Digital Archive of the Middle East

Items

• "The Freedom Hour Struck - Out With Colonialism"
  A document on the film "The Freedom Hour Struck - Out With Colonialism", by Lebanese director Heiny Srour, about the Dhofar Rebellion. The document includes the views of critics at Cannes Film Festival. Srour was the first female Arab filmmaker to have a film chosen for the festival.
• Annual Bulletin for Cinema Statistics for the Year 1979
  A 14-page document presenting the Annual Bulletin for Cinema Statistics for the Year 1979
• As the Hour of Liberation has Come; (Down with Silence) Film
  An advertisement for Heiny Srour's film "The Hour of Liberation has Arrived" and a documentary film about life in the liberated region of Dhofar.
• Circulation to Solidarity Committee about two films
  Circulation from the PFLOAG Aden Office to the Solidarity Committee about two films: "As the Hour of Liberation has Come" by Heiny Srour, and a documentary film "Down with Silence."
• Film poster for "Anger" (1972)
  Egyptian film "Anger," directed by Anwar Al Shinnawy. Starring Farid Shawqi, Soheir Ramzi, Ghassan Matar, Nadia El Shennawy, Laila Gamal and Mohamed Redah. Story, screenplay and dialogue by Sabri Ezzat. Director of Photography: Ramzy Ibrahim.
• Film poster for "Don't Cry, My Love" (1979)
  Egyptian film "Don't Cry, My Love", directed by Ahmed Yehia. Starring Farid Shawqi, Nour El Sherif, Mervat Amin, Ragaa Al Geddawy, Abdel Wareth Asar, Ahmed El Gezeiry and Mohamed Anany. Story and screenplay by Farid Shawqi. Written by Ahmed Yehia. Music by Gamal Salamah. Director of Photography: Samir Farag.
• Film poster for "Dr Omar's Gang" (2007)
  Egyptian film "Dr Omar's Gang", directed by Ali Idris. Starring Mostafa Amar, Yasmin Adbulaziz, Lotfy Labib, Edward, Khaled Sarhan and Ahmed Kamal. Screenplay and dialogue by Zainab Aziz. Produced by Hesham Abdelkhalek.
• Film poster for "My Faithful Friend" (1984)
  Egyptian film "My Faithful Friend," directed by Fadel Saleh. Starring Lebleba, Farouq El-Fishawy, Saeed Saleh, Nagwa Fouad, Amin Elheneidy. Written by Yassin Ismail Yassin and Maged Mowafi. Director of Photography: Mohsen Ahmed.
• Film poster for "The Hidden Trick" (1975)
  Egyptian film "The Hidden Trick," directed by Yahia El Alamy. Starring Farid Shawqi, Adel Emam, Nahed Sherif, Hayat Kandel, Nagwa Fouad, Tahani Rashed, Emad Hamdy, Mahmoud El Meleigy, Salah Nazmi, Sayed Zayan, Younes Shalaby and Waheid Seif. Produced by Ibrahim Azqalani. Story and screenplay by Essam Al Gamblaty. Composer: Helmi Bakr. Director of Photography: Adel Abdel Azim.
• Film poster for "The Pretty Girl and the Stupid Guy" (1977)
  Egyptian film "The Pretty Girl and the Stupid Guy", directed by Ahmed Fouad. Starring Mohamed Awad, Safaa Abu Al-Saoud, Samir Ghanem, Nagwa Fouad, Omar El-Hariri, Hassan Mostafa, Osama Abbas, Souad Hussein. Written by Anwar Abdullah. Director of Photography: Gamal El-Tabeai.
• Histoire de la photographie au Kurdistan
  History of photography in Kurdistan
• Photographic Folder of Kuwait: "Images from the Past"
  Photographic Folder of Kuwait: "Images from the Past", with compliments of the Permanent Committee for National Celebrations, Kuwait. A cardboard glossy folder containing 16 black and white A4 photographs detailing historical Kuwaiti life.
• Poster for Egyptian film 'Cut and Paste' (2006)
  Poster for Egyptian film 'Cut and Paste' (2006) starring Hanan Turk and Sherif Mounir as a couple struggling to make a living
• Poster for the 1984 Egyptian film 'Hata la Yatir el-Dukhan' ['So that the Smoke Does Not Fly']
  Poster for the 1984 Egyptian film 'Hata la Yatir el-Dukhan' ['So that the Smoke Does Not Fly'], directed by Ahmed Yehia from a screenplay by Ihsan Abdel Quddous and Mostafa Moharram
• Poster for the 2007 Egyptian film 'Khaleej Ne'ma' ['Neama Bay']
  Poster for the 2007 Egyptian film 'Khaleej Ne'ma' ['Neama Bay'], about a band of musicians caught up in a terrorist plot, directed by Magdy Al Hawary
• Poster for the Egyptian action film 'The Island' (2007), directed by Sherif Arafa and inspired by the real-life story of Upper Egypt crimelord Izzat Hanafi
  Poster for the Egyptian film 'The Island' (2007)
• Poster for the Egyptian comedy film 'Uridu Khulan' [I Want a Divorce]
  Poster for the 2005 Egyptian comedy film 'Uridu Khulan' [I Want a Divorce], starring Ashraf Abdel Baqi as a banker and Hala Shiha as his wife who wants to divorce him.
• Poster for the Egyptian thriller 'The Ghost (2007)
  Poster for the Egyptian thriller 'The Ghost (2007)
• Poster for the film 'About Love and Passion' (2006)
  Poster for the film 'About Love and Passion' (2006)
• Poster for the film 'Al ‘Ozzab Al Thalatha' [The Three Bachelors'](1964)
  Poster for the Egyptian comedy 'Al ‘Ozzab Al Thalatha' [The Three Bachelors'] (1964), directed by Mahmoud Farid and starring Soad Hosny, Hassan Youssef and Adel Mamoun
• Poster for the film 'And the train of life passed' (1975)
  Poster for the film 'And the train of life passed' (1975)
• Poster for the film 'Antar invades the Desert (1961)
  Poster for the Egyptian film 'Antar invades the Desert' (1961), also known as 'Antar the Black Prince', starring Farid Shawqi as the Arab knight and poet Antar bin Shaddad (525-608) and Kouka as his lover Abla, for whom he wrote some of his most famous romantic poetry.
• Poster for the film 'Curse of a Woman (1974)
  Poster for the film 'Curse of a Woman (1974)
• Poster for the film 'Devil of the Bosphorus' (1968)
  Poster for the film 'Devil of the Bosphorus' (1968), by Turkish-Egyptian director Niazi Mostafa, about smuggling in Turkey.
• Poster for the film 'Haha and Tofaha' (2005)
  Poster for the 2005 Egyptian comedy film 'Haha and Tofaha', directed by Akram Farid