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Bibliotheca Alexandrina's 100 Greatest Egyptian Films
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina's 100 Greatest Egyptian Films is a list compiled in November 2006 by a committee formed by Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which includes Ahmed El Hadari as the committee head, with the membership of Samir Farid and Kamal Ramzi. List breakdown * Salah Abu Seif with eight films, is the most represented director in the list; followed by Youssef Chahine, with seven films and Henry Barakat with four films. Excerpt from list See also * Cinema of Egypt References External links Bibliotheca Alexandrina official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Bibliotheca Alexandrina's 100 Greatest Egyptian Films Top film lists Lists of Egyptian films Bibliotheca Alexandrina 2006 in Egyptian film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Latin, 'Library of Alexandria'; , ) (BA) is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt. It is a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria, once one of the largest libraries worldwide, which was Destruction of the Library of Alexandria, lost in antiquity. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina contains books in Arabic language, classical Arabic, English, and French. The idea of reviving the old library dates back to 1974 when a committee set up by Alexandria University selected a plot of land for its new library. Construction work began in 1995, and after some US$220 million had been spent, the complex was officially inaugurated on 16 October 2002. In 2009, the library received a donation of 500,000 books from the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF). The gift makes the Bibliotheca Alexandrina the sixth-largest Francophone library in the world. The library offers shelf space for eight million books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togo Mizrahi
Togo Mizrahi () (June 2, 1901 – June 5, 1986) was an Egyptian director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. Mizrahi was a prolific filmmaker best known for making popular comedies and musicals. In addition to his filmmaking, Mizrahi also had his Ph.D. in economics and was a speaker of many languages.Darwish, Mustafa (1998). ''Dream Makers on the Nile: A Portrait of Egyptian Cinema''. Cairo, Egypt: The American University in Cairo Press. p. 16. For the majority of his career, Mizrahi produced, directed, and wrote most of his films. Between 1930 and 1946, he directed 30 Arabic-speaking films and four Greek-speaking films, and he produced several films directed by other filmmakers. Early life Joseph Elie Mizrahi was born in Alexandria, Egypt, to a Jewish family with Italian nationality. He was born into a wealthy family who had made their fortune in the cotton and textile trades. As a child he adopted the nickname, Togo, after Admiral Togo, commemorating Japan's victory over Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Film Lists
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Cinema Of Egypt
The Egyptian film industry is today based mainly in Cairo, which is sometimes referred to as Hollywood on the Nile, Hollywood of the Middle East or Hollywood of the East, despite having its beginnings in the city of Alexandria in the early 20th century. A strong industry grew in Egypt with a high distribution rate among the Arab world, and Cairo produces around three-quarters of the Arab world's screen output. It has had a large effect on the Arab film industry since the early 20th century. Egyptian cinema is considered a pioneer among the Arab World. Since 1896, over 4,000 films have been produced in Egypt. Egyptian films are typically spoken in the Egyptian Arabic dialect. In 1936, Egypt held its first ever Egyptian cinema festival in Cairo, followed by another one in 1938. Since 1952, Cairo has held the Egyptian Catholic Center for Cinema Festival; it is the oldest film festival in the Middle East. In 1976, the capital held the annual FIAPF-accredited Cairo International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antar And Abla
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Kamel El-Telmissani
Kamel () is a given name meaning ''perfect'' or ''the perfect one''. It may refer to: People with the given name Kamel * Kamel Ajlouni (born 1943), Jordanian endocrinologist * Kamel al-Budeiri (1882–1923), Palestinian politician * Kamel al-Kilani (born 1958), Iraqi politician * Kamel Al-Mousa (born 1982), Saudi Arabian football player * Kamel Asaad (1932–2010), Lebanese politician * Kamel Ayari, Tunisian wheelchair racer * Kamel Boughanem (born 1979), Moroccan-French football player * Kamel Chafni (born 1982), Moroccan football player * Kamel Ghilas (born 1984), Algerian football player * Kamel Hana Gegeo (died 1988), Iraqi murder victim * Kamel Habri (born 1976), Algerian football player * Kamel Kardjena (born 1981), Algerian Paralympic athlete * Kamel Lemoui (1939-2022), Algerian footballer * Kamel Maghur (1935–2002), Libyan lawyer * Kamel Marek (born 1980), Algerian football player * Kamel Morjane (born 1948), Tunisian politician * Kamel Nacif Borge (born 1946) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Market (1945 Film)
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Youssef Wahbi
Youssef Abdallah Wahbi Qotb () (14 July 1898 – 17 October 1982) was an Egyptian stage, film actor and director, a leading star of the 1930s and 1940s and one of the most prominent Egyptian stage actors of all time, who also served on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival in 1946. He was born to a high state official in Egypt but renounced his family's wealth and traveled to Rome in the 1919 to study theatre, married with Elena Lunda. Besides his stage work, he acted in around 50 films in Egyptian cinema, starting with ''Awlad al-Zawat'' ('' Sons of Aristocrats,'' 1932) to "Iskanderiya... lih?" ('' Alexandria... Why?'', 1978). Early life Youssef Wahbi was born into an Egyptian family, from the Fayoum region. He was named after the place where he was born, ''Bahr Yussef'' and his father worked as an inspector in the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation. Career In 1926, Turkish filmmaker Vedat Örfi Bengü approached Wahbi to play the role of the Prophet Muhammed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Revenge
''Gharam wa intiqam ''(English: Love and Revenge) is a 1944 Egyptian film directed by Youssef Wahbi. This drama was a great success in its time, partially due to the unexpected death of its star in a car accident, the famous singer Asmahan, when she was only 31. Several of Asmahan's most successful songs were recorded for this movie, such as Layali el Ouns fi Vienna (Nights of Love in Vienna), and Emta Hata'raf (When Will You Know). Synopsis Suhair Sultan (Asmahan), a famous actress and songstress, performs her final play before retiring so she can marry her lover, Wahid Izzat (Anwar Wagdi). On the first day of their honeymoon, Wahid is killed under mysterious circumstances. The investigation reveals that the primary suspect in his murder is his friend, a mysterious figure named Gemal Hamdy (Youssef Wahbi). Suhair attempts to seduce Gemal to get her revenge, and avenge her lover's death. Songs from the Movie All the songs in the movie were recorded by Asmahan prior to film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Selim , Australian Malaysian singer
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