This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Abdel Rahman for the
1960 Hassan El-Seify film Sad Melody AKA Naghm al-Hazin
based on story, screenplay and dialogue by Mohamed Osman and starring
Samia Gamal as Samia. Plot summary: The sadness comes from the four
people shown in efforts to connect romantically that never lead to
marriage or reciprocated feeling. Nightclub life, music and dancing
are prominent throughout. It was filmed by Greek cinematographer
Alvisy Orphanily.
This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster made by an unknown designer to
promote the 1974 Mohamed Tayseer Aboud film Nights that Will Never
Return [layali lan ta'oud] starring Nour El-Sherif as Hussein with
screenplay and dialogue by Mohamed Osman and Ahmed Abdel Wahab and
cinematography Mohamed Emara. Plot summary: Mona [Nahed Sherif] tried
to rescue Laila [Bussy] from the wealthy Redwan, [Salah Nazmi] who was
also her husband. She also tried to free her from the clutches of
Hussein, a man of low moral principles. However Hussein threatened to
reveal Mona's secrets to her wealthy husband. Hussein took Laila to
his home and tried to assault her, putting her in a state of
psychological torment. After her husband was killed in a traffic
accident Mona went to Alexandria and fell in love with Adel [Mohammad
Al-Araby].
Cast and crew: Mohamed Tayseer Aboud, Salah Nazmi, Nahed Sherif,
Nour El-Sherif, Bussy, Mohammad Al-Araby, Mohamed Emara, Mohamed Osman
This is a 35" x 47" oversize Egyptian stone litho poster designed by
Hassan Mazhar Gasour for the 1956 Hassan Al Imam film A Wife's
Confessions [eeterafat zawga] based on a story by Hassan Al Imam,
screenplay by Mohamed Osman and El Sayed Bedeir and starring Hind
Rostom as Dusa. Plot summary: The seamstress Dusa runs a house of
prostitution through her home. Nadia came to see her about sewing her
a dress. Dusa liked her. She told Nadia her husband had a
relationship with someone else. Nadia neglected her home and her
children and fell in love with Ahmed, then asked for a divorce. Her
husband tried to get her back but failed. Then Nadia and Ahmed had a
fight and she killed him. The police arrested her; meanwhile Dusa's
house burned down.
Cast and crew: Hind Rostom, Mohamed Osman, Kamal Al-Shennawi, Zouzou Nabil, Mohsen Sarhan, Hassan Al Imam, Amina Nour Eddine, \
Mostafa Hassan, El Sayed Bedeir
Pictured is a 27" x 39" undated rerelease Egyptian poster designed by
Stamatis Vassiliou and Dimitri Gabriel to promote the 1962 Hassan Al Imam 146-minute
black-and-white film Sins [al-khataya] starring Abdel Halim
Hafez based on a story by Mohamed Osman with screenplay and dialogue
by Mohamed Moustapha Sami and Mohamed Osman and with cinematography by
Wahid Farid. Plot summary: This film depicts a family conflict over
which of its two sons Hussein [Abdel Halim Hafez] or Ahmed [Hassan
Youssef] should marry Soheir [Nadia Lutfi], even though Soheir and
Hussein have decided they want to marry. The father [Mahmoud
El-Meliguy] does not want to give his blessing because he does not
believe Hussein is actually his son; he tries to drive Hussein out of
the family after he and Ahmed have been raised as brothers, which
proves to be an impossibility. The film showcases the singing of
Abdel Halim Hafez.
Cast and crew: Abdel Halim Hafez, Nadia Lutfi, Hassan Youssef, Fakher Fakher, Imad Hamdi, Hassan Al Imam, Wahid Farid, Madiha Yousri, Mohamed Osman, Galal Issa, Zein El-Ashmawy, Mohamed Moustapha Sami, Kamal Hussein, Abdel Ghani Al-Nagdi, Fifi Youssef
This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Ahmed Fouad to promote
the 1961 Hassan Al Imam 134-minute black-and-white film Money and
Women [mal wa nisa'] starring Soad Hosny with screenplay by
Mohamed Osman, dialogue by Abdel Rahman Sherif and cinematography by
Abdel Aziz Fahmy. The film was produced by the Nihas Studio. Plot
summary: Shahata [Youssef Wahby] worked at a civil hospital known for
its good ethics. He crusaded against embezzlement at work and
therefore all the employees feared him and made sure anything
suspicious they did was not evident to him, while at the same time he
watched them closely. Shahata lived with his daughter Ne'mat [Soad
Hosny] and his wife [Amina Rizk]. A low-ranking employee named
Hussein [Salah Zulfikar] came to court Ne'mat but Shahata found himself in a bind
because he was unable to properly outfit his daughter. He asked the
company for an advance, but the office refused. A corrupt employee
offered to lend him some money in exchange for a security deposit, but
Shahata then discovered the employee had embezzled this money. The
employees plotted against Shahata. One of them set the hospital
treasury on fire on one of the nights of Ramadan. Shahata was burned
to death when he rushed in to salvage the contents.
