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    Ismail Yasseen

    1912-09-15 (112 years old) in Suez, Egypt

    Ismail Yasin Ali Nakhla was born in Suez (15 September, 1912) where he led a miserable unstable childhood, and had to leave primary school when his mother died and his father went to prison. His first job was a chanting salesman assistant in front of a shop. In so doing, he trained his voice and decided to become a singer, as he was very fond of the legendary musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab. He sang in weddings and cafés and then moved to Cairo to join the Badee’a Massabny acting troupe. Hence, filmmakers recognized him. It was Fouad al-Gazayerly who gave him his first role in “Khalaf el Habayeb" (Lover’s offspring) in (1939). Ismail joined Aly al-Kassaar troupe and became a brilliant monologist. When he rose to fame, he was one of the few actors who had a series of films bearing his name: "Ismail Yasin fel-Police" (Ismail Yasin..Policeman), "Ismail Yasin fel-geish" (Ismail Yasin..In the army), “Ismail Yasin fel-tayaraan" (Ismail Yasin.. In the Airforce), ...etc. In the 1950’s, he formed a troupe with Abul –So’oud al-Ebiaary. Among his famous plays are; “Habeeby Koukou" (My darling Koukou), "Al-mofattesh al-aam" (The Inspector General)”, among others. When film industry underwent a downfall in the the late sixties of last century, he left to Lebanon where had to play small roles, something that he did also upon his return to Egypt before dying of a heart attack. Ismail Yasin is considered a very special and unique case among Arab comedians. He was famous for mocking himself and his looks in his films. Although considered a farcical clown by a number of critics and audience, the admiration of his performance throughout generations of Egyptians and Arabs maintains his phenomenal status to this day. He died in May 1972. His son Yassin was a film and television director (1949 – 2008).

