Omar El Sherif

Q: Did Omar El Sherif win any major awards?

Yes, he received several awards throughout his career, including the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for 'The Night of the Generals' in 1967.

Q: What was Omar El Sherif's first film?

Omar El Sherif's first film was 'The Blazing Sun' in 1954, which marked the beginning of his acting career in Egyptian cinema.

Q: How many languages did Omar El Sherif speak?

Omar El Sherif was fluent in multiple languages, including Arabic, English, French, and Italian, which helped him in his international film career.

Q: What was Omar El Sherif's net worth?

Omar El Sherif's estimated net worth was around $200 million at the time of his passing, reflecting his successful career in film.

Q: What was a defining characteristic of Omar El Sherif's acting style?

Omar El Sherif was known for his intense emotional performances and his ability to portray complex characters, often bringing a deep sense of passion to his roles.

Q: Did Omar El Sherif work in television?

Yes, later in his career, Omar El Sherif appeared in various television series, including 'The Last Pharaoh' and other projects that showcased his versatility.

Q: What impact did Omar El Sherif have on cinema?

Omar El Sherif is credited with bridging Eastern and Western cinema, paving the way for Arab actors in Hollywood and becoming a cultural icon.

Known for

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

IMDb 7.9 / 10

1965 / Drama, Romance / 199mins

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship...

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

IMDb 8.3 / 10

1962 / Adventure, Biography / 228 min

The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World...

Hidalgo (2004)

IMDb 6.7 / 10

2004 / Action, Adventure / 136mins

Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a...

Name

Omar El Sherif

Height

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Born

10 April 1932, Alexandria, Egypt

Spouses

Faten Hamama (1955–1974)