Cast and crew: Amina Rizk, Hassan Al Imam, Soad Hosny, Salah Zulfikar, Youssef Wahby, Abdel Aziz Fahmy, Mohamed Osman, Abdel Rahman Sherif, Fakher Fakher, Tewfik El Dekn, Nagwa Fouad, Neemat Moukhtar, Mohamed al-Dib, Salwa Mahmoud, Ragaa Hussein, Mohamed Sabin, Abdel Moneim Ismail, Hussein Ismail, Mohammad Shawqi, Awatef Youssra, Kamal al-Zeyni
Shown here is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Khalil to
promote the 1959 100-minute Mohamed Abdel Gawad black-and-white
film A Kiss in the Night [qabbelni fil-zalam] starring Hind
Rostom based on story, screenplay and dialogue by Mohammed Abdel Gawad
with cinematography by Klelio. Plot summary: Aziz married an
aristocratic girl named Lola, but they soon soon had a disagreement
that ended in divorce. Lola's father Abdel Hamid lost his wallet
containing money and important papers. Hussein found it and returned
it to him intact despite his proverty, then he refused the money Abdel
Hamid offered him as a reward. Lola began courting him so she could
forget her life with Aziz and she asked him to work for her to keep
her from going back to her husband. Then she backed off, but Hussein
remained interested. Abdel Hamid saw Hussein's honesty and dedication
to his work. Lola decided to behave as if Hussein was her husband but
she had an episode of jealousy when he got close to her cousin. Over
time Lola became sure of her feelings and her love for Hussein, and
her father Abdel Hamid agreed to let her marry him.
This is an Egyptian promotional poster by an unknown designer for
the 1966 Hassan El-Seify film Love's Lamentations [mabka
al-'oshaq] based on a story by Youssef El Sebai with dialogue and
screenplay by Mohamed Osman and cinematography by Kamal Korayem. Plot
summary: Engineer Shab (Rushdy Abaza) was living happily when his wife
died in an automobile accident, leaving him with a small daughter.
Because he was a petroleum engineer, he had to be away from home. He
fell in love with a maid (Soad Hosny) who was coming to the home.
He saw her beauty once when he came upon her washing her clothing in
the bathroom. He took her with him to his home in Switzerland where
he worked. One night he raped her. Then when she became pregnant he
demanded that she get an abortion, but a physician told him this would
endanger her life. This was a crisis for the engineer, and the maid
would not stop crying. The little girl saw how sad the maid was and
realized her father was the cause of the problem. She tried to kill
herself; this prompted the father to correct his mistake and marry
the maid.
Cast and crew: Soad Hosny, Rushdy Abaza, Youssef Chaban, Zahrat El-Ola, Hassan El-Seify, Youssef Chaban, Soheir El-Barouni, Youssef El Sebai, Mohamed Osman, Kamal Korayem, Kamal Karim, Shouweikar, Faiza Fouad, Baligh Habashi
Plot Summary: A woman was working in a nightclub and trying to get
away from that world at any price. She met a poor young boy who fell
in love with her and asked for her hand in marriage. She accepted and
left the world of the cabarets. She became extremely loyal and served
her disabled father-in-law, but her husband felt he was not making her
happy and embezzled some money from the company where he worked. What
he did was discovered and he was imprisoned. Under these conditions
she decided to go back to the bar and continue caring for her
husband's father without the husband knowing the truth. However the
husband was hurt when he got out of prison and he divorced her, but
his father revealed to him the goodness of his wife and he went to her
and brought her home again. This film was directed by Hassan Al Imam, story, screenplay and dialogue by Mohamed Osman and cinematography by Abdel Aziz
Fahmy. Poster art is by Hassan Mazhar Gasour.
Cast and crew: Hoda Soltan, Shukry Sarhan, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Hassan Al-Imam, Mohamed Osman, Abdel Aziz Fahmy, Shafik Noureddin, Salah Nazmi, Souraya Helmy, Soheir El-Bably, Ahmed Said, Omar Afifi, Ali Al Ghandour, Mousen Hassanein, Hussein Ismail, Mimi Gamal, Mahmoud Mokhtar, Nabila El Sayed, Hussein Kandil