    Movies

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    Desire and Loss
    0 %|Apr 23, 1973
    Drama, Crime
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    عصابة النساء
    60 %|Jan 1, 1970
    Drama, Music
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    Sin Path
    0 %|Jun 22, 1969
    Drama
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    Mind and money
    0 %|Feb 10, 1965
    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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    Kol El Regala Keda
    0 %|Jun 9, 1964
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Rooster
    0 %|Jan 1, 1964
    Comedy
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    El Maganeen Fi Naeem
    50 %|Mar 11, 1963
    Comedy, Drama
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    Alforsan Althalatha
    0 %|May 28, 1962
    Comedy
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    The King of Petrol
    0 %|Feb 19, 1962
    Comedy
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    Al-Torgoman
    0 %|Aug 27, 1961
    Comedy
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    Husband for Rent
    0 %|Apr 6, 1961
    Comedy
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    Shahr Asal Basal
    55 %|Jun 30, 1960
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    The Magical Lantern
    72 %|May 29, 1960
    Comedy, Fantasy
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    Ladies Barber
    80 %|Mar 14, 1960
    Comedy, Drama
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    They're Driving Me Crazy
    0 %|Feb 29, 1960
    Comedy
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    Ismail Yassine in Prison
    80 %|Jan 1, 1960
    Comedy, Drama, Crime
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    Love at the Circus
    0 %|Jan 1, 1960
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    Hamati malak
    50 %|Oct 26, 1959
    Comedy
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    The Secret Police
    58 %|Sep 28, 1959
    Comedy
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    My Wife's Suitor
    0 %|Aug 31, 1959
    Comedy, Music
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    Ismail Yassine in the Air Force
    75 %|Jun 14, 1959
    Comedy, Romance
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    Journey to the Moon
    42 %|Apr 27, 1959
    Science Fiction, Comedy, Action
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    The Surprises Motel
    0 %|Mar 16, 1959
    Comedy
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    The Green Doorstep
    50 %|Mar 15, 1959
    Comedy, Crime
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    Hassan and Marika
    0 %|Jan 1, 1959
    Comedy
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    Poor Millionaire
    0 %|Jan 1, 1959
    Drama, Comedy
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    Ismail Yassin for sale!
    0 %|Oct 18, 1958
    Drama, Comedy
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    Abul Eyoun Garia
    0 %|Jul 12, 1958
    Science Fiction, Comedy
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    Ismail Yassine Tarazan
    60 %|May 25, 1958
    Comedy
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    Imsk haramy
    0 %|Feb 2, 1958
    Comedy
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    Ismail Yassine in Damascus
    0 %|Jan 1, 1958
    Comedy, Drama
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    Ismail Yassine In NAVY
    77 %|Nov 11, 1957
    Comedy, Drama
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    إسماعيل يس في جنينة الحيوانات
    60 %|Sep 16, 1957
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Ibn Hamidu
    70 %|Aug 7, 1957
    Comedy
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    The Lovely Bus Conductors
    0 %|Mar 11, 1957
    Comedy, Music, Romance
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    Madame Nawaem
    0 %|Jan 1, 1957
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    The General Inspector
    60 %|Oct 19, 1956
    Comedy, Music
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    Ismail Yassine at the Waxworks
    0 %|Oct 8, 1956
    Comedy, Horror, Thriller
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    Ismail Yassine Fil Police
    80 %|Jul 16, 1956
    Drama, Comedy
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    Kilo 99
    0 %|Jun 18, 1956
    Comedy
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    Who's The Murderer?
    0 %|Jan 16, 1956
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    The Great Lady
    0 %|Jan 1, 1956
    Drama
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    Ismail Yassine Fil Geish
    70 %|Jul 23, 1955
    Comedy
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    Fortune is a Promise
    0 %|Jul 3, 1955
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    Ismail Yassine Yukabel Raya Wa Sekina
    0 %|Mar 21, 1955
    Comedy, Thriller
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    كابتن مصر
    0 %|Jan 1, 1955
    Comedy, Drama
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    مملكة النساء
    0 %|Jan 1, 1955
    Comedy
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    iinsan ghalban
    0 %|Dec 20, 1954
    Drama
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    The Country Girl
    0 %|Nov 15, 1954
    Comedy
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    Women Can’t Lie
    78 %|Oct 11, 1954
    Comedy, Romance
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    'Iilhiquni bialmadhun
    0 %|Oct 4, 1954
    Music, Drama
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    Awaeaa tafakar
    0 %|Sep 20, 1954
    Comedy, Drama
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    April Fool
    70 %|Aug 8, 1954
    Comedy, Drama
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    El-Zolm Haraam
    60 %|Jul 25, 1954
    Drama
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    Miss Hanafi
    73 %|Jul 3, 1954
    Comedy
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    Afretet Ismaiel Yassin
    0 %|May 31, 1954
    Comedy, Fantasy, Crime, Music, Horror
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    A Dozen Of Napkins
    0 %|May 16, 1954
    Comedy, Music
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    sharaf albint
    0 %|Apr 19, 1954
    Drama, Music
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    العمر واحد
    0 %|Mar 4, 1954
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    Banat Hawaa
    0 %|Mar 1, 1954
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Adventures of Ismail Yassine
    70 %|Feb 15, 1954
    Crime, Thriller, Comedy
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    Bahbouh Efendi
    0 %|Jan 1, 1954
    Comedy
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    The Marital Dwelling
    0 %|Jan 1, 1954
    Comedy, Drama
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    Afreet Am Abdo
    0 %|Dec 16, 1953
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    The honorable thief
    0 %|Nov 2, 1953
    Comedy, Drama, Crime
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    Have Mercy
    62 %|Oct 29, 1953
    Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction
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    Fascinating Mothers-In-Law
    75 %|Oct 26, 1953
    Comedy, Family
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    Son of the Rich
    0 %|Oct 1, 1953
    Music
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    Kalimat el hak
    0 %|Jul 6, 1953
    Drama
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    Esh Hado Ya Nas
    0 %|Apr 20, 1953
    Drama
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    Gold
    83 %|Mar 23, 1953
    Drama, Comedy, Music
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    Lady Pickpocket
    0 %|Mar 21, 1953
    Comedy, Crime
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    Faeil Khayr
    0 %|Mar 21, 1953
    Music, Drama, Romance
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    Bent Al-Akaber
    70 %|Feb 9, 1953
    Music, Drama, Romance
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    Your luck this week
    0 %|Jan 26, 1953
    Comedy, Drama
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    Life when it smiles
    0 %|Jan 1, 1953
    Comedy
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    بين قلبين
    0 %|Jan 1, 1953
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    Iidini eaqlak
    0 %|Dec 22, 1952
    Drama, Comedy
