Mat'oulch Le Had (Tell No One) was the last of Farid El Atrache's six films with legendary dancer Samia Gamal. It was also the first film musical starring Lebanese singer Nour El Hoda. More than a musical comedy - this is an Arabic Operetta - a good deal more refined and elaborate that most of the films that came before it.  Included is the complete original theatrical trailer.

Transferred from the only known COMPLETE 35mm source - this is an Arabic language film with English subtitles. running time: 125 min 

Antissar El Shabab (The Tiumph of Youth) was the first film production of Farid El Atrache and it set the standard of the Egyptian Musical film for the nest 10 years! Farid stars with his real life sister Asmahan as displaced Syrians trying to break into the Ciaro musical world.  Included is the complete original theatrical trailer.

Transferred from the only known COMPLETE 35mm source - this is an Arabic language film with English subtitles. running time: 130 min 

Akher Kedba (The Final Lie) was the third teaming of Farid El Atrache and Samina Gamal.  Its a fast pased comedy filled with songs.

Transferred from the only known 35mm source - this is an Arabic language film with English subtitles. running time: 119 min 

As-Saber Tayin (Be Patient) is a big Eqyptian "Super-musical-drama" of the style that became popular in the 1940's - but pretty much died out ofter the 1962 revolution. A nearly lost classic with over a dozen songs, dances and sketches. This was the last feature starring the popular singer-composer Ibriham Hamouda. Here he co-stars with legendary dancer Tahiya Carioka.

Transferred from the only known source (a complete 16mm negative) - this is an Arabic language film with English subtitles. running time: 120 min 

"Hokayet El Omr Kullo" (The Story of My Life) - helped to establish a modernistic style that its star, Farid El Atrache was presenting during this period. Here he portrays a great artist (its some what autobiographical), caught in the conflict of different kinds of love - Farid performs 3 classic songs and his co-star Maha Sabri also sings. This DVD also contains the complete theatrical trailer.

Transferred from the only known complete 35mm print - this is an Arabic language film with English subtitles. running time: 109 min 

"Shafiqa El Qubitya" (Shafiqa The Copt*) is the first and best of director Hassan El Imam's "Dancer Films. Its a powerful drama of love and revenge. Lavishly produced in color - it was a major undertaking for the Egyptian Cinema in 1963. The songs of Darwiche are beautifully reworked to create the atmosphere of early 20th century Ciaro. Hind Rustom and Hussein Riad are outstanding as the dancer-courtesan and the powerful Pasha.

The DVD was transferred from the only known complete 35mm color print of this film - It looks as though it were made yesterday (Thanks to the fine AGFA color print material). This is an Arabic language film with English sub-titles. filmed in Egypt; running time is 118 min.

*The word Copt is an English word taken from the Arabic word Gibt or Gypt. The word Copt or Coptic simply means Egyptian, however the Muslim population of Egypt calls themselves Arabs. In contemporary usage, the word Copt or Coptic refers to the Christian population of Egypt. To put the film in historical context: The Copts (in the 19th and early 20th century) worked together with their Muslim compatriots to achieve independence and democracy in Egypt. They participated in the revolt of 1919 against the British rule after WWI. Several political Coptic leaders participated in the short-lived democratic parliaments in the early to mid 20th century.

"Demouh El Hob" (English title: Tears Of Love) was based on a French novel of the day and was only the second film role for Abdel Wahab. Tears of Love is historically important as it contains the first dialog between a man and a woman in an Arabic film song ("So'abet Aleik"). This DVD also is the first time this film has been made available at its original running time of 140min.

Transferred from the only known complete 35mm print - this is an Arabic language film with English subtitles.