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Nagib El-Rihani(1889-1949)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Director
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Nagib El-Rihani was born on 21 January 1889 in Cairo, Egypt. He was a writer and actor, known for The Flirtation of Girls (1949), Salamah fi Khair (1937) and Libat el-Sitt (1946). He was married to Badia Massabni and Lucie de Vernay. He died on 8 June 1949 in Cairo, Egypt.
BornJanuary 21, 1889
DiedJune 8, 1949(60)
BornJanuary 21, 1889
DiedJune 8, 1949(60)
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Known for

The Flirtation of Girls (1949)
The Flirtation of Girls
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1949
Nagib El-Rihani in Salamah fi Khair (1937)
Salamah fi Khair
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1937
Libat el-Sitt (1946)
Libat el-Sitt
7.4
  • Writer(as Naguib Al Rihani)
  • 1946
Hawadess Kish Kish Bey (1934)
Hawadess Kish Kish Bey
8.2
  • Writer
  • 1934

Credits

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Writer

  • The Swindler (2023)
    The Swindler
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 2023
  • Dala'a Al-Banat (1969)
    Dala'a Al-Banat
    4.7
    • Writer
    • 1969
  • 30 Yom fi el-Sign (1966)
    30 Yom fi el-Sign
    7.1
    • Writer (as Naguib Al Rihani)
    • 1966
  • Mary Mounib, Farid Shawqi, and Huda Sultan in El aili el kerima (1964)
    El aili el kerima
    5.8
    • Writer (as Naguib Al Rihani)
    • 1964
  • Ela Khamsa (1963)
    Ela Khamsa
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1963
  • The Flirtation of Girls (1949)
    The Flirtation of Girls
    7.6
    • dialogue
    • story (as Naguib Al Rihani)
    • 1949
  • Abu Halmoos (1947)
    Abu Halmoos
    7.5
    • scriptwriter
    • 1947
  • Ahmar shafayef (1946)
    Ahmar shafayef
    7.0
    • script
    • story (as Naguib Al Rihani, as Naguib Al Rihani)
    • 1946
  • Libat el-Sitt (1946)
    Libat el-Sitt
    7.4
    • story (as Naguib Al Rihani)
    • 1946
  • Si Umar (1941)
    Si Umar
    7.4
    • writer
    • 1941
  • Nagib El-Rihani in Salamah fi Khair (1937)
    Salamah fi Khair
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • story (as Naguib Al Rihani)
    • 1937
  • Bisalamtu ouz itjawaz (1936)
    Bisalamtu ouz itjawaz
    • story
    • 1936
  • Yacout (1934)
    Yacout
    6.6
    • dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Hawadess Kish Kish Bey (1934)
    Hawadess Kish Kish Bey
    8.2
    • story
    • 1934
  • Sahib al saada (1931)
    Sahib al saada
    6.2
    • story
    • 1931

Actor

  • The Flirtation of Girls (1949)
    The Flirtation of Girls
    7.6
    • Arabic Teacher Hamam
    • 1949
  • Abu Halmoos (1947)
    Abu Halmoos
    7.5
    • Shahatah Effendi
    • 1947
  • Ahmar shafayef (1946)
    Ahmar shafayef
    7.0
    • (as Naguib Al Rihani)
    • 1946
  • Libat el-Sitt (1946)
    Libat el-Sitt
    7.4
    • Hasan Abu-Tabaq
    • 1946
  • Si Umar (1941)
    Si Umar
    7.4
    • Gaber Shehabuddin
    • Umar El-Alfi
    • 1941
  • Nagib El-Rihani in Salamah fi Khair (1937)
    Salamah fi Khair
    7.3
    • Salamah
    • 1937
  • Bisalamtu ouz itjawaz (1936)
    Bisalamtu ouz itjawaz
    • Kesh Kesh Bey (as Naguib Al Rihani)
    • 1936
  • Yacout (1934)
    Yacout
    6.6
    • Yacout (as Naguib Rihani)
    • 1934
  • Hawadess Kish Kish Bey (1934)
    Hawadess Kish Kish Bey
    8.2
    • Kish Kish
    • 1934
  • Sahib al saada (1931)
    Sahib al saada
    6.2
    • Kish Kish
    • 1931
  • Kesh Kesh Bey (1929)
    Kesh Kesh Bey
    • Kish Kish
    • 1929

Director

  • Yacout (1934)
    Yacout
    6.6
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Kesh Kesh Bey (1929)
    Kesh Kesh Bey
    • Director
    • 1929

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Elcinema
    • Wikipedia
  • Alternative names
    • Naguib Al Rihani
  • Born
    • January 21, 1889
    • Cairo, Egypt
  • Died
    • June 8, 1949
    • Cairo, Egypt(typhus)
  • Spouses
      Badia MassabniSeptember 1925 - 1947 (divorced)
  • Children
    • Gina Najuib Al Raihani

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was half Iraqi from his father side, and half Egyptian from his mother side.
  • Nickname
    • The Sarcastic Philosopher

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