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Hassan Al-Imam
Hassan al-Imam ( ar, حسن الإمام; March 6, 1919 in Mansoura, Egypt – January 29, 1988) was a prominent Egyptian film director. He was nicknamed the Box-office King, made three films listed in the Top 100 Egyptian films list. Early life Hassan Al-Imam was born on March 6, 1919 in the city of Mansoura, and his father al-Imam pasha Al-Imam was a wealthy businessman. Hassan al-Imam was persistent, open-minded, and interested in public events, especially in theatrical art events, due to the proliferation of theaters at that time, and the lack of widespread cinema. He was also a lover of music. He received his education at the Frere School in al-Kharnfash. Career Hassan Al-Imam began his career in the 1940s, and worked as an assistant director in a number of films such as ''Muhammad Ali Street'', ''Hassan and Hassan'', and ''Miss Boussa.'' He got his first directing opportunity in 1946 with his first film, ''Angels in Hell'' (1947). In the following year, he directed the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansoura
Mansoura (' , rural: ) is a city in Egypt, with a population of 960,423. It is the capital of the Dakahlia Governorate. Etymology ''Mansoura'' in Arabic means "victorious". The city is named after the El Mansoura Battle against Louis IX of France during the Seventh Crusade. History Mansoura was established in 1219 by al-Kamil of the Ayyubid dynasty upon a Phatmetic branch of the Nile on a place of several older villages like Al-Bishtamir () and Kafr al-Badamas (, from , "river,canal"). After the Egyptians defeated the Crusaders during the Seventh Crusade, it was named ''Mansoura'' (aka. "The Victorious"). In the Seventh Crusade, the Capetians were defeated and put to flight; between fifteen and thirty thousand of their men fell on the battlefield. Louis IX of France was captured in the main Battle of Fariskur, and confined in the house of Ibrahim Ibn Lokman, secretary of the sultan, and under the guard of the eunuch Sobih. The king's brother was imprisoned in the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watch Out For ZouZou
''Khalli Balak Min ZouZou'' ( ar, خلي بالك من زوزو) is a 1972 Egyptian movie directed by Hassan El-Imam starring Soad Hosny, Hussein Fahmy and Taheyya Kariokka. As with many Egyptians movies of the era, it combines drama, comedy, and music. With its musical numbers and dance sequences, it has become one of Hosny's best loved films and a household favourite in Egypt. However, through these dance sequences, it holds a mirror up to Egyptian society in the 1970s. The movie focuses on the tensions within Egyptian society between tradition and modernism, as well as social pressure towards liberalism. ''Watch Out for ZouZou'' was listed in the top 100 Egyptian films list. Plot ZouZou is a college student that comes from a family of entertainers. Her mother was a retired belly dancer and runs a troupe of performers that entertain at weddings. Her home was on Cairo's famous Muhammad Ali St., known for housing entertainers and musicians. Zouzou performs every night with her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the coast of the Hebrides; 201 people, mostly servicemen returning home to Lewis and Harris, are killed. * January 2– 22 – Russian Civil War: The Red Army's Caspian-Caucasian Front begins the Northern Caucasus Operation against the White Army, but fails to make progress. * January 3 – The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement is signed by Emir Faisal (representing the Arab Kingdom of Hejaz) and Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, for Arab–Jewish cooperation in the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and an Arab nation in a large part of the Middle East. * January 5 – In Germany: ** Spartacist uprising in Berlin: The Marxist Spartacus League, with the newly formed Communist Party of Germany and the Independent Social De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptian Film Directors
Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of recorded history ** Egyptian cuisine, the local culinary traditions of Egypt * Egypt, the modern country in northeastern Africa ** Egyptian Arabic, the language spoken in contemporary Egypt ** A citizen of Egypt; see Demographics of Egypt * Ancient Egypt, a civilization from c. 3200 BC to 343 BC ** Ancient Egyptians, ethnic people of ancient Egypt ** Ancient Egyptian architecture, the architectural structure style ** Ancient Egyptian cuisine, the cuisine of ancient Egypt ** Egyptian language, the oldest known language of Egypt and a branch of the Afroasiatic language family * Copts, the ethnic Egyptian Christian minority ** Coptic language or Coptic Egyptian, the latest stage of the Egyptian language, spoken in Egypt until the 17th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Love This, I Want That
''I Love This, I Want That'' ( ar, هذا أحبه وهذا أريده) is an Egyptian romantic drama musical film released on July 14, 1975. It was directed by Hassan al-Imam, features a story by Ihsan Abdel Quddous and additional scripting by al-Imam, Murad Ramses Naguib, and lyricist-poet Morsi Gameel Aziz. The film stars Hany Shaker, Noura Qadry, and Hamdi Hafith. In the film, somewhat resembling the plot of Cyrano de Bergerac, Ahmed and Ashraf both love Salwa, but Ashraf communicates only through love letters which Ahmed calls her and claims to have written. Cast * Hany Shaker (Ahmed, a famous young singer) * Noura Qadry (Salwa, a dancer and singer in a performing troupe) * Hamdi Hafith (Ashraf, Ahmed’s friend) * Saeed Saleh (Kamal, an advice columnist) * Eglal Zaki (Zizi, Salwa’s friend) * Moshira Ismail (Noha Mahmoud, Salwa’s friend) * Leila Saboundji (Salwa’s mother) * Sabri Abdel Aziz (Ashraf’s father) * Younes Shalaby * Hoda Abdel Wahab * Amira Fouad * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Thieves (1966 Film)
Three Thieves also known as 3 Robbers (Egyptian Arabic: ثلاثة لصوص translit: ''Thalathat lousous'' french:''Trois voleurs'') is a 1966 Egyptian film. It tells 3 separate stories about three thieves. The film is written by Ihsan Abdel Quddous and produced by Salah Zulfikar. Yehia Chahine played the role of the judge. First story: The gold thief Plot The events revolve around Mohsen, an employee who is transferred to Cairo. He searches for an apartment to live in. He finds an apartment, but is surprised by its high price. He requires that he buy meat from the owner of the apartment who owns a butcher's shop. He gets to know the butcher's wife and goes to her apartment and gives him some of her gold. The wife is against someone else who comes to buy another apartment, the wife refuses to meet Mohsen and he decides to steal the wife's gold. Cast * Salah Zulfikar: (Mohsen) * Hind Rostom: (Narges - Madbouly's wife) * Saeed Abu Bakr: (Musad Al-Bawab) * Mohamed Reda: (Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unjust Angel
''The Unjust Angel'' ( arz, الملاك الظالم, translit. Al-Malak al-Zalem) is a 1954 Egyptian crime/drama film. It starred Kamal Al-Shennawi, Seraj Munir, Faten Hamama, and Mahmoud el-Meliguy. Plot Nadia's (Faten Hamama) father is prisoned for a murder crime he didn't commit. His lawyer fails to get him out of jail, and decides to raise his daughter. Years later, after Nadia has finished her school education, she enters college, where she is assigned to do a research on prisoners and their social effect. In prison, she meets a prisoner who claims to be her father. At first she doesn't believe him, but after checking his documents and ID, she discovers that he's not lying, that he is actually her real father. She, with the help of her fiancé, played by Kamal Al-Shennawi, seek to free him and prove his innocence. Through their research and after obtaining evidence from old newspapers, they discover that the murderer was not the father, but instead another man (Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Ahram