Children

1 child, Tamer El Sherif

Parents

Abdel-Moneim El Sherif, Amina El Sherif

Estimated Net Worth

$200 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2022	Movie Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued Discover the trajectory of Ibrahim Sued, a journalist who revolutionized the Brazilian press during his almost 50-year career, through interviews,...	Self	Not rated
2021	Movie Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age Hawaii, May 1977. After the success of Star Wars, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg meet to find a new project...	Self - Actor (archive footage)	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2020	Movie Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World Several high-budget epic films became Omar Sharif (1932-2015) a film star. He was an actor, but also a bridge player,...	Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2020	TV TV Story Superstar	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2019	Movie Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret How a young and wild tomboy Tunisian girl became a great actress by accident. Claudia Cardinale : the fanciful destiny...	Self - Comédien (archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2015	Movie 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham The fascinating story of a brave young scientist from 11th century Arabia. Ibn Al-Haytham embarks upon a quest to uncover...	Grandfather	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2013	Movie A Castle in Italy Louise meets Nathan, her dreams resurface. It's also the story of her ailing brother, their mother, and the destiny of...	Omar Sharif	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2013	Movie Rock the Casbah The whole family is reunited when Sofia comes back for his father's funeral. Quickly, inner problems are revealed.	Moulay Hassan	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2013	Movie Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten Documentary about Hollywood.	Self	Not rated
2011	Movie In Search Of the Dead Eaters A documentary on the making of THE 13TH WARRIOR with interviews from the director, cast and crew, and some behind-scenes...	Self	Not rated
2011	Movie Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde A profile of Jean-Paul Belmondo by his peers. Besides appearing in over eighty films, the actor also delighted audiences with...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2010	Movie 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift The team of smart-talkin' toddlers known as Everything Is Terrible! have once again emerged from their VHS cocoons to conjure...	(archive footage)	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2010	Movie I Forgot to Tell You Marie is a young woman with a troubled past. Her passion is painting, but she never had any formal training....	Jaume	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2009	Movie A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics looks at Hollywood’s biggest screen spectaculars from all sides, including...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2009	Movie The Traveller Love, passion, responsibility and loss follow a man over the course of half a century in this powerful drama from...	Hassan	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2009	Movie La Traversée du désir What was your first desire? What did you long for most? Arielle Dombasle put these questions to a wide circle...	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2009	TV The Last Templar The Last Templar is a four-hour Canadian miniseries, based on the 2005 novel The Last Templar, which aired in the...	Konstantine	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2008	Movie Hassan and Marcus A terrorist Muslim group calls for the execution of Sheikh Hassan for refusing to join their organisation. At the same...	Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2008	Movie 10,000 BC A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2007	Movie Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs The DVD companion to the museum exhibition "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" walks through the entire exhibition,...	Self - Presenter	Not rated
2007	TV Hanan W Haneen	Unknown character	Not rated
2007	Movie Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte Documentary about the Austrian director Fred Zinnemann.	Self	Not rated
2006	Movie One Night with the King In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among...	Prince Memucan	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2006	TV Kronprinz Rudolf Drama about the last ten years of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria.	Hans Canon	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2006	TV The Ten Commandments One biblical figure is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike. His name is Moses, the man who rose in...	Jethro	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2006	Movie The Coptic Museum Tour inside the Coptic Museum	Narrator	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2006	Movie Fire at My Heart The story of Eugenio, young soldier of the Napoleonic army, in the Napoli of 1815 after the era of Gioacchino...	Principe Nicola	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2005	TV St. Peter The life of Saint Peter, a reluctant but passionate leader, from the crucifixion of Jesus to his own.	Pietro	Not rated
2005	Movie St. Peter Saint Peter, a reluctant but passionate leader, from the crucifixion of Jesus to his own. The film's first half dramatizes...	San Pietro	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2005	Movie Going Public Eddy and Bruno are ordered to break into the villa of one of Germany's most powerful bankers in order to...	Mahmout Aziz	TMDB 3.5 / 10
2005	Movie Shaka Zulu: The Citadel The saga of legendary African warrior Shaka Zulu comes to the screen in this continuation of the timeless tale from...	The King	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2004	Movie Looking for Sophia Looking for Sophia is a documentary about Loren's remarkable life and career, featuring rare newsreel footage, highlights from her films,...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2004	Movie Hidalgo Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his...	Sheikh Riyadh	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2004	Movie Hollywood Legenden Documentary about Hollywood.	Self	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2003	Movie Monsieur Ibrahim Paris, 1960s. Momo, a resolute and independent Jewish teenager who lives with his father, a sullen and depressed man, in...	Monsieur Ibrahim	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2002	Movie Pyramid Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramid is the only one to survive. Many believe that even...	Nakht (voice)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2001	Movie The Parole Officer A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his innocence he must entice...	Victor	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2001	Movie The Making of Lawrence of Arabia Documentary about the making of the epic 1962 film, with reminiscences from surviving cast and crew.	Self	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1999	Movie The 13th Warrior A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to...	Melchisidek	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1999	Movie Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend Documentary of an underwater archaeological expedition led by French explorer Franck Goddio that explores the sunken ancient city of Alexandria,...	Narrator	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1998	TV Vivement dimanche	Self	TMDB 3.6 / 10
