My Wife the Director General مراتي مدير عام (Shadia) - (1966) Egyptian one-sheet

My Wife, the Director General (1966) - (Shadia) Egyptian one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster for the 1966 Fatin Abdel Wahab film My Wife the Director General written by Abdel Hamid Gouda El Sahhar and Saad Eldin Wahba and starring Shadia as Esmat. Plot summary: Hussein Omar [Salah Zulfikar] was surprised when his wife Esmat was made director general of the construction company where he was working. He concealed his marriage to the director general but he was forced to admit it later when friction developed between them over trivialities. Esmat tried to have a new honeymoon with her husband, while her husband asked for a transfer to her department so he could be a witness to the value of her work.

Cast and crew: Fatin Abdel Wahab, El-Deif Ahmed, Shadia, Salah Zulfikar, Fatin Abdel Wahab, Mahmoud Fahmy, Tewfik El Dekn, Shafik Noureddin, Youssef Chaban, Kariman, Adel Imam, Abdel Hamid Gouda El Sahar, Saad Eldin Wahba

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Souls in Distress نفوس حائرة (Mervat Amin) 1968 Egyptian one-sheet

Souls in Distress (1968) - (Mervat Amin) Egyptian one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" poster for the 1968 Ahmed Mazhar film Souls in Distress, designed by Mohamed Abdel Aziz and Wahib Fahmy. The film contains three stories written by Ahmed Mazhar and starring Mervat Amin. In one of the stories Layla is a Bedouin girl from a delta tribe who falls in love with an outsider named Rashwan [Ahmed Mazhar]. Her tribe will not allow her to marry Rashwan; it requires her to marry her cousin instead.

Cast and crew: Ahmed Mazhar, Mohamed Abdel Aziz, Wahib Fahmy, Mervat Amin, Salah Nazmi, Shafik Noureddin, Wahid Farid, Abdel Aziz Fakhry, Qadria Kamel, Hassan Attila, Ibrahim Qadri, Imane, Malek Ismail

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The Marital Obedience Dwelling [بيت الطاعة] (Youssef Wahby) - (1960)

The Marital Obedience Dwelling [beyt al-ta'a] (Youssef Wahby) - (1960) Egyptian film poster

Pictured is a 27" x 39" Egyptian promotional poster designed by Hassan Mazhar Gasour to promote the 1953 101-minute Youssef Wahby black-and-white musical comedy The Marital Obedience Dwelling [beyt al-ta'a] starring Youssef Wahby based on story and screenplay by Youssef Wahby with cinematography by Mostafa Hassan. Plot summary: In this domestic battle of the sexes comedy there is harsh bickering between husband Gamil Rushdy [Youssef Wahby] and wife Fekiya [Hoda Soltan]. The husband insults his wife and their life becomes such an unbearable hell that the husband uses an obedience cane on his wife. This only makes matters worse so they go to a judge. The wife demands a divorce and the husband demands that she live with him in a marital obedience dwelling. The judge sides with the husband and orders the wife to obey her husband and live in a special obedience dwelling where she must do as he directs. The wife complies and goes to the obedience dwelling (a special apartment that has been rented and furnished for the purpose with such things as signs that read "relatives are scorpions" and "down with my mother-in-law") along with her mother [Marie Munib], who was the reason for most of the bickering. The husband works on refining his wife and the mother-in-law learns not to interfere in her daughter's affairs. Peace is restored, the disagreements between them disappear and love and happiness replace the disputes that were ruining their lives.

Cast and crew: Youssef Wahby, Hoda Soltan, Ismail Yasseen, Farid Shawqi, Marie Munib, Zouzou Mady, Mostafa Hassan, Hagar Hamdi, Fakher Fakher, Hussein El-Meliguy, Shafik Noureddin, Amina Kheyri, Hassan el Baroudi, Mohamed Sabih, Gamalat Zayed, Abdel Aziz Badawi

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They're Driving Me Crazy [حايجننوني] (Ismail Yasseen) - (1960)

They're Driving Me Crazy [hayugananuni] (1960) Egyptian film poster

Shown here is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Studio Mahmoud Niqula Waliber to promote the 1960 104-minute Fatin Abdel Wahab film They're Driving Me Crazy [hayugannanuni] starring Samia Gamal and Ismail Yasseen based on story, screenplay and dialogue by Abdel Moneim Madbouly with cinematography by Ibrahim Adel. Ismail [Ismail Yasseen] has to send his sick son and his wife to Alexandria. During their absence he helps a police inspector [Tewfik El Dekn] investigate the murder of an actress [Karima] who had been his client in the hair salon where he worked. He helps expose the gang responsible for the crime and receives a reward for his efforts before his son and wife return from Alexandria.