''Al-Ahram'' ( ar, الأهرام; ''The Pyramids''), founded on 5 August 1875, is the most widely circulating Egyptian daily newspaper, and the second oldest after '' al-Waqa'i`al-Masriya'' (''The Egyptian Events'', founded 1828). It is majority owned by the Egyptian government, and is considered a newspaper of record for Egypt. Given the many varieties of Arabic language, ''Al-Ahram'' is widely considered an influential source of writing style in Arabic. In 1950, the Middle East Institute described ''Al-Ahram'' as being to the Arabic-reading public within its area of distribution, "What ''The Times'' is to Englishmen and ''The New York Times'' to Americans";Middle East Institute, 1950, p. 155. however, it has often been accused of heavy influence and censorship by the Egyptian government. In addition to the main edition published in Egypt, the paper publishes two other Arabic-language editions, one geared to the Arab world and the other aimed at an international audience, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naguib El-Rihani
Naguib el-Rihani ( ar, نجيب الريحاني; January 21, 1889 in Cairo – June 8, 1949 in Alexandria) was an Egyptian film and stage actor. Biography Born in Bab El Shereya, Cairo to a middle class family. His father, a Christian who worked as a horse expert and a trader, his mother was a Coptic Egyptian woman from Cairo. He was one of three sons that his parents would have together. He was educated in the French Catholic school "Les Frères" in Cairo. El-Rihani had a turbulent marriage with Badia Masabni, an actress and businesswoman who settled in Cairo after living within the United States for years, and established her famous cabaret, "Casino Badia." They separated before his death. He died at the age of 60 years in Cairo of typhus, while filming his last film, " Ghazal Al Banat". He established his own theatrical group in the late 1910s, in Cairo, and partnered with his lifelong friend, Badeih Khairy, in adapting several French theatre hits to the Egyptian stage, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebn Meen Fel Mogtamaa
''Ebn meen fel mogtamaa'' ( ar, ابن مين في المجتمع, lit. "The Son of a Local Man") is an Egyptian drama film released in 1979. It was directed by Hassan al-Imam, is written by Mohamed Moustapha Sami, and stars Mohamed Tharwat, Mona Gabr, and Huda Sultan. The story’s premise starts with Hajji Ibrahim al-Halawani, who marries the maid who bears his child and leaves all his inheritance to that son named Hamada, angering elder sons Khalil and Khamis, who to kill their father, frame the maid, and leave Hamada to the wolves. The film premiered in Egyptian theaters on May 31, 1979. Cast * Mohamed Tharwat (Hamada al-Halawani, youngest son of Hajji Ibrahim Al-Halawani and Firdaws) * Mona Gabr (Souad, daughter of Tafaida al-Halawani) * Hoda Sultan (Firdaws, Hajji Ibrahim al-Halawani’s servant and wife) * Salah Mansour (Younes al-Saftawi) * Hussein al-Imam (Khalil al-Halawani) * Hadi el-Gayar (Khamis al-Halawani) * Ibrahim al-Shami (Hajji Ibrahim Al-Halawani) * Nah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truth Has A Voice
''Truth Has a Voice'' ( ar, الكروان له شفايف, translit. “Al-Karawan Loh Shafayef”) is an Egyptian drama film released in 1976. It was directed by Hassan al-Imam as a kind of remake of his earlier 1951 release ''حكم القوى'' (“The Powers That Be”), starring Mohsen Sarhan and Huda Sultan. The 1976 edition features a screenplay based on a novel by French author Jules Mary with Egyptian dialogue localized by al-Imam. Soheir Ramzi, Nabila Ebeid, Yousuf Shaaban, and Samir Sabri star in a tale of a song-and-dance troupe mired in massive debt. The theatre company stumbles into a mystery when one of the leaders is found by another murdered after a dispute with a lender. The film premiered in Egyptian theaters on December 20, 1976. Cast * Soheir Ramzi (Karawan) * Nabila Ebeid (Dalal) * Samir Sabri (Hussein Ramzy) * Yousuf Shaaban (Qassem) * Emad Hamdy (Rostom, a lawyer) * Hayat Kandel (Shareefa) * Naima al-Saghir (Tafaida, a loan shark) * Abu Bakr Ezzat (Ez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
