Ahmed Zaki
Birth : 1949-11-18, Zagazig, Egypt
Death : 2005-03-27
History
A leading Egyptian film star who was characterized by his talent, skill, and ability in impersonating. in the Middle East, People call him the Egyptian Denzel Washington due to his massive talent and great charisma. Ahmad Zaky Abdul Rahman was born in Zagazeeg in 1949. He was an only child to his father who died after his birth. His mother remarried and he was brought up to live with his grandfather. He graduated from Zagazeeg's Crafts School where he met some actors who attended the school party and who encouraged him to study cinema. Zaky went to Cairo and joined the High Institute of Dramatic Arts. While studying, he acted in the stage play “Hello Shalaby”. After his graduation in 1973, he starred in very popularly successful plays; “Madrasset al-moshaghebeen ”, and “Al-‘eyaal kebret”.
Early in his career, he struggled with producers and directors telling him he wasn't handsome enough to be a movie star. According to them, a beautiful actress like Soad Hosny wouldn't fall in love with him (in the movie el Karnak). But he didn't give up until he became one of the landmarks of Egyptian cinema. The awards he won were uncountable so were his great films such as “Ana la akdeb wa lakenny atagammal ”, “Nahr al-malh”, “Al-ragol allathy fakad thaakeratahu marratayn”, “Al-baree”, “Al-hobb fawk hadabet al-Haram ”, “Ahlaam Hend & Camelia”, “Naasser 56”, “Ard al-khowf ” , “Ma’aaly al-wazeer ” and many other unforgettable milestones in his fruitful career.
Ahmad Zaki was married to former actress Haala Fouaad who gave him his only child and later actor Haitham Zaki.
in 2005, Ahmad Zaki died of cancer, just right after finishing Sherif Arafas's biography "Halim", in which he portrayed the legendary singer Abdel Halim Hafez who also died of cancer, a role he's always dreamed to play.
Ahmed Zaki died leaving a great legacy with more than 90 films, plays, and series that all lives to his memory.
A biopic of Egyptian singer Abdel-Halim Hafez.
Ra'fat Rostom
Ra'fat Rostom becomes a minister by mistake, since then he gets more and more powerfull everyday, and that's when he starts having hilarious and weird nightmares about his corruption and his family.
Producer
A biopic depicting the life of the late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, following his early life, his political and military achievements, and his assassination during the Cairo annual victory parade.
President Anwar El Sadat
A biopic depicting the life of the late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, following his early life, his political and military achievements, and his assassination during the Cairo annual victory parade.
Yehia
A story about a police officer who was assigned to a secret mission as an undercover drug dealer, with the license to kill, deal in drugs, and do whatever is required for his identity to remain secret, with the ultimate purpose of reporting back to his supervisors. Gradually, after years of losing grip over his mission and purpose, realising that being a drug dealer has become his true identity, and that he hasn't heard back once from his supervisors, he then goes and tries to contact them back, only to realise that the designated postman had never delivered back any of the reports to his supervisors, let alone is aware that they exist.
Zein
Zain, a graduate of the Higher Institute of Music, lives with his mother, his brother Ramzi and his sister Houria, who suffers from living conditions after the death of their father 15 years ago, and while the family refuses to marry the neighbor of their neighbor, Rizk, Zain welcomes his belief that they love each other sincerely. Poor physical condition and his desperate attempts to work on the subway as a singer in front of passers-by or working with a submerged orchestra, Fawzia bint Radwan Pasha is in love with Zain but her rich father refuses to marry Zain poor.
Sayed
Photographer Sayed Gharib leaves his hometown and moves Cairo to be close to the Faculty of Medicine that his daughter Tahani attends. Tahani clashes with the aristocratic society around her as love blossoms between her and the son of a famous businessman
Hasan al-Lul is a poor young man. His father used to smuggle weapons to the guerrillas during the triple aggression. But 40 years later, his son Hassansmuggles watches and small goods into the cushions of his car. Hassan meets with a fair customs inspector who refuses to bribe. On the way to Port Said , he also meet with the beautiful Fatima Sarsawi, who lives with her father in Cairo. She goes to visit her drug-dealing father who runs a cartel and tries to get elected to the parliament.