Cast and crew: Ismail Yasseen, Samia Gamal, Tewfik El Dekn, Fatin Abdel Wahab, Karima, Wedad Hamdy, Mahmoud Azmy, Abdel Moneim Madbouly, Ibrahim Adel, Shafik Noureddin, Laila Fahmy, Ali al-Qandour, Abdel Hafiz Tatawi, Abdel Ghani al-Nagdi, Abdel Moneim Ismail, Anwar Mohammad, Nazi Shaarawy, Awatef Ramadan, Omar Afifi, Al-Tukhi Tewfiq, Abdel Ghani Naser

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Revolt in the City [ثورة المدينة] - (Sabah)

Revolt in the City (1955) - (Sabah) Egyptian oversize poster

This is a 33" x 44" oversize Egyptian poster designed by Studio Adly to promote the 1955 Helmy Rafla film Revolt in the City [thawret al-medina] starring Mohammad Fawzi and Sabah based on screenplay and dialogue by Nairuz Abdel Malek with cinematography by Masud Isa. Plot summary: This is a musical melodrama showcasing the singing talents of Sabah and Mohammad Fawzi. Fatima's [Sabah] mother died giving birth to her and her father [Hussein Riad] believed women died immediately after giving birth. Fatima was raised believing this too, so she avoided marriage and the idea of having children. However she still fell in love with Ahmad [Mohammad Fawzi], a boy from a rich family, and he asked her to marry him. Then her father was killed in a factory accident and combined impact of mourning her father and her psychological anti-marriage complex caused her to spend a lot of time resisting before she finally accepted Ahmad's proposal. After marriage, Fatima had children and was expecting to die, but she did not die. This resolved her fear of dying because of childbirth and she went on with her life in "happily ever after" mode. The "revolt" theme in the title and on the poster is about an incident in the film where the family home was destroyed in a riot while Fatima was still a child, and has nothing at all to do with the main story. The image on the poster of Mohammad Fawzi carrying Sabah as an adult is from a different part of the film that is unrelated to the riot.

Cast and crew: Sabah, Mohammad Fawzi, Hussein Riad, Helmy Rafla, Ahmed Allam, Wedad Hamdy, Masud Isa, Shafik Noureddin, Hussein Ismail, Nairuz Abdel Malek, Qadria Qadri, Mohamed Kamel, Mohamed Sabih, Suleiman al-Guindy, Abdel Moneim Ismail, Ragaa Youssef, Qadria Kamel, Doha Nagdi

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My Dark Darling (1958) - (Taheya Cariocca, Samia Gamal)

My Dark Darling (1958) - (Taheya Cariocca, Samia Gamal) Egyptian one-sheet poster

Pictured is a 27" x 39" Egyptian rerelease poster designed by an unknown artist to promote the 1958 104-minute Hassan El-Seify black-and-white film My Dark Darling [habibi al-asmar] starring Taheya Cariocca and Samia Gamal based on story, screenplay and dialogue by Mahmoud Ismail and with cinematography by Abdel Aziz Fahmy. Plot Summary: Samara [Samia Gamal] was a poor girl with an abundance of femininity and beauty engaged to a mechanic named Ahmed [Shukry Sarhan], but her love for dance drew her to her neighbor, a dancer named Zakia [Taheya Cariocca]. She secretly went with Zakia to the hall where she worked. She met a weathy man there named Rostom [Youssef Wahby] who liked her and wanted to court her but she rejected him; she later changed her mind and married him, deciding this was her only way out of poverty; he worked on her appearance by buying her luxurious clothing and jewelry. When Samara's fiance learned she had unexpectly disappeared to marry the rich man, he became furious and swore he would take revenge against her. Zakia tried to calm him by ushering him into a relationship with an international trader [Mahmoud El-Meliguy] who took him on as an associate in a shady trading operation. In this operation Ahmed changed his name to Ibrahim and ran into Rostom and Samara by chance in Lebanon. Samara's husband also turned out to involved in criminal activity and when she saw Ahmed again in Lebanon they were not getting along. She tried to rekindle her relationship with Ahmed without success; Ahmed had found a new life. Rostom's assistant Semsem [Stephan Rosti] tried to kill Ahmed after Rostom has realized the nature of their former relationship. Ahmed survived the murder attempt; then Zakia and Ahmed began to form a relationship, but Zakia was killed by Semsem in a domestic shootout in Rostom's sumptious home in Lebanon. When Samara and Rostom returned to Cairo Rostom was shot by the police. Ahmed and Samara were left alone together in Cairo at last to pick up the pieces in their old relationship.

