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Appointment At The Tower
Appointment at the Tower ( ar, موعد في البرج, translit. Maww’ed fi el bourg aliases: Rendezvous in the Tower or A Date on the Tower or Meeting at the Tower) is a 1962 Egyptian film written and directed by Ezz El-Dine Zulficar. It stars Salah Zulfikar, Soad Hosny and Fouad El-Mohandes. Synopsis Adel and Amaal meet while they return from a cruise, love binds them, they pledge to marry after six months and that the date will be at the Cairo Tower. They plan to seize Amaal's fiancé's money. Adel decides to look for an honorable job. He works in a small job in a hotel and becomes a deputy manager. At the same time, Amaal leaves her fiancé. She is dismissed from her job as a hostess because of her brother Alaa's crimes. Six months ends. The police storms Alaa's apartment, who gets killed in the end, Adel and Amaal meet in the Cairo Tower on time. Crew * Director: Ezz El-Dine Zulficar * Writer: Ezz El-Dine Zulficar, Mohamed Abu Youssef * Producer: Salah Zulfikar * Cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezz El-Dine Zulficar
Ezz El-Dine Ahmed Mourad Zulficar (Egyptian Arabic: عز الدين ذو الفقار, ; October 28, 1919 – July 1, 1963) was an Egyptian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer known for his distinctive style, which blends romance and action. Zulficar is widely regarded one of the most influential filmmakers in Egyptian Cinema's golden age. Early life Ezz El-Dine Ahmed Mourad Zulficar was born in Cairo on 28 October 1919, his father Ahmed Mourad Bek Zulfikar was a senior director of police and his mother Nabila Hanem Zulfikar was a housewife. He was the fifth among eight siblings. His brother Mohamed who would grow up to be a businessman, Soad, Fekreya, Mahmoud, who would grow up to be a director and actor. They were followed by brothers Kamal, Salah, the famous actor and producer and finally Mamdouh who would grow up to be a businessman. Ezz Eldine's childhood shaped his personality, for he was attracted to sports in general, especially wrestling, swimming, and gy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmy Halim
Helmy Halim, also Hilmi Halim ( ar, link=no, حلمي حليم; 1916 – 1971) was an Egyptian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has worked with many stars like Omar Sharif, Salah Zulfikar, Ahmed Ramzy, Faten Hamama and Abdel Halim Hafez. In 1955, he discovered Ahmed Ramzy and cast him as Ramzy in Ayyamna al-Holwa Partial filmography *'' Ayyamna al-Holwa'' *'' Ard al-Salam'' *'' Hekayit Hob'' (A Love Story), released: January 12, 1959, starring: |
1960s Arabic-language Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Shot In Egypt
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Films
The year 1962 in film involved some very significant events, with ''Lawrence of Arabia'' winning seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1962 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February – Warner Bros. buy the film rights for ''My Fair Lady'' for the unprecedented sum of $5.5 million plus 47¼% of the gross over $20 million. * May – The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government. * June 18 – MCA Inc. finalize their merger with Decca-Universal. * July 25 – Darryl F. Zanuck, one of the founders of 20th Century Fox, becomes president, replacing Spyros Skouras. Skouras becomes chairman of the board. * August 5 – Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe is found dead of a drug overdose. * September 7 – Filming of Sergei Bondarchuk's ''War and Peace'' begins and will continue for another 5 years. * October 5 – '' Dr. No'' launch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Egyptian Films Of The 1960s ...