1998	Movie Mysteries of Egypt Filmed in IMAX, a young girl questions her grandfather about the alleged curse of King Tutankhamen. His response takes us...	Grandfather	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1997	Movie Heaven Before I Die Jacob's feet are so turned out that he walks like Charlie Chaplin. He is different because of that and decides...	Khalil Gibran	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1996	Movie Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt Biography of Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum, narrated by Omar Sharif	Narrator	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1996	Movie Catherine the Great Trapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess proves a skillful political infighter...	Razumovsky	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1996	Movie Ingrid Bergman Remembered Her name conjures up beauty, grace, talent and style. One of the greatest actresses of her time, she is best...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1996	TV Gulliver's Travels Dr. Gulliver has returned from his journey to his family after a long absence - and tells them the story...	Sorcerer	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1995	Movie Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic Omar Sharif narrates and others discuss the making of Doctor Zhivago.	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1995	TV Viva el lunes	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1994	Movie Lie Down with Lions Doctor Peter Husak introduces the American Jack Carver to his friend, nurse Kate, and it's love on first sight. But...	Safar Khan	TMDB 4.1 / 10
1994	Movie The Rainbow Thief A petty crook, in search of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, hopes to cash in...	Dima	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1993	Movie Laughter, Joy, Work and Love During 1968 , in the Heliopolis area, a group of school students live for fun and pleasure, and they get...	Adham's father	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1992	Movie Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris Ada Harris, a London charwoman in the 1950's, sees a Dior dress and decides that she's going to own one....	Marquis Hippolite	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1992	Movie Beyond Justice A woman's ex-husband, who is the son of an Arab chieftain, kidnaps their teenage son and brings him back to...	Emir Beni-Zair	TMDB 3.8 / 10
1992	Movie Heavenly Sin Elite lawyer Ryoko enlists the help of a foreign mafia in rescuing her son from a criminal who holds grudge...	Tsai Mang Hua	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1992	TV Parabéns	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1992	Movie 588 rue Paradis A successful playwright reflects on his journey from his Armenian roots to adapting in France, forty years after his family's...	Hagop Zakarian	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1991	Movie Citizen Masrey The story of Mayor Abdul Razek al-Sharshabi (Omar al-Sharif) when his younger son, Tawfiq (Khalid al-Nabawi) is called for army...	Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1991	Movie Mother Henri Verneuil was born Achod Malakian of Armenian parentage on October 15, 1920, in Rodosto, Turkey, and his family fled...	Hagop Zakarian	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1991	TV Memories of Midnight Catherine lost her memory and wound up in a convent in the care of nuns. She tries to discover the...	Constantin Demiris	TMDB 4.8 / 10
1991	Movie Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky Profile of Chilean-French filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky and his new film Santa Sangre (1989) also including interviews with Jodorowsky on the...	Self	Not rated
1991	TV The Law of the Desert A mother hires an ex-C.I.A. man to find and bring back her son, who has been abducted by his father...	Emir Beni-Zair	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1990	Movie Journey of Love An older couple finally travels to the sea, reliving old memories along the way.	Rico	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1990	Movie Mountains of the Moon The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile...	Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1989	Movie The Puppeteer Muhammad Jad al-Karim Aragouz in the village, he had a son and he was Bahloul, he was able to teach...	Mohamed Gad Al-Karim	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1989	TV Clive James' Postcard from "Clive James' Postcards," is a travel programme originally broadcast on BBC, and later transferring to ITV.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1988	Movie The Possessed Russia, 1870. A group of young anarchist revolutionaries set out to overthrow the Czarist regime through violence. Their attacks create...	Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1988	Movie Paradise Calling Elise is content being the lover of Alex, a wealthy magnate who lavishes her with attention and money. When she...	Alex	TMDB 3.5 / 10
1988	Movie Keys to Freedom The keys to freedom for citizens of Hong Kong are U.S. passports, as their city quakes with the imminent transition...	Jonathan	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1987	TV Sacrée soirée	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1987	Movie Grand Larceny A woman who hasn't seen her father in 18 years, learns of his death and goes to his estate in...	Rashid Saud	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1986	TV Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna is a 1986 TV movie, starring Amy Irving, Rex Harrison, Olivia de Havilland, Omar Sharif,...	Czar Nicholas II	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1986	TV Harem A two-part minseries about a beautiful woman who, at the turn of the century, is kidnapped and sold into a...	Sultan Hassan	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1986	Movie Harem A young British woman is kidnapped by an Arabian sheikh and held captive in his harem. At first she frantically...	Sultan Hassan	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1986	TV Peter the Great Peter the Great is a 1986 NBC television mini-series starring Maximilian Schell as Russian emperor Peter the Great, and based...	Prince Feodor Romodanovsky	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1986	TV Wedden, dat..?	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1985	TV The Mind of David Berglas David Berglas is psychological illusionist and mentalist. In the UK he caused a sensation with his Channel 4 series The...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1985	Movie Vicious Circle	Garcin	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1985	Movie David Lean: A Life in Film A documentary video that profiles the life of David Lean, the director of Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia.	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1984	Movie Top Secret! Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses...	Agent Cedric	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1984	TV The Far Pavilions Adapted from M.M. Kaye's best-selling novel, this dramatic HBO miniseries follows two star-crossed lovers -- the young British officer Ash...	Koda Dad	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1983	Movie La Martingale A high-stakes drama set in the world of gambling, where a clever but morally conflicted roulette player, Alex Joski, joins...	Alex Joski	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1983	Movie Ayoub An aging man's intention to publish his biography has a lot of rich and powerful people worried what he might...	Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1982	TV Wogan Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1982	TV Champs-Elysées	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1981	Movie Green Ice A down on his luck engineer gets involved in an adventure with a mysterious woman and an emerald magnate.	Meno Argenti	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1981	Movie Inchon Gen. Douglas MacArthur leads a Korean War campaign, and the war tests a married couple's relationship.	Indian Brigadier	TMDB 3.9 / 10
