Forgive My Mistake اغفرلي خطيئتي (Samira Ahmed) - (1963) Egyptian rerelease poster

Forgive My Mistake (1963) - (Samira Ahmed) Egyptian rerelease one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster by an unknown artist for the 1963 El-Sayed Ziada film Forgive My Mistake based on a story by Aziz Armani, screenplay and dialogue by El-Sayed Ziada, cinematography by Zakaria Mansour and starring Samira Ahmed as Leila. Plot summary: Hussein Mokhtar [Kamal Al-Shennawi] did not care about marriage until he fell in love with a poor girl named Leila. Before marrying her he discovered she was a prostitute. This broke his heart but because of his love for her he forgave her, even though his mother tried to get him to end his relationship with her. According to Egyptian film encyclopedist Mahmoud Qasem this poster is for a rerelease with scenes deleted and a title change of the 1962 film Take Me and My Shame [khozni bi 'ari] directed by El Sayed Ziada. In both versions of the film Samira Ahmed's character is a prostitute.

Cast and crew: Kamal Al-Shennawi, Zuzu Madi, Hassan Hamed, Wedad Hamdy, Khayria Ahmed, Nahed Samir, Said Khalil, Ahmed Ghanem, Samira Ahmed, El-Sayed Ziada, Zakaria Mansour, Aziz Armani

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In the Name of Love باسم الحب (Lobna Abdel Aziz) - (1965) Egyptian one-sheet

In the Name of Love (1965) - (Lobna Abdel Aziz) Egyptian one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Fawzi and Studio Adly for the 1965 El-Sayed Ziada film In the Name of Love based on a story by Hassan Hamed, screenplay and dialogue by Fayek Ismail and starring Lobna Abdel Aziz as Laila. Plot summary: Laila went with her sick mother to live in a building owned by Abdel Ghaffar [Yehia Chahine] and his son Ahmed [Hassan Youssef]. Ahmed fell in love with Laila but the father refused to allow the relationship because he thought Laila loved him. Abdel Ghaffar accordingly proposed to Laila through her brother; the brother agreed to let her marry him because he wanted the old man's money.

Cast and crew: Lobna Abdel Aziz, Yehia Chahine, Hassan Youssef, El-Sayed Ziada, Abdelhalim Nasr, Hassan Hamed, Fayek Ismail, Nahed Samir, Rawhiyya Khaled, Madiha Kamel, Hussein Ismail, Fouad al-Alfi, Fouad Attia, Hoda Abdo, Nabil El-Hegrassy

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Show Me the Way People [دلوني يا ناس] (Doria Ahmed) - (1955) oversize Egyptian poster

Show Me the Way People [dillouni ya nass] (1955) - (Doria Ahmed) original Egyptian 33x44 film poster

This is a 33" x 44.5" stone litho Egyptian film poster designed by Hassan Mazhar Gasour to promote the 1955 El Sayed Ziada film Show Me the Way People [dillouni ya nass] based on a story by El-Sayed Ziada with cinematography by Bruno Salvi and starring Doria Ahmed as Nahed. Plot summary: Nahed was the daughter of a rich woman renowned for her cruelty. When she fell in love with Hassan [Shukry Sarhan] her mother forbade them to marry and then found the two of them together in a public place. When Nahed fled the scene to avoid her mother she fell into a coma and woke up with amnesia. Lost and confused, she fell prey to an evil magician [Mahmoud El-Meliguy] who bewitched her and employed her as a singer. He contrived to keep her with him and deceive all the people who were looking for her.

Cast and crew: El-Sayed Ziada, Doria Ahmed, Shukry Sarhan, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Bruno Salvi, Kitty, Zeinat Sedki, Abdel Salam Al Nabulsy, Mahmoud Choukoukou, Hind Rostom, Tewfik El Dekn, Alawia Gamil, Omar al Gizawy, Hussein Issa, Shoushou Ezzeddine

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Show Me the Way People [دلوني يا ناس] (Doria Ahmed) - (1954) Egyptian Oversize Film Poster

Show Me the Way People [dillouni ya nass] (1953) - (Doria Ahmed) original Egyptian 35x45 film poster

Pictured is an Egyptian 35" x 45" poster designed by Hassan Mazhar Gasour to promote the 1954 El-Sayed Ziada 107-minute black-and-white film Show Me the Way People [dillouni ya nas] starring Doria Ahmed based on story, screenplay and dialogue by El-Sayed Ziada with cinematography by Bruno Salvi. Plot summary: Hosni the poor boy [Shukry Sarhan] and Nahed the rich girl [Doria Ahmed] fell in love despite their social differences but Nahed's father took a vigilant stand against the relationship. One day the mother [Alawiya Gamil] saw her daughter hiding among some stalks with her boyfriend and chased her. During the chase Nahed was hurt in a fall and lost her memory, which caused her to wander in the street without knowing who she was. Then she met the hypnotist Dr. Ezzat [Mahmoud El-Meliguy] who made a nightclub performer of her and profited from her work behind her back. He knew her mother was looking for her and kept her out of sight. When the mother published Nahed's picture in the newspaper the crook hid her even more carefully. Nahed was hurt in another acident, her memory came back and she decided to go back to her mother, who welcomed her back, expressed regret and agreed to her marriage to Hosni.

