Hassan Hussein

The Lovers (2001)

When the lawyer, Salah, loses his wife to cancer, his daughter Manal becomes his world. He meets So'ad, a fellow lawyer who was forced to get engaged to a wealthy man due to economic hardships. As Salah and So'ad grow close, she decides to break off her en ...

The Forbidden Talks (2000)

Police officer (Hossam) succeeds in arresting Dr. (Ryaid) who's sentenced to death in a murder case. But he uncovers other aspects to the murder that points to the involvement of the Mafia that trade narcotic pills. ...

Night Chat (1999)

A police detective investigates an apartment in which suspicious businesses are taking place, so he disguises himself to work there and succeeds in identifying both those who frequent the apartment and those who run it. ...

The Empress (1999)

Zanouba is a poor maid, who is deceived by Ahmed, the son of her employer, after believing that he loves her. She returns broken to her neighborhood and decides to end her poverty with her brothers Salem and Zinhom, by trafficking drugs. ...

The Champion (1997)

On the eve of the 1919 revolution in Egypt, the friendship between Houda al-Najjar, who likes boxing, Petro, who likes to sing, and the good worker of the printing press, believes in revolution. Fatima, the sister of Houda, is in love with Hussain, and the ...

A Woman Over the Top (1997)

(Nima Abdul Ghaffar) is a married woman who lives a routine life. She meets a wealthy man who makes her divorce her husband to marry her. But when she gets pregnant,he abandons her. She then discovers that he has taken the marriage contract with him and de ...

The President's Visit (1994)

In a small village, when rumors spread about the arrival of a train with the president and his American guest onboard, the village is completely transformed to host them properly, which brings the rampant corruption and hypocrisy to the surface. ...

The Mix-up (1994)

Ihsan is a simple employee in the Ministry of Culture from the house to the office and vice versa his work colleague Nargis loves and plans to marry him. ...

Mr. K (1994)

In villa Sonsen, a wealthy woman named Kismat Hanim lives with her relatives: her brother-in-law Kamel, his son, the singer Fouad, her business manager Qadri and her secretary Laila. Kismat has a spoiled dog that everyone is forced to serve and they all co ...

Rooster Among Hens (1992)

Al-Dakhakhani lives in Al-Jamaliya quarter, and he doesn't want his inheritance to go to his four daughters' husbands. Especially when his only son suffers from mental illness. He thinks of marrying his son to Eashrya, who he stole her property. She agrees ...

Girls In Trouble (1992)

A businessman invites five female friends, Rabab, Abeer, Dina, Zizi and Nour, to his house to celebrate one of them's birthday, then he drugged Abeer and rapes her, causing her death. ...

Mission In Tel Aviv (1992)

Amal lives in Paris and works as a spy for Israel. She repents and decides to repent. She uses the Egyptian ambassador to make an appointment with the Egyptian intelligence chief, whom she confesses. She agrees to be a double agent after she passes a polyg ...

Age of Power (1991)

The story revolves around the conflict between the Al-Fayoumi and Al-Mursi families, after the murder of one of Al-Mursi's sons by one of Adham Al-Fayoumi's sons. Adham succeeds in escaping punishment for his son by forging the testimony of one witness and ...

Kaborya (1990)

Hassan Hudhud is a poor boxer who dreams of championships and glory. He accidentally takes part in a match at the mansion of a wealthy man who admires him. He soon gets rich and moves into the mansion. ...

Our Gang Doesn't Have Any Other Branches (1990)

Abbas invents candy claiming that it strengthens the body and cures diseases, and people rush to buy it, which makes him rich enough to marry Nazira, but that angers nurse Rayisa who loves Abbas and makes her inform the police of poisoning cases from eatin ...

The Volcano (1990)

Mahmoud lives in Upper Egypt, and he's pursued for a crime he didn't commit. He flees to Alexandria with his only son, Ahmed, and works as a porter at Haji Saleh. Mahmoud emigrates to America, and leaves his son with Haji Saleh, who gives all his wealth to ...

Harat El-Habayeb (1989)

Sayed and Farouk work in a warehouse of gas pipes. The dancer, Soraya, plans to kill her lover Aziz, steal his treasury in retaliation for his betrayal of her and accuse the two men for her crime. ...