Cast and crew: Hassan El-Seify, Samia Gamal, Taheya Cariocca, Youssef Wahby, Shukry Sarhan, Abdel Aziz Fahmy, Mahmoud Ismail, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Stephan Rosti, Shafik Noureddin, Souraya Fakhry, Mohammed Tawfik, Riri

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Loved by the Masses معبودة الجماهير - (Abdel Halim Hafez) - (1967) Egyptian one-sheet

Loved by the Masses (1967) - (Abdel Halim Hafez) Egyptian one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Mohammad Abdel Aziz and Wahib Fahmy to support the 1967 164-minute Helmy Rafla color film Loved by the Masses [ma'budet al-gamahir] starring Abdel Halim Hafez based on a story by Mustafa Amin with dialogue by Mohammed Abu Youssef, screenplay by Helmy Halim and Youssef Gohar and cinematography by Wahid Farid. Plot summary: Ibrahim [Abdel Halim Hafez] was an actor and a musician at the beginning of his career living in a poor neighborhood. He loved a famous musician named Soheir [Shadia], who was the star of his band, and he discovered she had the same feelings for him. They surprised everyone by deciding to marry, but this did not please the band director, who tried to separate them. Soheir was surprised to discover on the night of the marrriage contract that there was a woman who claimed to be Ibrahim's wife and that she had borne his child. Soheir decided to cancel the marriage and because of her sadness her popularity faded, while Ibrahim's popularity increased and he became a famous musician. He did not forget his love for Soheir. One day Soheir saw a picture of the woman who was claiming to be Ibrahim's wife and realized she was an actress who had been trying to steal her beloved. She did not care about the woman's false claims so she went to Ibrahim's neighborhood, who welcomed her and publicly declared his return to her.

Cast and crew: Helmy Rafla, Fouad El-Mohandes, Mohamed Reda, Youssef Chaban, Hassan Fayek, Zeinat Sedki, Shafik Noureddin, Shadia, Abdel Halim Hafez, Wahid Farid, Zein El-Ashmawy, George Sidhum, Ahmed El Haddad, Abu Bakr Ezzat, Mustafa Amin, Helmy Halim, Youssef Gohar, Mohamed Abu Youssef, Nadia Ezzat, Hussein Ismail, Ahmed Farahat

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Lady of the Palace سيدة القصر - (Faten Hamama, Omar Sharif) - (1959)

Lady of the Palace [sayedet al-qasr] (1959) - (Faten Hamama/Omar Sharif) Egyptian film poster

This is an original 27" x 39" Egyptian stone lithograph poster designed by an unknown artist to promote the 1959 126-minute Kamal El Sheikh black-and-white film Lady of the Palace [sayedet al-qasr] starring Faten Hamama and Omar Sharif based on story, screenplay and dialogue by Hussein Helmy Al-Mohandes with cinematography by Abdelhalim Nasr. The film was produced by the Cinema Union Films Company.

Plot summary: Faten Hamama is Sawsan, a middle-class orphan who is approached and later married by the wealthy Adel (Omar Sharif). Adel orders Sawsan to stay home because His playboy friends are uncomfortable with her. There she works Adel's land with one of his old friends, Shafeek (Stephan Rosti). Adel's other friends try to destroy the marriage by telling him Sawsan is having an affair with a friend. They also try to take advantage of him financially and get him to sell his land. Shafeek convinces Adel not to sell his land. After seeing his mistake. Adel leaves his friends and returns to his wife.

Cast and crew: Faten Hamama, Omar Sharif, Zouzou Mady, Moar El-Hariri, Kamal El Sheikh, Stephan Rosti, Abdelhalim Nasr, Hussein Helmy Al-Mohandes, Shafik Noureddin, Iskandar Mansy, Tewfiq Sadiq, Abdel Moneim Seoudy

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It Happened One Night [hadasa zata laila] (1954) - (Hoda Soltan)

It Happened One Night [hadasa zata laila] (1954) - (Hoda Soltan) original Egyptian 23x35 film poster

