Rushdy Abaza* Shadia* Abdel Moneim Ibrahim* Shouweikar* Hassan Fayek... (Wife Number 13) |
Fatin Abdel Wahab Fatin Abdel Wahab Fatin Abdel Wahab was an Egyptian film director. He directed 52 films between 1949 and 1970. His film Wife Number 13 was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:... |
Shadia Shadia Fatima Ahmad Kamal , better known by her stage name Shadia , is an Egyptian actress and singer. Now retired, she is famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s... , Rushdy Abaza Rushdy Abaza Rushdy Said Bughdady Abaza was an Egyptian actor. He died of cancer at the age of 53.-Family:... |
Comedy | Entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival 12th Berlin International Film Festival The 12th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 22 to July 3, 1962.-Jury:* King Vidor * André Michel* Emeric Pressburger* Hideo Kikumori* Dolores del Río* Jurgen Schildt* Max Gammeter* Günther Stapenhorst* Bruno E... |
| La Tutf'e al-Shams, لا تطفئ الشمس | Faten Hamama Faten Hamama Faten Hamama is an Egyptian producer and an acclaimed actress of film, television, and theatre. She was regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from melodramas to historical films and occasional comedies, though her chief successes were romantic dramas... |
Drama | ||
| Teenagers Teenagers (film) Teenagers is a 1961 Egyptian drama film directed by Ahmed Diaeddin. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 33rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:... |
Ahmed Diaeddin | |||
| Wa Islamah | Lobna Abdel Aziz Lobna Abdel Aziz Lobna Abdel Aziz, aka Loubna Abd el Aziz or Lubna Abdel Aziz is an Egyptian actress. She was born in 1935 in Cairo, Egypt.-Family:She is married to Dr... , Ahmed Mazhar, Rushdy Abaza Rushdy Abaza Rushdy Said Bughdady Abaza was an Egyptian actor. He died of cancer at the age of 53.-Family:... , Hussein Riyad |
Historical | ||
| 1962 1962 in film The year 1962 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May - The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government.... |
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| Ah Min Hawaa (Beware of Eve) | Lobna Abdel Aziz Lobna Abdel Aziz Lobna Abdel Aziz, aka Loubna Abd el Aziz or Lubna Abdel Aziz is an Egyptian actress. She was born in 1935 in Cairo, Egypt.-Family:She is married to Dr... , Rushdy Abaza Rushdy Abaza Rushdy Said Bughdady Abaza was an Egyptian actor. He died of cancer at the age of 53.-Family:... , Hussein Riyad |
Comedy | Adapted from Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew". | |
| Chased by the Dogs Chased by the Dogs Chased by the Dogs or The Thief and the Dogs is a 1962 Egyptian film directed by Kamal El Sheikh, based on the novel The Thief and the Dogs by Naguib Mahfouz. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival... |
Kamal El Sheikh Kamal El Sheikh Kamal El Sheikh was an Egyptian film director. He directed 28 films between 1952 and 1987.-Selected filmography:* Malak al-Rahma * Al-Manzel Raqam 13 * Hob wa Dumoo`... |
Entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival 13th Berlin International Film Festival The 13th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1963.-Jury:* Wendy Toye * Harry R. Sokal* Fernando Ayala* Jean-Pierre Melville* B. R... |
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| El Fursan Etalata (The Three Musketeers) | Tojo Mizrahi | Faouzi El Jzaerli, Bsharah Wakeem, Ismail Yasin Ismail Yasin Ismail Yasin was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave school before completing his primary... , Ferdoos Mohammed Ferdoos Mohammed Ferdoos Mohammed was an Egyptian actress, famous for playing the role of a mother or a motherly figure lady in Egyptian films in the 1940s and 1950s.-Partial filmography:* The Leech* Ghazal Al Banat* Sira` Fi al-Mina... , Fouad Shafeeq, Aaqeela Rateb, Ehsan El Jzaerli |
Comedy | Loosely parodies The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized in March–July 1844. Set in the 17th century, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard... |
| 1963 1963 in film The year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City.... |
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| Al Nasser Salah Ad-Din Al Nasser Salah Ad-Din (film) Al Nasser Salah Ad-Din الناصر صلاح الدين is a movie that was released in 1963, written by Youssef El Sebai, based on the novel by Naguib Mahfouz directed by Youssef Chahine, and starring Ahmed Mazhar as Saladin, Salah Zulfikar, Mohamed Abdel Gawad, Tewfik El Dekn, Omar El-Hariri, Mahmoud... (Saladdin) |
Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine was an Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian film industry since 1950. He was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif... |
Ahmed Mazhar Ahmed Mazhar -Biography:Ahmed Hafez Mazhar was an Egyptian actor. He graduated from the military academy in 1938 and his colleagues included Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat... , Hamdy Gheith, Layla Fawzi, Nadia Lutfi Nadia Lutfi Nadia Lutfi , the daughter of an Egyptian father who was an accountant and a Polish mother, was one of the most popular actresses during the final phase of Egyptian cinema's "Golden Age".-Life and career:... , Salah Zulfikkar |
Historical | |
| Mother of the Bride Mother of the Bride (1963 film) Mother of the Bride is a 1963 Egyptian comedy film directed by Atef Salem. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:... |
Atef Salem Atef Salem Atef Salem was an Egyptian film director. He directed 32 films between 1954 and 2001.-External links:... |
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| El Aydee El Naema Soft Hands Soft Hands is a 1964 Egyptian comedy film directed by Mahmoud Zulfikar. It was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Sabah* Salah Zulfikar* Ahmed Mazhar* Mariam Fakhr Eddine* Laila Taher* Wedad Hamdy... (Soft Hands) |
Mahmoud Zulfikkar | Sabah, Ahmed Mazhar Ahmed Mazhar -Biography:Ahmed Hafez Mazhar was an Egyptian actor. He graduated from the military academy in 1938 and his colleagues included Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat... , Maryam Fakhr El Dine, Salah Zulfikkar |
Comedy | Entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival 14th Berlin International Film Festival The 14th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 26 to July 7, 1964.-Jury:* Anthony Mann * Hermann Schwerin* Lucas Demare* Jacques Doniol-Valcroze* Yorgos Javellas* Richard Todd* Takashi Hamama* Gerd Ressing... |
| 1964 1964 in film The year 1964 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is released.... |
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| Bein El Quasrein | Yehia Chahine Yehia Chahine Yehia Chahine was an Egyptian film producer and an actor of film and theater. He is most notable for his role in the film adaptations of the Cairo Trilogy, a trilogy written by the Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz.- Life and career :Yehia Chahine was born in Imbaba, Giza. His... |
Drama | First Part of Naguib Mahfouz Naguib Mahfouz Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. He is regarded as one of the first contemporary writers of Arabic literature, along with Tawfiq el-Hakim, to explore themes of existentialism. He published over 50 novels, over 350 short stories, dozens of movie... Trilogy. |
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| Ana We Howa We Heya (Me, Him, and Her) | Fuad Al Mohandes, Shwikar Shwikar Shwikar is a famous Egyptian actress. She started her career in Alexandria in some tragedic roles before she was discovered by the Egyptian film director Fateen Abdul Wahab to work as a comedian in TV, cinema and theatres... , Adel Imam |
Comedy | Adapted from the Play with the same name | |
| Last Night Last Night (1964 film) Last Night is a 1964 Egyptian mystery film directed by Kamal El Sheikh. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Faten Hamama - Nadia and her sister Fawzya* Ahmed Mazhar - Dr. Ahmed* Mahmoud Moursy - Shoukry... |
Kamal El Sheikh Kamal El Sheikh Kamal El Sheikh was an Egyptian film director. He directed 28 films between 1952 and 1987.-Selected filmography:* Malak al-Rahma * Al-Manzel Raqam 13 * Hob wa Dumoo`... |
Entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival 1964 Cannes Film Festival The 17th Cannes Film Festival was held from 29 April to 14 May 1964. The Palme d’Or is renamed 'Grand Prix International du Festival', the name that will be used until 1975.-Jury:*Fritz Lang *Charles Boyer... |
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| 1965 1965 in film The year 1965 in film involved some significant events, with The Sound of Music topping the U.S. box office.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:... |
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| El Haram | Henry Barakat | Faten Hamama Faten Hamama Faten Hamama is an Egyptian producer and an acclaimed actress of film, television, and theatre. She was regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from melodramas to historical films and occasional comedies, though her chief successes were romantic dramas... , Zaki Rostom Zaki Rostom Zaki Rostom Zaki Moharram Mahmoud Rostom Egyptian actor belongs to a school of integration, and is one of the most important actor of the Egyptian cinema.... |
Drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a... |
Entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival 1965 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*André Maurois *Olivia de Havilland *Goffredo Lombardo *Max Aub *Michel Aubriant *Rex Harrison *François Reichenbach... |
| Cairo 30, القاهرة 30 Cairo 30 Cairo 30 is a 1966 Egyptian drama film directed by Salah Abu Seif. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* Soad Hosny* Ahmed Mazhar... |
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| 1966 1966 in film The year 1966 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Animation legend Walter Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, died in 15 December 1966 of acute circulatory collapse following a diagnosis of, and surgery for, lung cancer... |
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| The Impossible The Impossible (1966 film) The Impossible is a 1966 Egyptian drama film directed by Hussein Kamal. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 38th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:... |
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| Saghira Ala El Hob (Too Young For Love) | Souad Hosni, Rushdy Abaza Rushdy Abaza Rushdy Said Bughdady Abaza was an Egyptian actor. He died of cancer at the age of 53.-Family:... |
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| Laylat El Zafaf (Wedding Night) | Henry Barakat | Souad Hosni, Ahmed Mazhar Ahmed Mazhar -Biography:Ahmed Hafez Mazhar was an Egyptian actor. He graduated from the military academy in 1938 and his colleagues included Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat... |
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| 1967 1967 in film The year 1967 in film involved some significant events. It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film.-Events:* December 26 - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs on British television.... |
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| El Zawga El Thania (The Second Wife) | Salah Mansour, Sanaa Gamil Sanaa Gamil Sanaa Gamil , born Thoraya Youssef Atallah , was an Egyptian actress.Born to a Coptic Orthodox family in Upper Egypt, she moved to Cairo to pursue her acting career and changed her name to Sanaa Gamil.... , Souad Hosni, Shoukry Sarhan Shoukry Sarhan Mohammad Shoukry Al Husseini Sarhan , better known as Shoukry Sarhan was an Egyptian actor. He is regarded as on of the greatest Arab actors of all time.- Life and career :... |
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| Quasr El Shawq | Yehia Chahine Yehia Chahine Yehia Chahine was an Egyptian film producer and an actor of film and theater. He is most notable for his role in the film adaptations of the Cairo Trilogy, a trilogy written by the Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz.- Life and career :Yehia Chahine was born in Imbaba, Giza. His... |
Second part of Naguib Mahfouz Naguib Mahfouz Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. He is regarded as one of the first contemporary writers of Arabic literature, along with Tawfiq el-Hakim, to explore themes of existentialism. He published over 50 novels, over 350 short stories, dozens of movie... Trilogy. |
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| 1968 1968 in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts.* November 1 - The MPAA's film rating system is introduced.-Top grossing films :- Awards :... |
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| 1969 1969 in film The year 1969 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980... |
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| El Ard The Land (1969 film) The Land is a 1969 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine, based on a popular novel by Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi. The film narrates the conflict between peasants and their landlord in rural Egypt in the 1930s, and explores the complex relation between individual interests and collective... (The Land) |
Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine was an Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian film industry since 1950. He was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif... |
Entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival 1970 Cannes Film Festival The 1970 Cannes Film Festival was the 23rd competition. This year, Robert Favre LeBret, the founder of the festival, decided not to include any films from Russia and Japan... |
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