1980	Movie Pleasure Palace Story of a professional gambler, connoisseur, gourmet and sportsman who sets out to help a Las Vegas hotel-casino owner from...	Louie Lefevre	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1980	Movie Oh! Heavenly Dog Browning is a PI with a bad cold, who's sent to investigate a case by a mysterious client. He stumbles...	Bart	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1980	Movie The Baltimore Bullet A tale of two hustlers trying to set up a big game.	The Deacon	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1980	Movie S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert Lavinia Kean, a brilliant American espionage agent, combats the wiles of international criminal and blackmailer Cesare Magnasco.	Baron Cesare Magnasco	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1979	Movie Bloodline A pampered heiress inherits her father's pharmaceutical empire when he dies in a suspicious accident, and soon finds herself surrounded...	Ivo Palazzi	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1979	Movie Ashanti Dr. Anansa Linderby is kidnapped in a medical mission in Africa by a slave trader. From this moment, her husband...	Prince Hassan	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1976	Movie The Pink Panther Strikes Again Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan...	Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1976	Movie Crime and Passion Financier persuades his mistress to marry a rich industrialist for his money, then discovers that he and the new wife...	Andre Ferren	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1976	TV 30 millions d'amis	Self	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1975	TV Numéro un A French variety show.	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1975	TV Numéro un A French variety show.	Self - Host	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1975	Movie Funny Lady Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression she has trouble finding work...	Nick Arnstein	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1974	TV Spécial cinéma Marcello Mastroianni, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... the biggest stars in cinema were welcomed by Christian Defaye...	Self	TMDB 9.5 / 10
1974	Movie Juggernaut A terrorist demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he has planted...	Captain Alex Brunel	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1974	Movie The Tamarind Seed During a Caribbean holiday, a British civil servant finds herself falling in love with a Russian agent.	Feodor Sverdlov	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1973	TV Mysterious Island During the American Civil War, five prisoners of war manage to escape in a balloon. They are driven far across...	Captain Nemo	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1973	TV The American Film Institute Salute to ... In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1973	Movie The Mysterious Island 1865, The American Civil War: Five POW manage to escape by balloon from Fort Richmond. Caught in a storm and...	Captain Nemo	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1972	Movie The Right to Love The tragedy of Helene and her husband Pierre, whose life is shattered when Pierre is kept as a political prisoner,...	Pierre	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1972	TV Le Grand Échiquier Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1971	TV Cadet Rousselle	Self	Not rated
1971	Movie The Burglars In Athens a collection of emeralds is successfully stolen by a team of robbers, led by safe-cracker Azad. Things go...	Abel Zacharia	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1971	Movie The Horsemen In Afghanistan, the ruthless sport of buzkashi is a game of great pride. When Uraz breaks his leg and loses...	Uraz	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1971	TV V.I.P. Schaukel V.I.P.-Schaukel is a 45 minute documentary-family-news-talk show starring Margret Dünser as Host. The series premiered on Sun May 09, 1971...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1971	Movie The Last Valley People in a small German village in the last valley to remain untouched by the devastating Thirty Years' War try...	Vogel	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1971	TV Samedi soir	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1969	Movie Che! Biography of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, who helped Fidel Castro in his struggle against the corrupt Batista regime, eventually...	Che Guevara	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1969	Movie The Appointment Lawyer Federico Fendi has reasons to suspect that his fashion model wife Carla is secretly one of Rome's highest paid...	Federico Fendi	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1969	Movie Mackenna's Gold A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups...	Colorado	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1969	TV أنف وثلاث عيون	د. هاشم	Not rated
1969	TV الحب الضائع	عمر	Not rated
1968	Movie Mayerling Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for...	Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1968	Movie Funny Girl The life of famed 1930s comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of New York, to...	Nick Arnstein	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1968	Movie This is Streisand Short documentary profiling Barbra Streisand. Explaining her background and introducing her to the world of cinema	Unknown character	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1967	Movie More Than a Miracle A fairy tale of the misadventures of a beautiful but temperamental Neapolitan peasant, Isabella, when she meets the ill- tempered...	Prince Rodrigo Fernandez	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1967	Movie The Night of the Generals A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi...	Major Grau	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1967	Movie Lionpower from MGM "Lionpower from MGM" (1967) is an exciting 60's promotional short subject, which showcases MGM's releases for the 1967-68 film season...	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1966	Movie The Poppy Is Also a Flower A special United Nations bureau organises a campaign to trace a drug-smuggling ring across Europe to its source on the...	Dr. Rad	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1965	Movie Moscow in Madrid When David Lean made his film Doctor Zhivago (1965), he realized that it would be impossible to do location shooting...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1965	Movie Pasternak Using still pictures and newsreel footage, this short film tells the life story of Russian author Boris Pasternak, who was...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1965	Movie Doctor Zhivago The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's...	Dr. Yuri Zhivago	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1965	Movie The Mamluks After suffering Egyptians from the oppression of the Mamluks and despotism clump the people and organize popular resistance to eliminate...	Ahmed	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1965	Movie Marco the Magnificent Young Marco Polo travels to China to help Kublai Khan fight against rebels, headed by his own son, with a...	Sheik Alla Hou	TMDB 4.8 / 10