On the eve of the 1919 revolution in Egypt, the friendship between Houda al-Najjar, who likes boxing, Petro, who likes to sing, and the good worker of the printing press, believes in revolution. Fatima, the sister of Houda, is in love with Hussain, and they marry. The revolution takes place, and Houda dreams of shaking hands with its leader, Saad Zaghloul, and dreams of participating in the 1924 Olympics as a boxer. Hasan is imprisoned for his involvement in resisting the British occupation, and Huda is married to a neighbor of Hanifa. Hassan was killed by the Israeli occupation forces and Houda was able to participate in the Olympics
Gamal Abdul Nasser
Nasser 56 is a 1996 Egyptian historical film directed by Mohamed Fadel, starring Ahmed Zaki. The film focuses on the nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt's second President, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and the subsequent invasion of Egypt by Israel, the United Kingdom, and France.
A psychopath woman seduces a married man to sleep with her so she could threaten him later and ruin his perfect marriage so she could get him for herself.
Abo Dahab is a poor baker who goes to prison instead of his corrupted boss. When he gets out, he discovers that his employer did not fulfill his promise by supporting his family during his incarceration so he assaults him and gets fired from his job. While unemployed, Abo Dahab meets Haridi a drug dealer who hires him and later on gets killed by him and becomes one of the richest drug dealers.
Abbas is an interior architect living in Hurghada. He gets into a quarrel with Ismat, the owner of the villa which Ahmed is working on, that ends with her causing him a permanent disability. When he decides to sue her, her mother Zohira convinces her to marry him.
(Kamal Hussain) is a fighter pilot discharged from military service. After his wife leaves him, he works on a helicopter in an oil company. A big drug dealer tries to lure him to transfer a major shipment, while he informs his boss at work , cooperating with the drug dealer in order to implicate him.
A Lady of the royal family live and breed on the ruins of the past, her husband, son and daughter suffering from her domination and control. When she got a new driver to work with, all the family members will have different life.
Hazem El-Shennawy
A police officer finds himself worthless as he soon realizes there's no way he could put an end to a businessman associated with running a prostitution ring.
Salah
Salah moves to Cairo to work as a guard in a garage and falls in love with Nadia, who works at a video store. He is obsessed with the films she has at her store and decides to learn karate.
After being fired by the prosecution office, Mostafa becomes a personal injury lawyer and takes advantage of people's pain for profit. But his life turns upside down when his only son falls victim to a car accident.
Hassan
Looking for shelter and work after his release from prison,hassan visit a widow, her daughter and sister in law in remote lonesome country side, because of his friendship with the deceased husband behind bars and need for strong arms for work they accepted, but his presence Sparked love, jealousy and rivalry inside the 3 women to win his love.
Moutasir
Ahmed Zaki plays a peasant, Mountasir, who gets involved in a criminal racket run by his friend Midhat. Mountasir is betrayed by Midhat and goes to jail. Upon discovering that his wife was forced into prostitution by Midhat, he swears to extract revenge when he leaves jail.
Zeinhom
The story deals with the journey of Zinham, a young man who fled Egypt from Upper Egypt in search of a living, climbs up in organized crime and drug smuggling. His friend, Ibrahim, takes part in the crime journey. When he becomes one of the biggest drug smugglers (heroin) Who is in control of her market in Egypt in alliance with an Israeli smuggler, marries a dancer after he gets rid of Slim, the drug dealer who worked for him at the beginning of his career. He turns to liquidate everyone who stands in his way. He becomes drug addict and kills his close friend. (Ibrahim), after doubting the betrayal of his wife dancing with him.
Journalist Hossam is involved with three different women at the same time. Amira, the charming journalist who's well connected, Reem his rebel revolutionary secretary, and Hanadi the simple lady who's the victim of the collapse of a building.
Hodhod
A film about a street boxer and his ambitions.
Mustataa
A philosophy teacher finds himself and his ethics surrounded by a corrupt society, and as he's mistaken for an exorcist and fortune-teller. He uses logic and psychological tricks to practice wizardry, until he masters it and controls people, meanwhile losing his ethics.
