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Antar the Black Prince

Based on the life and legend of Antarah ibn Shaddad, a 6th century poet and hero whose poetic works are considered among the greatest in the Arab language.

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4

1961 Drama 135 min Play

6.3

There Is a Man in Our House

A Man in Our House is a 1961 Egyptian film about the resistance to British rule in Egypt which ended in the exile of King Farouk in 1954 and the rise to power of Gamal Abdel Nasser.

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6.3

1961 Drama 153 min Play

7.2

The Beginning and the End

Based on the novel by Naguib Mahfouz, the film portrays the lives of the members of an Egyptian family -- three brothers, their sister and their mother -- after the family's patriarch's death.

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7.2

1960 Drama 130 min Play

4.3

Journey to the Moon

In his quest for fame and success, Ismail, a driver for a newspaper company, tries to take some unauthorized photographs of the inside of a German rocket undergoing a technical test. He accidentally launches the rocket into space, taking with him Dr Sharvin, the German scientist who built the rocket, and Ahmad Rushdi, an Egyptian meteorologist. When their rocket somehow manages to land upon the moon, the three hapless space travelers meet Dr Cosmo and learn of the intelligent life that once ...

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4.3

1959 Action 95 min Play

6.8

Struggle on the Nile

Naïve young Muhasab is asked to accompany his more dependable friend, Mujahed, on a voyage up the Nile to Cairo. Once there, they will sell their boat, the "Bride of the Nile," in order to buy a barge that will make their village elders more competitive in business and trade. But a ruthless business rival is determined to see that the men never reach Cairo. Matters become even more complicated when Nargis, a scheming carnival dancer, is discovered hiding out in the cargo hold of the "Bride ...

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6.8

1959 Drama 125 min Play

7.5

The Nightingale’s Prayer

This compelling tale of love and betrayal, set in the upper Egyptian countryside, follows the story of Amna "Faten Hamama" as she plots her revenge on the engineer who destroyed her family's honor.

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7.5

1959 Drama 123 min Play

7.3

Cairo Station

Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed by Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.

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7.3

1958 Crime 77 min Play

5

Days and Nights

An athletic young man falls for a beautiful woman with a troubled brother. Handsome Yehia (Hafez) may come from a troubled background, but he's always strived to make the best of his life. When Yehia falls for the beautiful Samia (Iman), he believes he has finally found the woman with whom he could spend the rest of his life. Trouble soon arises, however, when Samia's delinquent stepbrother begins doing everything in his power to sabotage the couple's relationship.

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5

1955 Drama 102 min Play

6.4

Son of the Nile

Hemaidah is a Farmer who hates country life. He hates working in fields and taking care of the animals in his farm. Though unsatisfied with her, he marries Zebeidah, a woman in the same village.

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6.4

1951 Drama 125 min Play