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    Halal Aleik
    0 %|Dec 1, 1952
    Comedy, Thriller
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    صورة الزفاف
    0 %|Oct 15, 1952
    Drama
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    Qadam Al Kheir
    55 %|Sep 8, 1952
    Drama, Music
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    Let's Dance
    0 %|Jul 28, 1952
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    Mosmar Juha
    0 %|Jun 23, 1952
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    Where Did You Get This
    0 %|Jun 9, 1952
    Science Fiction, Romance
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    Qalil Al-Bakht
    0 %|May 12, 1952
    Drama
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    According to Your Taste
    0 %|Apr 28, 1952
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    Al Montaser
    0 %|Apr 14, 1952
    Drama
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    Good News
    0 %|Apr 7, 1952
    Drama, Romance
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    Love Has No Cure
    60 %|Mar 20, 1952
    Comedy, Music, Romance
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    Believing in God
    0 %|Mar 11, 1952
    Drama
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    Beit el nattash
    0 %|Feb 21, 1952
    Comedy
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    Love Humiliates
    0 %|Feb 21, 1952
    Music, Romance
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    El Dam Yehen
    0 %|Jan 1, 1952
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    Qattr El-Nada
    60 %|Dec 17, 1951
    Comedy
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    Faik we Rayek
    0 %|Nov 29, 1951
    Comedy, Music
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    Come and Greet
    0 %|Sep 3, 1951
    Drama, Music
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    Nehayet Qessa
    0 %|Sep 3, 1951
    Comedy, Drama, Music
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    Girls Are Sweet
    0 %|Jul 30, 1951
    Drama, Family, Comedy, Music
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    Adam and Eve
    0 %|May 7, 1951
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    Fil Hawa Sawa
    0 %|Apr 23, 1951
    Drama, Comedy
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    Almelm bilabal
    0 %|Apr 12, 1951
    Comedy, Drama, Music
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    My dear Soso
    0 %|Apr 5, 1951
    Music, Comedy
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    mashghul bghyriun
    20 %|Feb 19, 1951
    Drama, Music
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    Ismail Yassine in the House of Ghosts
    61 %|Jan 1, 1951
    Horror, Comedy, Thriller
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    Set Elhosn
    0 %|Dec 25, 1950
    History, Drama
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    The Last Lie
    55 %|Nov 12, 1950
    Romance, Music, Comedy
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    The Much-Loved One
    0 %|Nov 6, 1950
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    The Wedding Night
    60 %|Jul 14, 1950
    Comedy
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    Miss Mama
    40 %|Jul 10, 1950
    Music, Romance, Comedy
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    The Millionaire
    75 %|Jul 7, 1950
    Comedy, Music, Drama
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    Mughamarat Khadra
    0 %|Apr 14, 1950
    Drama
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    The 7th Wife
    0 %|Apr 10, 1950
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    Felfel
    70 %|Mar 27, 1950
    Comedy, Drama, Action
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    El-Batal
    0 %|Mar 6, 1950
    Comedy
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    Makansh Aal Baal
    0 %|Feb 16, 1950
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    Eid Night
    0 %|Dec 19, 1949
    Comedy, Music
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    Shari al-bahlawan
    0 %|Dec 12, 1949
    Comedy, Romance
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    Afrita Hanem: The Genie Lady
    52 %|Nov 28, 1949
    Music, Comedy, Fantasy
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    Owner of Few Piasters
    0 %|Sep 26, 1949
    Drama, Music, Romance, Comedy
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    Agaza Fi Gohanam
    0 %|Sep 5, 1949
    Comedy, Thriller, Fantasy
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    Fatma, Marika & Rachel
    70 %|Jul 25, 1949
    Drama, Comedy
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    Mandil Al-Helw
    0 %|May 2, 1949
    Comedy
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    Ouqbal El Bakari
    0 %|Apr 29, 1949
    Music
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    جواهر
    0 %|Apr 18, 1949
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    El Masri Effendi
    0 %|Mar 28, 1949
    Drama
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    على أد لحافك
    0 %|Mar 21, 1949
    Comedy
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    Kalam El Nas
    0 %|Jan 10, 1949
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    It's You I Love
    0 %|Jan 3, 1949
    Comedy, Romance
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    Anbar
    0 %|Nov 1, 1948
    Music, Comedy
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    Soul and body
    0 %|Oct 4, 1948
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    Khulud
    0 %|May 3, 1948
    Drama, Romance
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    Narges
    0 %|May 2, 1948
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    صاحبة العمارة
    0 %|Apr 29, 1948
    Comedy
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    Love and madness
    0 %|Mar 29, 1948
    Comedy, Romance, Music
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    Elsetat Afaret
    60 %|Jan 15, 1948
    Comedy, Drama
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    Bolbol Afandy
    40 %|Jan 1, 1948
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    Soultanat al-sahra
    0 %|Oct 20, 1947
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    My Heart is My Guide
    0 %|Oct 6, 1947
    Drama, Music
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    The Love of My Life
    0 %|Mar 16, 1947
    Music
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    A Lebanese at the university
    0 %|Jan 6, 1947
    Drama, Music, Comedy
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    Casino el latafa
    0 %|Oct 18, 1945
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    البني آدم
    0 %|Oct 15, 1945
    Thriller
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    القرش الأبيض
    0 %|Apr 12, 1945
    Comedy, Music
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    Laylat Al-Jumea
    0 %|Mar 26, 1945
    Comedy, Music
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    El Mazaher
    0 %|Feb 1, 1945
    Drama
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    Nour al-Din and the Three Sailors
    95 %|Nov 23, 1944
    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music
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    Long live women!
    0 %|Nov 4, 1944
    Comedy
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    Naduja
    0 %|Oct 5, 1944
    Music
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    Earis Alhina
    0 %|Apr 24, 1944
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    Who's Done it ?
    60 %|Jan 21, 1944
    Crime, Drama
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    Love From Heaven
    0 %|Dec 24, 1943
    Romance
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    What a madness
    0 %|Dec 2, 1943
    Drama, Comedy
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    Call of blood
    0 %|Oct 18, 1943
    Drama
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    The Straight Road
    0 %|Oct 17, 1943
    Drama
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    Call of the heart
    0 %|Apr 22, 1943
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    Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
    0 %|Oct 1, 1942
    Comedy, Drama, Thriller
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    I Love Wrongdoing
    80 %|Jan 1, 1942
    Drama
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    Wives factory
    0 %|Oct 9, 1941
    Drama, Music

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