Shown here is a first printing of a 23.5" x 35.25" Egyptian poster designed by Hassan Mazhar Gasour and printed by Al-Nasr Printers to promote the 1954 Henry Barakat film It Happened One Night [hadasa zata laila] starring Hoda Soltan based on a screenplay by Henry Barakat with story and dialogue by Fathy Abol-Fadl and cinematography by Klelio. The film was produced by Kamel Abdullah Hamuda's Arabic Films Company and distributed by Montekhabat Behna. Plot summary: A poor girl married a rich boy despite opposition from the boy's father. She lived happily with her husband until she fell into the clutches of a young hustler who told her her husband had injured him in an accident. Her husband found out about him holding her and divorced her without understanding that his wife was innocent, then went abroad. The wife took revenge against the hustler who had ruined her life by killing him. Then when she tried to commit suicide her young attorney saved her and defended her in court, where he successfully reduced her sentence. He promised to marry her after her release from prison.

Cast and crew: Henry Barakat, Hoda Soltan, Mohsen Sarhan, Kamal Al-Shennawi, Shafik Noureddin, Abdel Rahim El Zarkani, Klelio, Aida Kamel, Hind Rostom, Abdel Hamid Zaki, Nimat Mukhtar, Shafik Noureddin, Soraya Salem, Rafia al-Shal, Zaki Ibrahim, Mary Ezzedine

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Love Child (1953) - (Faten Hamama)

Love Child (1953) 45" x 33" first printing Egyptian poster

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Love Child [bint al-hawa] (1953) - (Faten Hamam) Egyptian film poster

Shown here is a 35" x 23.5" first printing of an Egyptian poster made to promote the 1953 Youssef Wahby film Love Child [bint al-hawa] starring Faten Hamama based on a screenplay and story by Yousef Wahby with cinematography by Mostafa Hassan. The film was produced by the Charles Nahas Studio. Plot summary: A man confessed his love to a dancer and they had a relationship until he left her in the end and did not marry her. The dancer had his child but the man refused to marry her or recongize the child. This was the origin of the woman's malice towards men. She made herself a judge of all of them and resolved to get revenge. She left her town and sent to Cairo. She became a famous dancer and was courted by wealthy men, but she feared this life for the sake of her daughter, for whom had she made a special life. She made every effort to provide her with knowledge and ethics, fearing she might fall someday. However her daughter established a relationship with a boy who resolved to marry her. His father opposed this because of the mother's profession, but the son argued the solution was to get the mother out of the daughter's life. The mother agreed to this for the sake of her daughter's happiness. However the mother died on the day her daughter returned from her honeymoon.

Cast and crew: Faten Hamama, Youssef Wahby, Fakher Fakher, Taheya Cariocca, Marie Munib, Kamal Hossein, Zeinat Sedki, Aziza Helmy, Kitty, Abdel Hamid Zaki, Shafik Noureddin, Ibrahim Heshmat

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Beauty of the Airport حسناء المطار (Naglaa Fathy) - (1970) Egyptian one-sheet

Beauty of the Airport (1970) - (Naglaa Fathy) Egyptian rerelease one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Mohammad Aziz and Hassan Mazhar Gasour for the 1970 El Sayed Bedir film Beauty of the Airport based on story, screenplay and dialogue by Abdul Rahim Abol Aouf and starring Naglaa Fathy as Jill. Plot summary: On the return flight from Beirut the lawyer Fouad (Hassan Youssef) met a pretty girl (Naglaa Fathy) who called herself Jill. They separated at the Cairo airport. Fouad went home and Jill went to a hotel in the city. At the airport the police found an unclaimed briefcase filled with dollars and investigated the source of the funds. Downtown the gang was looking everywhere for Jill -- who did the gang's accounting -- intending to torture her to make her tell them the location of the briefcase. The leader of the gang demanded that she be released so they could follow her and find the briefcase. Jill feared for her life and contacted the attorney Fouad for help, claiming she was being threatened with murder because of an inheritance from the family of her deceased husband. Fouad befriended her and allowed her to stay with him. The gang learned where she was staying and seized her a second time in an automobile owned by the father of Fouad's fiance Amal. Fouad was worried about the possibility of being associated with the gang when he read a report about Jill's struggle in dark circumstances. Meanwhile the security men were tracking the gang's movements and ordered that they be surrounded and caught before they could flee to Beirut. The innocence of Amal's father was proven and it was established that he was not part of the gang; indeed it was proven that the leader of the gang was the one who had been driving his automobile.

Cast and crew: Naglaa Fathy, Hassan Youssef, El Seyed Bedir, Aly Hassan, Abdel Khalek Saleh, Samia Shukry, Shafik Noureddin, Wahid Ezat

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