15 films to watch by late Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz

Ahram Online , Sunday 13 Nov 2016

Iconic Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz died on Saturday at the age of 70, leaving behind a legacy of more than 100 films and 11 television series to his name. Below is a selection of his best big screen works.

Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz

2009
Ibrahim El Abyad
Director: Marwan Hamed
Also starring: Ahmed El-Sakka, Hend Sabry, Amr Waked, Hanan Tourk, Bassem Samra
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Ibrahim El Abyad
(Photo: still from Ibrahim El Abyad)

2001
El Saher (The Magician)
Director: Radwan El Kashef
Also starring: Menna Shalabi, Salwa Khattab, Gameel Rateb
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El Saher (The Magician)
(Photo: still from El Saher (The Magician))

2000
Souq El Mot'aa (Pleasure Market)
Director: Samir Seif
Also starring: Farouk El-Fishawy, Ilham Shahin, Lora, Hamdy Ahmed
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Souq El Mot
(Photo: still from Souq El Mot'aa (Pleasure Market))

1995
El Bahr Beyedhak Leh (Why Does the Sea Laugh?)
Director: Mohamed Kamel El Qaliouby
Also starring: Nagah El Mougy, Shawqi Shamekh, Nahla Salama, Mohamed Lotfy, Hanan Shawqy
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El Bahr Beyedhak Leh (Why Does the Sea Laugh?)
(Photo: still from El Bahr Beyedhak Leh (Why Does the Sea Laugh?))

1991
Abou Kartonah
Director: Mohamed Haseeb
Also starring: Samah Anwar, Soad Nasr, Hussein El-Sherbiny, Hassan Hosny, Mimi Gamal
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Abou Kartonah
(Photo: still from Abou Kartonah)

1991
El-Kitkat (Kitkat)
Based on a novel by Egyptian writer Ibrahim Aslan
Director: Daoud Abd El-Sayyed
Also starring: Sherif Mounir, Aida Riad, Amina Rizk, Nagah El-Mougy, Ahmed Kamal
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El-Kitkat (Kitkat)
(Photo: still from El-Kitkat (Kitkat))

1989
El-Donia Aala Ginah Yamamah (The World on the Wings of a Dove)
Director: Atef El-Tayeb
Also starring: Mervat Amin, Youssef Shaaban, Sanaa Younis, Ahmed Bedair, Ahmed Rateb
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El-Donia Aala Ginah Yamamah (The World on the Wings of a Dove)
(Photo: still from El-Donia Aala Ginah Yamamah (The World on the Wings of a Dove))

1989
Sayedati Anisati (Ladies and Lasses)
Director: Raafat El-Meehy
Also starring: Maali Zayed, Abla Kamel, Youssef Dawoud, Aisha El-Kelany
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Sayedati Anisati (Ladies and Lasses)
(Photo: still from Sayedati Anisati (Ladies and Lasses))

1987
El-Sadda El-Riggal (The Gentlemen)
Director: Raafat El-Meehy
Also starring: Maali Zayed, Youssef Dawoud, Ibrahim Youssry, Mokhles El-Behery
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El-Sadda El-Riggal (The Gentlemen)
(Photo: still from El-Sadda El-Riggal (The Gentlemen))

1987
Gary El Wohoush (Monsters Run)
Director: Ali Abd El-Khalek
Also starring: Nora, Nour El-Sherif, Hussein Fahmy, Hoda Ramzy, Hussein El-Sherbiny
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Gary El Wohoush (Monsters Run)
(Photo: still from Gary El Wohoush (Monsters Run))

1985
El-Shaqqa Min Haq El Zawja (The Flat is the Wife’s Legal Right)
Director: Omar Abd El-Aziz
Also starring: Maali Zayed, George Sidhom, Farida Seif El-Nasr, Naima El-Saghir
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El-Shaqqa Min Haq El Zawja (The Flat is the Wife’s Legal Right)
(Photo: still from El-Shaqqa Min Haq El Zawja (The Flat is the Wife’s Legal Right))

1985
E’dam Mayyet (Execution of a Dead Man)
Director: Ali Abdel-Khalek
Also starring: Farid Shawqy, Poussy, Laila Elwy, Yehia El-Fakharany
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E’dam Mayyet (Execution of a Dead Man)
(Photo: still from E’dam Mayyet (Execution of a Dead Man))

1985
El-Keif (A Pleasurable Habit)
Director: Ali Abdel-Khalek
Also starring: Nora, Yehia El-Fakharany, Gameel Rateb
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El-Keif (A Pleasurable Habit)
(Photo: still from El-Keif (A Pleasurable Habit))

1982
El Aar (The Shame)
Director: Ali Abd El-Khalek
Also starring: Nour El-Sherif, Hussein Fahmy, Nora, Ilham Shahin, Salah Nazmy
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El Aar (The Shame)
(Photo: still from El Aar (The Shame))

1975
Hatta Akher El Omr (Until the End of Lifetime)
Director: Ashraf Fahmy
Based on a story by Egyptian writer Youssef El-Sebai
Also starring: Nagwa Ibrahim, Emad Hamdy, Omar Khorshid, Said Saleh, Hayat Qandil
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Hatta Akher El Omr (Until the End of Lifetime)
(Photo: still from Hatta Akher El Omr (Until the End of Lifetime))

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