1965	Movie Genghis Khan This is the story of the shy Mongol boy Temujin who,during the 13th century, becomes the fearless Mongol leader Genghis...	Genghis Khan / Temujin	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1965	Movie The Car That Became a Star This promotional film showcases the automobile whose adventures are chronicled in The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964). After the car is filmed...	Davich (archive footage)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1965	Movie Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean In this promotional short for the feature film Doctor Zhivago (1965), director David Lean explains why he chose the performers...	Self	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1964	Movie The Yellow Rolls-Royce One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the car for his wife as...	Davich	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1964	Movie Behold a Pale Horse Manuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20 years. When his...	Francisco	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1964	TV Die Drehscheibe	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1964	Movie The Fall of the Roman Empire In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst...	Sohamus	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1962	Movie Lawrence of Arabia During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring,...	Sherif Ali	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1961	Movie A Man in Our House Rebel Ibrahim Hamdy assassinates a pro-colonial Prime Minister but is arrested and hides with a fellow university student, who initially...	إبراهيم حمدي	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1961	Movie Gharam Al-Asyad Two wealthy brothers have feelings for the stableman's daughter. When the younger son tries to rape her, the girl runs...	Essam Mourad	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1960	Movie Eshaet Hob Hussein, a shy young man, is desperately in love with Samiha. However, Samiha is more interested in her singing and...	Hussein	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1960	Movie The River of Love Nahr el Hub is the Egyptian adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina".	خالد	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1960	Movie The Beginning and the End Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the...	Hassanein	TMDB 8.2 / 10
1960	Movie My Only Love Adel and Mona are in love, and just as they were about to get engaged, Adel has an accident. When...	Adel	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1960	Movie Agony of Love Amal marries the train driver Mahmoud, who treats her harshly. She feels neglected despite her husband's presence, Mahmoud travels to...	Hasan	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1959	Movie Conflict in the Nile Naïve young Muhasab is asked to accompany his more dependable friend, Mujahed, on a voyage up the Nile to Cairo....	محسّب	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1959	Movie Goha As far as can be determined, Goha was Tunisia's first entry in the Cannes Film Festival. Omar Sharif stars as...	Goha	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1959	Movie For the Sake of a Woman Insurance representative of the client rich go to the work of an insurance policy, a wealthy married to a beautiful...	شكري زدحمد	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1959	Movie Scandal in Zamalek A man and his sister-in-law are suspects in a murder; they do not know that the man's wife is involved.	أحمد	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1959	Movie We the Students Three students, Adel, Hassanein, and Samir, face personal struggles. Adel is rejected by his father for loving his neighbor’s daughter,...	عادل	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1959	Movie Rendezvous with a Stranger A classic Egyptian film noir starring Omar Sharif who is trying to find out the mysterious circumstances under which his...	Magdi	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1958	Movie Sayedat el kasr A chance meeting at an auction brings together Sawsan, a working-class girl and Adel, heir to a vast fortune with...	Adel	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1958	Movie Ghaltet Habibi Salah and his cousin Souad promise to marry each other. Salah’s uncle asks him to collect revenue from the citadel...	Salah	Not rated
1958	Movie Beach of Secrets Aliya goes back to Port Said to find her brother, who's unknowingly been killed by Mamduh. To keep her quiet,...	Mamduh Ezzat	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1957	Movie Sleepless Spoiled rich girl Nadia gets jealous after finding out her father's plan to remarry. She tries to break them apart,...	Aziz	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1957	Movie Land of Peace The film takes place in Palestine and portrays the lives of freedom fighters trying to free their village from the...	Ahmed	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1956	Movie The Lebanese Mission In Lebanon, industrialist Hennequin, director of a French oil company, entrusts engineers Jean Domèvre, a Frenchman, and Mokhrir, a Lebanese,...	Mokrir	TMDB 4.7 / 10
1956	TV Cinépanorama	Self	TMDB 8.7 / 10
1956	Movie Struggle in the Harbor Ragab, a poor sailor, returns home to Alexandria after three years of absence, during which he tried to save money...	Ragab	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1955	Movie Our Best Days A poor girl lives on the rooftop of a building. Three young neighbors fall in love with her. The decide...	أحمد	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1954	Movie The Devil of the Desert Essam, a young bedouin who discovers the cruel tyranny of his ruler after people from his tribe are unjustly murdered,...	Essam	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1954	Movie The Blazing Sun A wealthy landlord floods and destroys a village on purpose to prevent the people living there from making a profit...	Ahmed أحمد	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1948	TV Bambi The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1944	TV Golden Globe Awards An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...	Self - Nominee	TMDB 7.1 / 10

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2020 / TMDB 7.0

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2019 / TMDB 7.0

1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham

2015 / TMDB 5.0

A Castle in Italy

2013 / TMDB 5.4

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Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Hidalgo (2004)

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