Five-Star Thieves (
Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian Arabic, locally known as Colloquial Egyptian ( ar, العامية المصرية, ), or simply Masri (also Masry) (), is the most widely spoken vernacular Arabic dialect in Egypt. It is part of the Afro-Asiatic language family, and o ...
: لصوص خمس نجوم) is an
Egyptian film
The cinema of Egypt refers to the flourishing film industry based in Cairo, sometimes also referred to as Hollywood on the Nile. Since 1976, the capital has held the annual Cairo International Film Festival, which has been accredited by the Intern ...
released in 1994. It is directed by
Ashraf Fahmy
Ashraf Fahmy (Arabic: أشرف فهمي 25 August 1936 – 25 January 2001) was an Egyptian film director, active in the Egyptian film industry since the late 1960s. He was credited with launching his career and directing his first feature film ...
and stars
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 ac ...
. It is Salah Zulfikar's final film role.
Plot
Galal Suleiman (Salah Zulfikar) is the manager of an investment bank where Shukri Abu Al-Fadl (Abu Bakr Ezzat) works as a legal advisor. Shoukry plans with his friend Youssef Elwi (Mostafa Fahmy) to loot the bank's money. Youssef arrives in Egypt and meets the director of the bank, Galal, and appears as a strong and honorable investor. Youssef uses his charm and wealth to influence Lubna (Dalal Abdel Aziz), Galal's secretary, who is rebellious against her poor environment.
Main cast
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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 ac ...
: Galal Suleiman
* Mustafa Fahmy: Youssef Elwi
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Dalal Abdel Aziz: Lubna
* Abu Bakr Ezzat: Shukri Abu Al-Fadl
* Ihab Nafea: Minister
* Abdullah Farghali: Lubna’s father
* Nahed Gabr: Sanaa
* Laila Fahmy: Lubna’s mother
* Inaam Al-Gretali: Mounira
See also
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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 bec ...
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List of Egyptian films of 1994
A list of films produced in Egypt in 1994. For an A-Z list of films currently on Wikipedia, see :Egyptian films.
External links
Egyptian films of 1994at the Internet Movie Database
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is ...
References
External links
Five Star Thieves on elCinema
Egyptian drama films
1990s Arabic-language films
1994 films
Films shot in Egypt
1994 drama films
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