Movie Poster Collecting

Saturday, August 1, 2020

The Heroes الابطال Farid Shawqi 1974 Egyptian one-sheet

The Heroes (1974) - (Farid Shawqi) Undated rerelease Egyptian one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Walid Wahig for the 1974 Houssam El-Din Mustafa film The Heroes written by Mohamed Abu Youssef and starring Farid Shawqi as Saber. Plot summary: Four thieves break into a house and rob it, then kill the owner, his wife and his daughter. The son Ahmed [Ahmed Ramzy] is unharmed because he is hiding under a bed. When Ahmed grows up to become a karate champion he decides to take revenge on his family's killers after Saber, who was unjustly convicted of the crime, is released from prison. The tagline in red at the top of the poster says this is "the first Egyptian karate film."

Cast and crew: Farid Shawqi, Ahmed Ramzy, Houssam El-Din Mustafa, Ghassan Mattar, Ibrahim Saleh, Abdalaziz Abu Allel, Ali Ezz Eldein, Mona Gabr, Qadreya Kamel, Tawfiq Al Kurdi, Eskandar Mansy, Kamal Sarhan, Mohamed Sobeih, El Tokhy Tawfik, Farouk Youssef

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Judgment Day يوم الحساب Samira Ahmed 1962 Undated rerelease Egyptian one-sheet

Judgment Day (1962) - (Samira Ahmed) Undated rerelease Egyptian one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" undated rerelease Egyptian poster designed by Walid Wahig for the 1962 film Judgment Day written and directed by Abdel Rahman Sharif and starring Samira Ahmed as Yasmin / Salwa. Plot summary: In the year 1946 in Port Said Enayat [Samiha Ayoub] is involved with the smuggler Amin, [Hassan Hamed] who goes to prison. When he gets out, he wants revenge and gets close to Enayat's husband Ahmed [Imad Hamdi] and daughter Salwa. He is killed later; Ahmed is accused of the murder and sent to prison for 15 years.

Cast and crew: Samira Ahmed, Imad Hamdi, Kamal Salaheddine, Abdel Rahman Sharif, Samiha Ayyoub, Tewfik El Dekn, Fakher Fakher, Hassan Hamed, Wedad Hamdy, Ibrahim Emara, Zuzu Madi, Nahed Sabri

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Les Miserables البؤساء Farid Shawqi 1973 Egyptian one-sheet

Les Miserables (1983) - (Farid Shawqi) Egyptian one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Seif and Wahid Fahmy for the 1973 Atef Salem film Les Miserables based on the 1862 Victor Hugo novel of the same title using a screenplay by Rafiq al-Saban and starring Farid Shawqi as Hamed Hamdan/Hassan al-Kashef. Plot summary: Hamed Hamdan is a poor man sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread. He escapes, becomes rich and changes his name to Hassan al-Kashef, but though he uses his wealth charitably to help people in need, he is still subject to public disdain because the people know his origins.

Cast and crew: Victor Hugo, Atef Salem, Youssef Wahby, Farid Shawqi, Adel Adham, Laila Eloui, Mohsena Tewfik, Fardous Abdel Hamid, Abdel Waress Assar, Rafiq al-Saban, Ahmed Bahgat, Abdel Moneim Bahnassy

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Beware of Alkhot احترس من الخط Adel Imam 1984 Egyptian one-sheet

Beware of al-Khot (1984) - (Adel Imam) Egyptian one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Gasour for the 1984 Samir Seif film Beware of Alkhot based on story screenplay and dialogue by Sherif Al Menyawi and starring Adel Imam as Khosusi/Alkhot. Plot summary: Khosusi is a simple man working at a company where his cousin Nabila [Lebleba] works. He discovers an embezzlement, then feigns suicide so he can reappear as Alkhot to expose the facts.

Cast and crew: Samir Seif, Ahmad Essa, Sherif Al Menyawi, Gasour, Mohsen Nasr, Adel Imam, Samir Sabri, Lebleba, Osama Abbas, Layla Fahmy, Abdel Salam Mohamed, Fouad Khalil, Othman Abdul Menem, Mohamed Farid, Abadllah Farghaly, Zakaria Mouafi, Omayma Saleem, Reda Al Sayed, Fawzy Al Sharkawi, Ahmad Al Adal

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Nobody Saw and Nobody Knows ولا من شاف ولا من دري Adel Imam 1983 Egyptian one-sheet

Nobody Saw and Nobody Knows (1983) - (Adel Imam) Egyptian one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster for the 1983 Nader Galal film Nobody Saw and Nobody Knows AKA Wala Men Shaf wala Men Deri based on story, screenplay and dialogue by Farouk Sabri and starring Adel Imam as Morsy. Morsy is an elementary school history teacher with financial problems and unfulfilled ambitions. His life becomes much more complicated when he is drawn into the milieu of a glamorous prostitute [Iman].

Cast and crew: Nader Galal, Adel Imam, Iman, Maali Zayed, Salah Nazmi, Ibrahim El-Shamy, Aqila Rateb, Ali El Sherif, Ahmed Rateb, Mahmoud Al Qalaawi, Farouk Sabry, Ghanim Behnasy

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Saturday, July 18, 2020

Judge and Executioner القاضي والجلاد Naglaa Fathy Egyptian movie poster

Judge and Executioner (1978) - (Naglaa Fathy) Egyptian one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Moaty and al-Thaghr Khamis to promote the 1978 Nader Galal film Judge and Executioner AKA Woman's Revenge (an alternate title shown on this poster) based on story, screenplay and dialogue by Faisal Nada and starring Naglaa Fathy as Nahed. Plot summary: Laila [Miriam Fakhr Eddine] takes revenge against Sherif [Rushdy Abaza] for two-timing her and Nahed.

Cast and crew: Nader Galal, al-Thaghr Khamis, Moaty, Faisal Nada, Omar El-Hariri, Salah Nazmi, Mahmoud Kabil, Mariam Fakhr Eddine, Naglaa Fathy, Rushdy Abaza, Gamal El-Tabei

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Dreams of Youth احلام الشباب Farid Al Atrache 1942 Undated Rerelease Egyptian poster

Dreams of Youth (1942) - (Farid Al Atrache) Undated rerelease Egyptian one-sheet

Pictured is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Abdel Ghani to promote an undated rerelease of the 1942 105-minute Kamal Selim black-and-white film Dreams of Youth [ahlam al-shabab] starring Farid Al Atrache based on a story by Youssef Wahby with screenplay by Kamal Selim, dialogue by Badei Khayri and cinematography by Sami Brail. Plot summary: Farid [Farid Al Atrache] became wealthy; he had a passion for love so he became acquainted with his neighbor Elham [Madiha Yousri], an orphan who lived with her Aunt Basiyouni [Marie Munib]. With Bassiyouni's agreement Farid became Elham's piano teacher. In a complication that plays itself out during the film a dancer named Baheya [Taheya Cariocca] also tried to woo Farid, but he did not love her even though they performed together.

Cast and crew: Kamal Selim, Abdel Ghani, Hassan Fayek, Bechara Wakim, Farid Al Atrache, Madiha Yousri, Youssef Wahby, Badei Khayri, Taheya Cariocca, Abdel Fatah Al Kasri, Sami Brail, Marie Munib, Abbas Fares