This is a 25.5" x 37.25" Egyptian poster for a 1998 rerelease of the
1997 film Breakdown written and directed by Jonathan Mostow and
starring Kurt Russell as Jeff Taylor. Plot summary: Jeff Taylor and
his wife Amy [Kathleen Quinlan] are driving across a desert in a move
to California. When their car breaks down, Amy accepts a ride with a
trucker to go look for help. She never returns.
Cast and crew: Kurt Russell, Jonathan Mostow, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen
Quinlan, M.C. Gainey, Jack Noseworthy, Rex Linn, Ritch Brinkley, Moira
Harris, Kim Robillard, Thomas Kopache, Jack McGee, Vincent Berry
This is a 26.5" x 38.25" Egyptian poster for the 1989 John Flynn
film Lock Up written by Richard Smith, Jeb Stuart and Henry
Rosenbaum and starring Sylvester Stallone as Frank Leone. Plot
summary: As Frank Leone is serving the final six months of a prison
term Warden Drumgoole [Donald Sutherland] arrives; Drumgoole has a
personal grudge against Leone.
Cast and crew: John Flynn, Richard Smith, Jeb Stuart, Henry
Rosenbaum, Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, John Amos, Sonny
Landham, Tom Sizemore, Frank McRae, Darlanne Fluegel, William Allen
Young, Larry Romano, Jordan Lund, John Lilla, Dean Rader-Duval, Jerry
Strivelli, David Anthony Marshall, Kurek Ashley
This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Morteda Anise for the
1987 film Hammerhead AKA Hammer written and directed by
Enzo G. Castellari and starring Daniel Greene as Hammer. Plot
summary: Hammer is a Miami detective who goes to the Caribbean looking
for the man who murdered his friend Greg [Jeff Moldovan]; there he is
drawn into a web of corruption and murder.
Cast and crew: Enzo G. Castellar, Antoni Corone, Bobby Ghisays,
Andrea Girolami, Peter Gold, Tony Hendriks, Mike Kirton, Nancy Lee,
Linvald Lowe, Deanna Lund, Jack McDermott, Larry McQuillen, Jeff
Moldovan, Donna Rosea, Oliver Samuels, Bob Sissa, Dennis Titus,
Goffredo Unger, Daniel Greene, Jorge Gil, Melonee Rodgers, Frank
Zagarino, Pierre Agostino
This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Gasour and Morteda
Anise for a 1978 film biography of Taha Husayn. The film was directed by
Atef Salem based on a story by Kamal al-Malakh with screenplay and
dialogue by D. Rafiq al-Saban, Samir Abdel Azeem and Moussa Sabry;
cinematography was by Ibrahim Saleh. Plot summary: Taha Husayn was
born in poverty in upper Egypt in the province of Al-Mina. He became
blind because of the poverty and ignorance that were prevalent in
society, but he learned how to overcome the problems of blindness, how
to compensate for it with hearing, how to succeed with books and even
how to get admitted to Al-Azhar University and succeed with his
studies there. He later became a candidate for literature studies in
the city of Montpelier France while he was on a government mission
there. He went there with his brother who looked after him and helped
him deal with adverse circumstances. He met his lifetime French
friend Susan, who helped him with reading. Love developed between them
while he was studying for his doctorate and they married after he
received his diploma. In Cairo Taha Husayn was appointed professor
and then dean at a university. He then became minister of education
and waged an intellectual struggle with the people in the government
to make education free for all people.
Cast and crew: Atef Salem, Hamdy Ahmed, Zouzou Hamdy El-Hakim, Taha
Husayn, Mahmoud Yassine, Yehia El-Fakharany, Abdel Alim Khattab,
Ibrahim Saleh, Yolande Folliot, Kamal al-Malakh, D. Rafiq al-Saban,
Samir Abdel Azeem, Moussa Sabry, Ibrahim Saleh, Zouzou Hamdy El-Hakim,
Salama Elias, Farouk Youssef, Hussein El-Sherbini, Abdel Ghani
Al-Nagdi, Fakry Azer, Nader Nour, Adib Tarablos, Mohammad
al-Shourbagy, Adawi Gheith, Mahmoud Rashad, Sayed Madbouli, Rafiq
Fahmy, Abdel Moneim al-Nemr, Ahmed Omar
This is a 26.75" x 38.25" Egyptian poster designed by an unknown
artist for the 1976 Wei Lo Shaw Brothers film Killer Meteors
based on a screenplay by Lung Ku and starring Jackie Chan as Hua Wu
Bin. Plot summary: Mei Xing He AKA "Killer Meteors" [Jimmy Wang Yu]
is considered invincible because of the power of his secret weapon,
but when Hua Wu Bin asks him for help the challenges he faces rise to
a new level.
Cast and crew: Jackie Chan, Yu Wang, Jimmy Wang Yu, Shaw Brothers,
Wei Lo, Lung Ku, Liu-li Lan, Ling Lung Yu, Hui Lou Chen, Shen-lin
Chen, Kuo Chung Ching, Han Hsieh, Han Chang Hu, Wei Hu, Kuan-hsien
Huang, Phillip Ko, Chiang Li, Sze-Sze Li, Wen Tai Li
This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster by an unknown artist for an
undated rerelease of the 1952 Mohammed Karim film Zeinab based
on story, screenplay and dialogue by Mohammad Hussein Heikal and
starring Raqiya Ibrahim as Zeinab. Plot summary: Zeinab, a country
girl who lived at the beginning of the 20th century, was in love with
Ibrahim, [Yehia Chahine] who worked on the basha's estate. Her father
was opposed to her love for Ibrahim and decided she had to marry a
rich boy named Hassan [Farid Shawqi]. Ibrahim left the village, Zeinab got
tuberculosis and Hassan's family refused to treat her. When Ibrahim
returned he was concerned about her and tried to help.
Cast and crew: Mohammed Karim, Muhammad Hussein Heikal, Yehia
Chahine, Raqiya Ibrahim, Farid Shawqi, Shahrzad, Sami Brail, Suleiman
Naguib, Abdel Waress Assar, Ferdoos Mohammed, Hussein Assar, Sanaa
Gamil, Naima Wasfy, Wedad Hamdy
This is a 24" x 35" Egyptian poster designed by an unknown artist
for the 1945 Mohamed Abdel Gawad and Kamal Selim film Story of
Love AKA Qisset gharam starring Amira Amir as Hoda.
Cast and crew: Amira Amir, Ibrahim Hammooda, Mohamed Abdel Gawad,
Kamal Selim, Zaki Rostom, Bechara Wakim, Zaki Ibrahim, Mahmoud
El-Meliguy
