The best Faten Hamama movies
The top 3 according to 37 votes from people: The Sin (1965) · Our Sweet Days (1955) · Among the Ruins (1959). (Updated Mar 18, 2026.)
From The Nightingale's Prayer and The Sin to I Want a Solution and Empire M: the films of the Lady of the Arab Screen that made the list of the 100 best Egyptian films, as picked by Sayidaty, Al Bayan and Veto.
Automatically translated (original in العربية). See the original
Top 10
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1
The Sin (1965)
Henry Barakat: the plight of migrant farm workers; in competition for the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
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2
Our Sweet Days (1955)
Helmy Halim: with Omar Sharif, Ahmed Ramzy and Abdel Halim Hafez.
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3
Among the Ruins (1959)
Ezzel Dine Zulficar: an impossible love story with Emad Hamdy.
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4
Empire M (1972)
Hussein Kamal: a widowed mother and her six children.
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5
A Bullet in the Heart (1944)
With Mohamed Abdel Wahab, early in her career.
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6
The Nightingale's Prayer (1959)
Henry Barakat from Taha Hussein's novel; sixth in the list of the 100 best Egyptian films.
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7
Struggle in the Valley (1954)
Youssef Chahine: with Omar Sharif in his first role.
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8
I Want a Solution (1975)
Saeed Marzouk: a wife seeks divorce; the film helped change Egypt's personal status law.
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9
Your Day Will Come (1951)
Salah Abu Seif: with Mohsen Sarhan and Mahmoud El-Meliguy.
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10
The Open Door (1963)
Henry Barakat: a young woman seeks her freedom in revolutionary times.
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11
River of Love (1960)
Ezzel Dine Zulficar: with Omar Sharif, from Anna Karenina.
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12
Son of the Nile (1951)
Youssef Chahine: a young peasant lured by the city.
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