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Forbidden Women (1959 Film)
Forbidden Women (aliases: ''Nisa Muharramat'' arz, نساء محرمات, translit.''Nesaa Moharramat'' or ''Nessa Muharramat'') is a 1959 Egyptian drama film starring Salah Zulfikar, Huda Sultan, and directed by Mahmoud Zulfikar. Plot Tawfiq is a wealthy man who works as a contractor. He was married to Hafiza and they did not have any children, so he adopts Ahmed, who manages his business later. Ahmed became involved in an affair with a playful woman named Mahasin. By chance, Tawfiq meets Mahasen through one of the matchmakers. The situation gets worse when Mahasen becomes pregnant with Ahmed at the same time which he desires her daughter, Laila, without knowing that she is Mahasen's daughter. Crew * Writer: Amin Youssef Ghorab * Screenwriter: Mahmoud Zulfikar * Director: Mahmoud Zulfikar * Produced by: Union Films (Abbas Helmy) * Distribution: Al Sharq Film Distribution Company * Soundtrack: Andre Ryder * Cinematographer: Mohamed Abdel Azim, Adel Abdel Azim * Editor: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud Zulfikar
Mahmoud Qasdy Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar (18 February 1914 – 22 May 1970) was an Egyptians, Egyptian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He started his career as an architect, before becoming an actor in 1939. He was a major figure in Cinema of Egypt, Egyptian film industry. Zulfikar was one of the most prominent artists in the Egyptian cinema, he was known for his boldness and adventure with the new talents he presented to the Egyptian audience, later, he was nicknamed the "Talent Finder". Zulfikar was able to go beyond the limits of the film location with accurate calculations and through his imaginations, he could make his scripts alive. This earned him in Egypt the nickname of "The Event Maker". Early life Mahmoud Qasdy Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar was born on February 18, 1914 in Tanta, Egypt. His father, Ahmed Mourad Bek Zulfikar, served as a senior police commissioner in the Ministry of Interior (Egypt), Ministry of Interior and his mother Nabila hanem Zulfikar wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hussein Riad
Hussein Mohamed Shafiq ( ar, حسين محمد شفيق, more commonly known by his stage name Hussein Riad ( ar, حسين رياض , (1897–1965) was an Egyptian actor, who mainly played "dad roles". His career spanned about 46 years and he appeared in approximately 320 films, 240 theater plays, and 150 radio and 50 TV plays. Early life Riad was born "Hussein Mohamed Shafiq" ( ar, حسين محمد شفيق in 1897 in the Al-Sayeda Zaynab district of Cairo, Egypt, to an Egyptian father and a Syrian mom. He later changed his name to ''Hussein Riad''. His brother was into acting too, he was the artist Mohamed Fouad (known by his stage name Fouad Shafiq). In 1916 he quit school to start acting and joined the Arab Acting Institute. Career By 1923 Riad worked with Youssef Wahbi's Theatrical Troupe as well as other notable actors. Thereafter, in 1926 Riad started working in silent films. During his career Riad was known as the "father of affection" in many of his roles and part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Drama Films
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive archipelago ( Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Films
The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with '' Ben-Hur'' winning a record 11 Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1959 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 23 – Republic Pictures releases its last production, ''Plunderers of Painted Flats''. *January 29 – Walt Disney's ''Sleeping Beauty'' premieres, their most expensive film to date and the first animated film to be shot in Super Technirama 70. It initially ends up losing money for the studio due to its high production costs. However, it would eventually gain a cult following and is now considered one of Disney's great classics. *April 30 – François Truffaut's ''The 400 Blows'' opens the 1959 Cannes Film Festival bringing international attention to the French New Wave. * June 4 – The Three Stooges release their 190th and last short film, ''Sappy Bull Fighters''. * June 7 – A contract between Paramount and Jerry Lewis Productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptian Black-and-white Films
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List Of Egyptian Films Of The 1950s ...
Below are lists of films produced in Egypt in the 1950s. *List of Egyptian films of 1950 *List of Egyptian films of 1951 *List of Egyptian films of 1952 *List of Egyptian films of 1953 *List of Egyptian films of 1954 *List of Egyptian films of 1955 *List of Egyptian films of 1956 *List of Egyptian films of 1957 *List of Egyptian films of 1958 *List of Egyptian films of 1959 External links Egyptian filmsat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Egyptian Films Of The 1950s 1950s 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] |
List Of Egyptian Films Of 1959
A list of films produced in Egypt in 1959. For an A-Z list of films currently on Wikipedia, see :Egyptian films. External links Egyptian films of 1959at the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... Egyptian films of 1959elCinema.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Egyptian Films Of 1959 Lists of Egyptian films by year 1959 in Egypt Lists of 1959 films by country or language ... [...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] |
Widad Hamdi
Widad Hamdi ( ar, وداد حمدى) was an Egyptian actress. She starred in over 600 films during her lifetime, and almost all her roles were as a servant or maid. Early life and career Hamdi was born on March 7, 1924, in Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt. She studied at the Institute of Representation and graduated after two years. Hamdi started her career as a singer. Her first film was Henry Barakat's ''This Was My Father's Crime'' (1945). She worked with the Egyptian National Troupe on several plays. Hamdi retired in the sixties but was called out of retirement to work on the play ''Tamr Henna''. Hamdi was married 3 times, to composer Muhammad al-Mougy and actors Salaah Kabeel and Muhammad al-Toukhy. Death Hamdi was killed in 1994. She was stabbed 35 times in the neck, chest, and abdomen. Her killer was convicted and later, executed. She died with very little money to her name. Selected filmography Film *''This Was My Father's Crime'' (1945) *''Bread and Salt'' (1949) *'' The Love Off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amina Rizk
Amina Rizk ( ar, أمينة رزق; April 15, 1910 – August 24, 2003) was a classic Egyptian actress who appeared in around 208 artworks including more than 70 movies between 1928 and 1996. She was calm in her later years, but described as a clown when she was young. Life Amina Rizk came from a poor rural area. She and her aunt, Amina Mohamed, moved to Cairo with their mothers; the pair were locked in the house after their first theatrical performance. She was popular for her roles as the kind-hearted mother in plays and films, appearing in major pictures such as ''Doa al karawan'' in 1959 in which she appeared alongside actors such as Faten Hamama and Ahmed Mazhar, and Bidaya wa nihaya, in which she played the role of the Mother to Omar Sharif, Farid Shawqi Farid Shawqi Mohammad Abdou Shawqi ( ar, فريد شوقي محمد عبده شوقي) (July 30, 1920 in El Sayyeda Zainab – July 27, 1998 in Maadi); known as Farid Shawqi ( ar, فريد شوقي) was an Egyptian ac ... [...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] |