The Death Ward (1989)

Tawfiq imports spoiled food for children which causes thousands of children to fall ill. Despite the efforts of the journalist Nabila to expose him, he is able to escape abroad, so the officer in charge, Fouad, decides to take the law into his own hands. ...

The Execution Squad (1989)

Faraj al-Aktaa conspires with the Israeli enemy to get rid of the resistance men in Suez. Hassan, the only survivor, is accused of betraying the group and is sentenced to prison,while the daughter of the resistance leader is looking for her father's killer ...

Jiran akhar zaman (1989)

Hisham gets to know his new neighbor, singer Minshawi and his mistress, Nora. Minshawi's friend Zaki likes Elham, Hisham's relative who refuses to marry him. Minshawi makes Hisham think that he assaulted Nora while drunk and forces him to marry her with ...

Days of Horror (1988)

Mahrous flees Upper Egypt in an attempt to escape Aweida's vengeance drive. As he starts to prepare for his marriage, he learns that Aweida has been released from prison and that he is on his trail. ...

Days of Horror (1988)

Mahrous flees Upper Egypt in an attempt to escape Aweida's vengeance drive. As he starts to prepare for his marriage, he learns that Aweida has been released from prison and that he is on his trail. ...

Roots in the Air (1986)

Journalist Ayman loves Tahyia, he gets arrested for his bold political articles. The wife of a big official, convinces Tahyia to meet Saad, as he can release Ayman. Saad assaults Tahyia and after Ayman is released, he hires him in a prestigious position in ...

Ramadan On The Volcano (1985)

Ramadan is a poor young employee who wants to marry his fiancée Alia but can't afford it. He plans to steal and hide the employees' salary bag, then turn himself in and serve his sentence so that he can get married after. Upon his release, he finds out th ...

Adieu Bonaparte (1985)

This big-budget historical epic from acclaimed Egyptian director Youssef Chahine features a crazed turn by Patrice Chereau as Napoleon Bonaparte. The film, an Egyptian-French co-production, deals with Napoleon's occupation of Alexandria and its effect on a ...

Who is the Thief Between Us (1984)

The young journalist, Sahar, meets Hussein in London and they return to Egypt, where he meets her father, Asim, the company manager, from whom his twin brother, Sherif, embezzled a large sum of money. After Sherif gets arrested, Hussein tries to sell every ...

As Not to Fly the Smoke (1984)

Fahmi Abdul Hadi .. A distinguished student of law school .. His dreams are simple and his actions are ideal and pure .. Fahmi collides with the bitter reality of life when losing his mother because he cannot afford the price of her treatment. At a time, H ...

The Servant (1984)

Abu Sereeh agrees with his mistress, Fardous, to make Alaa, the son of her wealthy employer Hikmat, fall for her to blackmail him. Fardous marries Alaa, and runs Hikmat's company and is involved with senior employee Fathi in embezzlement operations. ...

An Egyptian Story (1982)

After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his ...

Farewell to Torment (1981)

(Laila) An orphan girl living in a room in a house (Zenobia), living in an apartment in the same house three friends (Nour, Issam, Adel), competing (Issam) and (just) to win her love, while (Nour) (Nour) to marry his rich cousin's daughter and his engageme ...

People Of The Top (1981)

Zaatar is a thief who works for Zaghloul the owner of an import and export company. Zaghloul exploits Zaatar and makes him smuggle goods from customs. Zaatar gets to know Siham,the sister of officer Mohammed, and they fall in love and he starts working on ...

Al Sharida (1980)

Leila is a successful lawyer, she marries a wealthy illiterate contractor, Fathi, as each of them has a different culture. She is called Sawsan, and she informs Laila of their relationship, so she requests a divorce and gets it. ...

Shaaban Below Zero (1980)

(Shaaban), a simple employee loves his colleague (Zeinab). The millionaire (Ghatrifi) dies, so his family search for one from his town or any relatives so that they can seize his inheritance. They reach where Shaaban lives, who is from the town of the mill ...

Alexandria… Why? (1979)

Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constra ...

Shafiqa and Metwally (1978)

The authorities summon many young men for forced labor in the Suez Canal, so Metwally leaves his sister Shafiqa alone with their old grandfather, whereupon Shafiqa is forced to succumb to the temptations of Diab, the district chief's son. As their sinful r ...