Zaki El-Homosani
Najib discovers that the businessman's salary is doing a lot of illegal work, and he delivers dangerous documents condemning the man to his secretary. However, the salary men decide to get rid of Najib, so he escapes the secretary's secret of documents for fear of her life.
سرور
A group of football team supporters go through a lot of trouble to watch the games while the management headed by Captain Aouf are reaping benefits effortlessly. To calm their rage Sorour is appointed as their representative in the council only to unravel their scam further, so they continue their revolt.
Hesham
When Mona marries the seemingly decent police officer Hisham, she finds out there is more into him than what he shows to the people.
Eid
The story of the friendship between two exploited servant women of Cairo: Camilla, divorced and unable to have children, and Hind, a widow from the countryside who longs to return to her home village. When Hind gives birth to a girl, they name her Ahlam, meaning "dreams." But will their own dreams elude them, or will they triumph against the odds?
Abdel Samea
Abdel Samea goes to Egypt with his wife and children looking for a job so he works as a doorman, and by being smart he works as a broker until he makes a lot of money
Anwar
Anwar Abdel Mawla is an employee working in a government agency, his life changes when he takes an official mission to hand over a heritage to the house of Money in Cairo made up of a monkey, a donkey, and a goat and many ironic comedies happen.
After a crash, a group of passengers are stranded in the desert. They attempt to cope with their new conditions as the most privileged of them all, an overpaid lawyer, declares himself a dictator of the nearby oasis and names it after him.
Ahmed Abo Kamel
A widow bullied by traders in the fish market from further commercial aims after the death of her husband,a worker stand by her side and help then married her,but does the money and power change him ?
Ahmad Saba' Al Lail
A simple minded peasant was recruited in the Egyptian army where he was deceived to believe that political activists are his homeland enemies, but not for so long.
The film puts the lights on the struggle of youngsters to afford a proper life for marriage. Through their small incomes, and the ordeal of finding a house in crowded Cairo, so it follows a young couple's longing for their simpliest dreams - to be together.
The story of Saad al-Yateem, whose father was killed by his uncle (Badran), and his righteous lady (Karamat) until he grows up, and even the fate wants to love his cousin without knowing her. The film deals with the age of young men in the twenties, and the bully is to be a murderer or a murderer
Fathi trades in smuggled goods, he lives with his mother Bahia and loves his neighbor Fakiha who encourages him to finish his studies. A matchmaker persuades his mother to marry Said, a professional conman who marries wealthy old women and steals their money. Fathi tries to prevent this marriage.
Mohammad Hasan Al Masri
An Egyptian goes to Germany to work in a factory and become a boxing legend called black tiger.
After having trouble with the dancer who worked with him for several months, the drummer Abdo discovers a young dancer Mabahig who lives with her sister and her brother-in-law. He trains her till she becomes a famous dancer.
Yousef Osman
A Young woman fall in love with a poor musician and because she was from the royal family she escaped with him then they get married after then they became so poor and she had to work as a servant in her house and make degrading works for The Guests and after her death her son wanted to take revenge from her family as they were the main reason for her death.
Hassan Musharraf, a reformist, came from the countryside looking for a role in the capital. Meets different models of young deviant within the reformist, and faces the harsh treatment they are subjected to by supervisors of reform by treatment Better, and get the friendship of guests who improve their behavior and create an atmosphere of friendliness among everyone
خالد عبدالحميد
He was a student at the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Ahmed Halim (Adel Adham), who studied with his daughter Laila (Najwa Ibrahim). He was a student at the Faculty of Medicine. , And echoed on his workshop Iman (Moushira Ismail), the daughter of one of the wealthy, and impressed and loved him,
The encounters and relationships that a brothel hotel witnessed, from a well known man in power, ambitious cunning youngster, to chivalrous college professor, despite such corrupt business ,true love found a place in some hearts.
As Major General Helmy and his son Sa'ad take part in the first Palestine War, his wife Horeya cheats on him with Kamal. When Helmy returns and finds out, he dies from the shock and his daughter Alia vows revenge on her mother.
Directed by Khairy Beshara.