Cast and crew: El-Sayed Ziada, Doria Ahmed, Shukry Sarhan, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Alawiya Gamil, Abdel Salam Al Nabulsy, Kitty, Hind Rostom, Zeinat Sedki, Choukoukou, Omar al Gizawy, Hussein Esa, Galal Sadeq, Tewfik El Dekn, Ali Kamel, Shoushou Ezzedin

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The Police Inspector [مفتش المباحث] (Youssef Wahby) - (1960)

The Police Inspector [mofatesh al-mobahes] (Youssef Wahby) - (1960) oversize Egyptian film poster

Pictured is a 34" x 47" Egyptian poster designed by Fawzi to promote the 1960 84-minute Hussein Fawzi black-and-white film The Police Inspector [mofatesh al-mobahes] starring Youssef Wahby based on a story by Hussein Fawzi with dialogue by El-Sayed Ziada and cinematography by Mohamed Abdel Azim. Plot summary: The husband [Abdel Hafiz al-Tatawy] of a pretty dancer named Hoda [Sharifa Fadel] catches her with her lover Hossam and pulls out a gun to shoot her. In her defense Hossam [Rushdy Abaza] turns the gun back against the husband and shoots him. Hossam flees and as he is about to board a train he sees a police inspector [Youssef Wahby] at the station, who then sits opposite him in the passenger car. Hossam moves to another car but the officer follows him and falls asleep with him in a private cabin; Hossam leaves the train and gets on a bus, but the officer again runs to catch the bus and sits opposite him. At this point Hossam is convinced the officer is pursuing him and confesses to the shooting. He is surprised when he learns the inspector knows nothing about his crime; the inspector has just been on his way to attend his sister's wedding. The inspector decides to cancel the vacation to turn the criminal in. On the way to the police station during another escape attempt it becomes clear to the officer that Hossam has fled his father's home and that he has seduced a girl who has had his baby. The inspector has emotional conflicts and wants to correct what is between Hossam and Hoda. He brings them together and discovers the man Hossam shot did not die. Hossam is released and goes back to Hoda.

Cast and crew: Hussein Fawzi, Rushdy Abaza, Sharifa Fadel, Nagwa Fouad, Zeinab Sedky, Youssef Wahby, Mohamed Abdel Azim, El-Sayed Ziada, Abdel Hafiz al-Tatawy, Zakaria Soleyman, Nour Mohamed, Ahmed Said, Anwar Mohamed

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Street of Water Carriers حارة السقايين - (dir: El-Seyed Ziada) - (1966) Egyptian one-sheet

The Street of Water Carriers (1966) - (dir: El-Seyed Ziada) Egyptian one-sheet

This Egyptian film poster was designed by an unknown artist to promote the 1966 85-minute El-Sayed Ziada black-and-white film Street of the Water Carriers with screenplay and dialogue by Anwar Abdalla and cinematography by Gamal Ebada. Plot Summary: The film is a caricature of the Egyptian film industry as seen by poor Egyptian audiences who dream of participation. It is about a girl named Fakiha [Sharifa Fadel] who lived in the district of the water carriers with her uncle Hussein [Amin El-Heinedy] the composer. Her uncle was a talented man whose work was not appreciated until a film studio gave him the opportunity to write a song for a new movie. When she went to the studio with her uncle, as a singer Fakiha also got a chance for a role in the new film to replace the lead actress, whose singing the producer did not like. Fakiha's fiancee Salem [Mohamed Awad] became angry with her because he was afraid she would get a job in the movies and leave him, but she just ignored him. Fakiha left the district of the water carriers and went to live with her uncle in an upscale neighborhood while preparing herself to become a movie star. She was bitterly disappointed later to find that her role had been given back to the original lead actress. She returned to the district of the water carriers with her uncle; Salem was there waiting for her and everybody in the district of the water carriers was happy to have her back.

Cast and crew: El-Sayed Ziada, Nahed Sharif, Amin El-Heinedy, Mohamed Awad, Sharifa Fadel, Mohamed Reda, Amal Ramzy, Mohamed Rushdy, Anwar Abdalla, Gamel Ebada, Abdel Latif El-Telbany, Mohamed Hamdi, Fouad Ga'afar, Aleyah Abdel Monem, Nabil El-Hegrassy, Mohsen Hafez, Nawal Fahmy, Sa'ida Galal

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A Dancer from Sonbat [غازية من سنباط] (Sharifa Fadel) (1967)

A Dancer from Sonbat [غازية من سنباط] (1967) - (Sharifa Fadel) US one-sheet

The poster shown is an Egyptian promotional poster designed by Abdel Alim and Wahib Fahmy for the 1967 95-minute El-Sayed Ziada black-and-white film A Dancer from Sonbat [ghazia men sonbat] starring Sharifa Fadel as Salwa based on a story by Hassan Nashaat with screenplay and dialogue by Kamal Salaheddin and cinematography by Gamal Ebada. Plot summary: A dancer named Salwa rebelled against her family in the Ghawazi neighborhood in the city of Sonbat after they tried to make her marry an old man whose wealth they coveted. Salwa fled her hometown and her pushy parents for the city of Cairo. There she met Ahmad, Ruhia, Nabil and Barghuta, who worked at weddings as a band. She joined the team as a musician, but her success bothered Taghrid, the team's traditional singer and also the dancer Helawa, who decided to leave the band. There was a sense of crisis in the band but Salwa tried to make a place for herself and was successful with her songs. The band prepared a big show for presentation in the city's major theaters. Taghrid and Helawa decided to rejoin the band to be in the show, which was an immediate success.

Cast and crew: Doria Ahmed, El-Sayed Ziada, Hassan Nashaat, Sharifa Fadel, Mohamed Awad, Amin El-Heinedy, Shafik Galal, Abdel Latif El-Telbany, Hassan Nashaat, Kamal Salaheddin, Sayed Al-Malah, Saad Makawy, Gamal Ebada

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