Umm Kulthum
Umm Kulthum (born Fatima Ibrahim El-Sayyid El-Beltagi on 31 December 1898, died 3 February 1975) was an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She was given the honorific title Kawkab al-Sharq (كوكب الشرق, "Star of the East"). Umm Kulthum was known for her vocal ability and unique style. She sold over 80 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling singers of the Arab world of all time. She is considered a national icon in her native Egypt; she has been dubbed "The voice of Egypt" and "Egypt's fourth pyramid".
An Egyptian Story
as uncreditedAfter we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties,...
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Rabea Al Adaweiah
as Ghina'Rabi'a al-Adawiyya is a classic film from 1963 based on the life of the early Sufi saint and...
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Wedad
as WedadBaher is a merchant in love with his serf Wedad who goes bankrupt because his merchandises are...
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Dananeir
as دنانيرA concubine to a ruling family is challenged when the family is overthrown.
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Fatmah
as FatmahOm Koultoum stars in this musical-drama as Fatmah, Nurse to a Pasha who falls in love with his...
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Sons of Aristocrats
as uncreditedThe film is a look into the problems facing Egyptian men who marry foreign women, heavily...
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Eayida
as AidaAida is an Egyptian musical produced in 1942, scripted and directed by Ahmed Badrakhan and the...
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Salamah
as سلامةThe events of the film revolve in the era of the Umayyad dynasty, around the shepherd (Salama),...
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