Life is a Moment (1978)

In the wake of the June 1967 war, Naamat lives on the hot side of her life, with her husband Abdelkader, the editor of one of the newspapers in which she works as a liberator and abuser with many capabilities, including his articles calling for despair dur ...

The Water-Carrier Is Dead (1977)

The story of the friendship that develops between two men with quite different world views. One, a water carrier whose wife has died twenty years before, spends his days thinking about her. The other, who works in the funeral business, spends his life in t ...

Star Maker (1977)

The famous star Siham attends a theatrical performance, where she meets the actor Saeed, and they fall in love and marry. Siham pushes him to the world of cinema to be a famous star. This event turns saeed's life permanently. ...

Born in Lost Time (1977)

Fathallah, the businessman, seeks to make a deal with Jaafar, who suffers from not having children, which causes him to deal with anyone who has a wife or pregnant. ...

The Quiet Nest (1976)

Samia (school teacher) and Murad (movie writer) met in alexendria by accident . After they date for sometime ,they get married. their new life together came with consequences they have to deal with. ...

Whom Should We Shoot? (1975)

The film describes the political and economical corruption in 70s' Egypt, through the relationship between a powerful man and his wife's ex-fiance. ...

Young People These Days (1975)

Hosni does not find a suitable time to spend at home to consider the affairs of his house, wife and children, as he is the editor-in-chief of one of the well-known magazines, writes about youth issues, but he finds himself immersed in work and in a relatio ...

Back Streets (1974)

Several models of Egyptian citizens are introduced during the British occupation, from Shukry the army officer who refuses to shoot at student demonstrations, Saad who engages in political activity against the British occupation, to Abdel Azis who loves Ra ...

Medinet Al Samt (1973)

A crime journalist stumbles upon a crime when he takes a taxi ride with a group of criminals, only for the taxi driver to turn up dead. ...

The Fear (1972)

Souad departs from Suez, heading to Cairo, after losing her family in the 1967 war. There she meets the journalist Ahmed, and the tragedy of ruin and destruction and the death of her mother are in her hands. ...

My Wife & the Dog (1971)

Chief Morsy is a lightkeeper staying at a faraway lighthouse. He marries So'aad and shortly returns to the lighthouse where he recounts to Nour his adventures with women. When he sends his wife a letter with Nour, Morsy grows suspicious of his wife's fidel ...

Sweet Trip (1971)

The story of the young couple Ahmed and Zahra, as Ahmed proposes to Zahra but her father rejects him because he is still a student. Hopelessly trying to be together, the lovebirds elope. ...

Struggle with death (1970)

Three people ( a police officer, a dancer, and a soccer player) have an accident across the desert road. They're taken to the hospital in critical condition. The doctors are able to rescue them by transplanting them new hearts. The police officer has the h ...

Me, My Wife and My Lover (1969)

Adel is a veterinarian who suffers from the over-attention of his wife Awatif. At their anniversary, he meets a young widow and he proposes to her. ...

Girls' Secrets (1969)

Sweet Aziza (1969)

Aziza is a beautiful dancer from Mansoura, after she rejects the mayor's son who loves her, he deforms her face. She travels to Cairo and runs a cabaret, and falls in love with one of the clients. She meets a doctor who performs plastic surgery on her, giv ...

Hello Shalaby (1969)

A comedic play about a struggling theater cast seeking funding to show one of its plays. They stay in a hotel waiting for the financier, but they don't have money to pay the hotel bill, thus getting them into troubles. ...

Good Morning My Dear Wife (1969)

The work deals with the story of the couple Hassan and Samia, who live happily, and disturbed their lives only some of the harassment of the mother of Samia to Hassan, until the situation changes when they give birth to their child (Hani), to use her mothe ...

The Circus (1968)

One of the traveling circus troupes in the Egyptian villages suffers from many problems due to the small number of spectators and its failure to keep up with the times. The son of the troupe owner, who has finished his studies, comes and tries to develop t ...

My Wife's Ghost (1968)

As a result of Saleh's preoccupation with his work, his wife Aida suffers from loneliness. She turns to watching films and starts impersonating the characters of the heroines she sees in the films, which gets her husband into many troubles and with the hel ...

My Wife the General Manager (1966)

A married couple ends up working at the same company where the wife is a general director. This arouses the suspicion of their co-workers who do not know they are married. ...