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.
Sultan thought that his father's death will soften his uncle's heart and he will take good care of him. Contrary to Sultan's expectations, the uncle sent him to an orphanage. When he leaves the orphanage, Sultan fails to find an honest job, and he vows revenge.
Gharbawi Bey, owner of a fishing fleet in the Abi Qir area of Alexandria, is in fact a smuggler who is monitored by the detective and recruited for him by the only officer who disguises himself as Dr. Fathi, trying to get close to Leila, the smuggler's daughter, according to the plan set forth by...
Ja'far rebels against his controlling grandfather and marries the shepherdess Marwanah. When his grandfather kicks him out, Ja'far is unable to support himself and Marwanah so he leaves her and marries the wealthy lady Huda, but he begins to struggle to prove himself.
In the 1960s, the lives of three college classmates, Ismail, Zainab, and Helmy, take a dark turn when the three of them are arrested and tortured as part of the repressive and violent practices that were employed by the General Intelligence Directorate back then.
Ma'moun works in a bank and he has Kleptomania. He steals a precious necklace while he is at a party hosted by the businessman Naguib. He meets Sonia, who turns out to be an informant for the police.
Moselhi is an account clerk in a company, watching what's happening around him from embezzlement carelessly, but some corrupt employees suspect that he's hiding behind his idiotic appearance. They send employee Laila who pretends that she loves him, to find out what he knows.
Abdel Sabour was a thief and a smuggler known as The Beast to the people in one of the villages of upper Egypt; everyone was afraid of him, including the police. He enjoyed the protection of Redwan Pasha, who in turn used him during elections to eliminate his rivals. Officer Raouf Saleh was sent to...
Part of a trilogy by Salah Abu Seif about women’s empowerment. The film takes place in late 1940s / early 1950s urban Egypt, and tells the story of a young woman’s search for personal freedom and a fulfilling identity as a young modern Egyptian.
After four thieves pull off a big heist, they drug one of their own, Gaber, and leave him to take the fall. When Gaber is released after serving his sentence, he discovers that his sister has become a prostitute as his former conspirators became rich, so he vows revenge.
In the blasting heat of a Friday afternoon in Cairo, a group of people – among them a movie star, a thief, a madman, a cook and a pregnant woman – find themselves trapped in an elevator for 12 hours.
Sami is a film director, who adopts the new actress Naira, falls in love with her, becomes a famous star, marries her, and grows her name in the art world, but during the production of one of their films, he is surprised that a severe love story has been born between his wife and the new actor...
About the general manager of the modern buildings company named Sherbini, enjoys a high status among his employees in the company, and follow events and discover that El Sherbini has a certificate of forgery, but he feared to be clear.
Unaware that she is the daughter of Mr. Shawkat, the CEO, Ahmed gets into an argument with Nahid. When the two meet in Alexandria coincidentally, Nahid disguises herself as a peasant and works a scheme to teach Ahmed an unforgettable lesson.
Baheya, a poor singing and dancing girl in a family of carnival entertainers, falls in love with a wealthy writer named Ashraf. She later takes a factory job and is followed there by Ashraf; he eventually asks her to marry him. Baheya agrees to the proposal. When Ashraf presents her as his intended...
A group of Egyptian soldiers returns from the Yemen War, including Men'em who promises his friends a grand wedding. As Sheikh Hassan claims to be an acquaintance of artists, he gets in trouble when it is discovered that belly dancer Nagwa Fouad doesn't know him.
