Hassan El Baroudy
Hassan Mahmoud Hassanein El Baroudy was an Egyptian actor, born on 19 November 1898. He studied at the American School, and was working as a translator at Thomas Cook Company. He started his artistic career when he joined Hafez Naguib's touring band, then joined Aziz Eid's... Read full bio →
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Al-zawja al-thaniya
A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village with his power.
El haram
Aziza and her husband Abdullah are both day laborers who work on various farms. When Aziza is brutally raped by a guard while she is picking potatoes in a field, she tries to hide the pregnancy and plans to kill the baby once it is born.
Sera fi el-Nil
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.
Bab el hadid
A newspaper salesman at the train station in Cairo develops an unhealthy obsession with a woman who sells refreshments.
El-Fetiwwah
Haridy arrives at the vegetable market in search of a job opportunity, he works for Master Abu Zaid and after a while he separates and marries Hossnyia. Haridy forms an alliance against Abu Zaid, but he soon becomes more powerful and his condition turns to worse.
Darb al-mahabil
Khadiga lives in a poor neighborhood with her parents. She tries to save up money so she could marry her sweetheart Taha. Taha buys a lottery ticket in hope of winning a lot of money, but it ends up in Khadiga's religious father's hands who throws it away.