Shoukry
This movie revolves around the story of an innocent girl (Nawal) who was married to a rich and possessive man who still wants her back after their divorce; however she meets a hair stylist (Shoukry) and falls in love with him. They get married but her first husband starts torturing Shoukry so he can leave Nawal but he refuses. Eventually, acts of revenge begins from both Nawal and her ex-husband.
Ibrahim, the owner of a large car workshop, marries a poor girl called Mahasen, which his brothers fear because of their fear of sharing their inheritance. At the same time, Ismael feels a lot of hatred and hatred toward Ibrahim, who works for him in the workshop, The problems all the time with the pros, but soon change the relationship between Mahasen and Ishmael.
Ibrahim Saleh
Ibraham the industrious student fall in love with his colleague Khayriyah and she also fall in love with him, but the rich student Hani admire her. Ibrahim is trying to hide his social level because he is afraid to lose Khayriyah, and telling everybody that he is from a wealthy family, will Khayriyah find the truth someday ?.
Directed by Mohamed Khan.
It tells stories of webs of drug dealing, rivalry, revenge and murder among the residents of al batneyya, a place so corrupt and well bonded among each other, even the police struggles with it.
Ibrahim
Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia, retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of one-day studying filmmaking in America, but after falling in love and discovering the lies of European occupation, Yehia profoundly reevaluates his identity and allegiances.
Kamal
By coincidence, Ahmad discovers that his father, Ramada Al Sokkary has a love letter in his suit case, which reveals his love to a woman other than his mother. Ahmad tries with his brothers and sister to find out the reasons that made their father look for another woman. The play shows the amusing acts the children undertake to save their family.
In the wake of the June 1967 war, Naamat lives on the hot side of her life, with her husband Abdelkader, the editor of one of the newspapers in which she works as a liberator and abuser with many capabilities, including his articles calling for despair during the war with Israel; That national action is the key to one's personality. So she took care of volunteer work in a hospital, she got to know a group of fighters, including Mahmoud, the lightning officer who has trouble with his wife, and others who gave themselves to serve the homeland.
"Behind the Sun" clearly identifies the time identity of his film. It follows the horrific military defeat of June 1967, when a senior military commander insists on an investigation into the real causes of the defeat, leading to his assassination by the commander of the military prison , When the rebel military commander refuses to ignore his insistence on requesting this investigation, during the special visit by "Jaafari" commander of the military prison in order to convince him to do so, "Jaafari" can not escape from his assassination by firing bullets,
Mamdouh
The famous star Siham attends a theatrical performance, where she meets the actor Saeed, and they fall in love and marry. Siham pushes him to the world of cinema to be a famous star. This event turns saeed's life permanently.
Sewer worker Saber learns about the role of the woman who decides to repent. He claims to the people of the neighborhood that he is his cousin and lives in the house of the teacher Nusa. Mimu, one of the gang members, arrives at her house to greet the warm people, but they do not give up. Saber's grievance is finally accepted. October is victory and transit, Saber returns from the battle injured and warm people celebrate his marriage in part.
The saga of a solider against the backdrop of the 1967 and 1973 Arab-Israeli wars
أحمد
This play is about a female teacher and how she transformed 5 rebellious students into model students.
Sayed
Rico is the director of an Egyptian theater company, a message comes from a concert in Lebanon to go to Lebanon, and upon arrival there, the band is surprised that the contractor died, and the wife refuses to fulfill the contract concluded with the band, the band suffers from unemployment and looking for a job, fall heroine The band in love with a wealthy young man trying to help the girl.
عصفور
The story tells that Jabir is a professional assassin who can kill five people at a time. He decides to repent at the hands of his young son, but the gang he works in is trying to get him back to form but refuses and threatens them to inform the police. He also recognizes a cabaret dancer trying to push him away. On crime. So the gang decides to kill him and get rid of him. Jaber decides to revenge those who caused the killing of the son, and succeed in the liquidation of the gang for the last one after another. But is arrested during a visit to the tomb of his son.
a comedy play about a struggling theater cast seeking funding to show one of its plays, they stay in a hotel waiting for the financier, but they don`t have money to pay the hotel bill, which gets them in many troubles
A play about the history of Cairo.