Below are lists of films produced in Egypt in the 1960s. *List of Egyptian films of 1960 *List of Egyptian films of 1961 *List of Egyptian films of 1962 *List of Egyptian films of 1963 *List of Egyptian films of 1964 *List of Egyptian films of 1965 *List of Egyptian films of 1966 *List of Egyptian films of 1967 *List of Egyptian films of 1968 *List of Egyptian films of 1969 External links Egyptian filmsat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Egyptian Films Of The 1960s 1960s Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soad Hosny Filmography
Soad Hosny ( ar, سعاد حسني, ; January 26, 1943 – June 21, 2001) was an Egyptian actress born in Cairo, Egypt. She was known as the "Cinderella of Egyptian cinema" and one of the most influential actresses in Africa and the Arab world. Feature films Television series See also * Top 100 Egyptian films. * Salah Zulfikar filmography. * Faten Hamama filmography Faten Hamama (27 May 1931 – 17 January 2015) was an Egyptian film and television actress and film producer. She was the first wife of film director Ezz El-Dine Zulficar. This is the complete filmography of Faten Hamama,Egyptian filmographies Hosny, Soad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salah Zulfikar Filmography
Salah Zulfikar (1926-1993) was an Egyptians, Egyptian actor and film producer, who appeared in over 100 feature films, several short films, stage, television and Radio serials. Zulfikar‘s film debut was in 1956 in film, 1956 in a leading role becoming one of the most dominant Leading actor, leading men in Cinema of Egypt, Egyptian cinema. He starred in Action film, action, Crime film, crime, War film, war, Drama (film and television), drama, Horror film, horror, Romance film, romance, and Romantic comedy, romantic comedies. Salah Zulfikar’s film debut was in ''Wakeful Eyes'' (1956) alongside Shadia. He played the role of Ahmed the playboy in Mahmoud Zulfikar, Mahmoud Zulfikar’s ''Forbidden Women (1959 film), Forbidden Women'' (1959) alongside Huda Sultan, and Ezz El-Dine Zulficar, Ezz El-Dine Zulficar’s ''Among the Ruins'' (1959) alongside Faten Hamama and Emad Hamdy. The following years, Zulfikar starred in commercial hits including; Niazi Mostafa, Niazi Mostafa’s ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairo Tower
''Borg El-Qahira'' , native_name_lang = , image = Cairotower.jpg , image_alt = , map_alt = , map_caption = , caption = Cairo tower in 2008 , status = Complete , building_type = Communications, observation, restaurants, visitor attraction , architectural_style = Ancient Egypt , location = Cairo, Egypt , coordinates = , start_date = 1956 , completion_date = 1961 , opening = 1961 , cost = Around $US1-3 million , owner = Government of Egypt , management = , architectural = , antenna_spire = , roof = , top_floor = , observatory = , material = Concrete , floor_count = 62 , floor_area = , elevator_count = 3 , architect = Naoum Shebib , developer = , structural_engineer = , main_contractor = , website cairotower.netbr>(requires Adobe Flash; in English) , references = The Cairo Tower ( arz, برج القاهرة, ''Borg El-Qāhira'') is a free-standing concrete tower in Cairo, Egypt. At , it was the tallest structure in Egypt for 37 years un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salah Zulfikar
Salah El Din Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar ( ar, صلاح ذو الفقار; ; 18 January 1926 – 22 December 1993) was an Egyptian actor and film producer. He started his career as a police officer in the Egyptian National Police, before becoming an actor in 1956. He is regarded as one of the most influential actors in the history of Egyptian film industry. Zulfikar had roles in more than hundred feature films in multiple genres during a 37-year career, mostly as the leading actor. In 1996, in the centenary of Egyptian cinema, ten of his films as an actor and five of his films as a producer were listed in the Top hundred Egyptian films of the 20th century. Salah Zulfikar was one of Egypt's heroes in its battle against the occupation while serving in the police. His son, Egyptian entrepreneur Ahmed Zulfikar, mentioned in a 1994 press release that his father participated in the guerrilla war in Ismailia against the British in 1944, and his patriotism was without limits. Afterwards, Zul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fouad El-Mohandes
Fouad Zaki Mohamed el-Mohandes ar, فؤاد زكي محمد المهندس; known as Fouad el-Mohandes (or Fuad el-Mohandess; ar, فؤاد المهندس; September 6, 1924 – September 16, 2006) was an Egyptian stage and screen actor, and star from the 1950s specializing mostly in comedy roles in dozens of theater, cinema, and TV hits spanning five decades. Biography Born in Abbassia, Cairo. he was the son of linguist Zaki Mohamed el-Mohandes, the dean of the faculty of Dar al-Oloom and a member of the Arabic language Academy of Egypt. Therefore, their home was a fortress to preserve the Arabic language, which he mastered through his father, who was the one who had the first credit in developing his artistic talents. el-Mohandes was survived by a brother and two sisters, one of whom is the late Safiya el-Mohandes, who was the head of Television and Radio station for more than ten years successively, and a noted Egyptian broadcaster who was married to Mohamed Mahmoud Shaab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
