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The '''Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s 100 Greatest Egyptian Films''' is a list compiled in November 2006 by a committee formed by [[Bibliotheca Alexandrina]], which includes Ahmed El Hadari as the committee head, with the membership of Samir Farid and Kamal Ramzi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/Archive/2007/836/cu4.htm|title=The Top 100|publisher=Al Ahram Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://euromedaudiovisuel.net/p.aspx?t=news&mid=21&l=en&did=112|title=Celebrating 100 years of cinema|publisher=Euromed Audiovisuel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljarida.com/articles/1461353553019016100/|title=مكتبة الإسكندرية توثّق 100 من أبرز أفلام السينما المصرية|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Al Jarida|language=Arabic|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://daharchives.alhayat.com/issue_archive/Hayat%20INT/2008/1/18/أهم-مئة-فيلم-في-تاريخ-السينما-المصرية-النقاد-يختارون-الشرائط-التي-أسعدت-الملايين.html|title=أهم مئة فيلم في تاريخ السينما المصرية . النقاد يختارون الشرائط التي أسعدت الملايين|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Al-Hayat newspaper|language=Arabic|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> 

== List breakdown ==
[[File:Salah_Abu_Seif.jpg|thumb|Salah Abu Seif]]
[[File:Youssef_Chahine_in_Cairo_1986.jpg|thumb|Youssef Chahine]]
* [[Salah Abu Seif]] with eight films, is the most represented director in the list; followed by [[Youssef Chahine]], with seven films and [[Henry Barakat]] with four films.

==Full list==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Title !! Director !! Year </tr>

| ''[[Al Warda al-baida|The White Rose]]'' (Al-Warda Al-Bida) || [[Mohamed Karim]] <td> 1933 </tr>
| ''[[Song of Hope]]'' (Nasheed Al Amal)|| [[Ahmed Badrakhan]] || 1937 </tr>
| ''[[Salama fi khayr|Salama is Okay]]'' (Salama fi Kheir)|| [[Niazi Mustafa]] || 1937 </tr>
| ''[[Lasheen]]'' || [[Fritz Kramp]] || 1938 </tr> 
| ''[[Othman and Ali]]'' (Othman wi Ali)|| [[Togo Mizrahi]] || 1939 </tr>
| ''[[The Will (1939 film)|The Will]]'' (Al Azima)|| [[Kamal Selim]] || 1939 </tr>
| ''[[Love and Revenge]]'' (Gharam wa Intiqam)|| [[Youssef Wahbi]] || 1944 </tr>
| ''[[The Black Market (1945 film)|The Black Market]]'' (Al Souq Al Sawdaa)|| [[Kamel El-Telmissani]] || 1945 </tr>
| ''[[Antar and Abla]]'' (Antar wi Abla)|| [[Niazi Mustafa]] || 1945 </tr>
| ''[[Woman's Play)|Woman's Play]]'' (Li'bit Al-Sit)|| [[Walieddin Sameh]] || 1946 </tr>
| ''[[Public Prosecutor (film)|Public Prosecutor]]'' (Al Na'ib Al 'Aam) || [[Ahmed Kamel Morsi]] || 1946 </tr> 
| ''[[Girls' Wooing]]'' (Gazal Al-Banat)|| [[Anwar Wagdi]] || 1949 </tr>
| ''[[Mustafa Kamal (film)|Mustafa Kamel]]'' || [[Ahmed Badrakhan]] || 1952 </tr>
| ''[[Immortal Song (film)|Immortal Song]]'' (Lahn Al Khuloud)|| [[Henri Barakat]] || 1952 </tr>
| ''[[Raya and Skina (film)|Raya and Sakina]]'' (Raya wa Skina)|| [[Salah Abu Seif]] || 1953 </tr>
| ''[[The Blazing Sun (1954 film)|The Blazing Sun]]'' (Siraa fi El Wadi)|| [[Youssef Chahine]] || 1954 </tr>
| ''[[Miss Hanafi]]'' (Al Anisa Hanafi)|| [[Fateen Abdel Wahab]] || 1954 </tr>
| ''[[Life or Death (film)|Life or Death]]'' (Hayat Aw Mowt)|| [[Kamal El Sheikh]] || 1954 </tr>
| ''[[Have a Good Day]]'' (Niharak Saïd)|| [[Fateen Abdel Wahab]] || 1955 </tr>
| ''[[Our Sweet Days]]'' (Ayamna Al-Hilwa)|| [[Helmi Halim]] || 1955 </tr>
| ''[[Al Mahabeel Alley]]'' (Darb Al Mahabeel)|| [[Tawfiq Saleh]] || 1956 </tr>
| ''[[Anklet Ring]]'' (Ranit Al Khulkhal)|| [[Mahmoud Zulfikar]] || 1956 </tr>
| ''[[Where is my Life?]]'' (Ayn Umri?)|| [[Ahmed Diaaeddin]] || 1956 </tr>
| ''[[The Leech]]'' (Shabab Imraa)|| [[Salah Abu Seif]] || 1956 </tr>
| ''[[Samara (1956 film)|Samara]]'' || [[Hassan El-Seifi]] || 1956 </tr>
| ''[[Inspector General (1956 film)|Inspector General]]'' (Al Mufatish Al'Aam)|| [[Helmi Rafla]] || 1956 </tr>
| ''[[Crime and Punishment (1957)|Crime and Punishment]]'' (Al Garima wa Al'Iqab)|| [[Ibrahim Imara]] || 1957 </tr> 
| ''[[The Tough]]'' (Al Fituwa)|| [[Salah Abu Seif]] || 1957 </tr>
| ''[[I Don't Sleep]]'' (La Anam)|| [[Salah Abu Seif]] || 1957 </tr>
| ''[[Tamr Henna]]'' || [[Hussein Fawzi]] || 1957 </tr>
| ''[[Cairo Station]]'' (Bab Al Hadeed)|| [[Youssef Chahine]] || 1958 </tr>
| ''[[Woman on the Road]]'' (Imraa fil-Tareeq)|| [[Ezzeddin Zulfikar]] || 1958 </tr>
| ''[[Hassan and Naeema]]'' (Hassan wa Naeema)|| [[Henri Barakat]] || 1959 </tr>
| ''[[Between Heaven and Earth (1960 film)|Between Heaven and Earth (film)]]'' (Bein Al Samaa wal Ard)|| [[Salah Abu Seif]] || 1959 </tr>
| ''[[The Nightingale's Prayer]]'' (Doaa Al Karawan)|| [[Henri Barakat]] || 1959 </tr>
| ''[[Struggle in the Nile]]'' (Siraa fi El Nil)|| [[Atef Salem]] || 1959 </tr>
| ''[[Men in the Storm]]'' (Rigal fi El Asifa)|| [[Hossameddin Mustafa]] || 1960 </tr>
| ''[[Beginning and End]]'' (Bidaya wa Nihaya)|| [[Salah Abu Seif]] || 1960 </tr>
| ''[[A Man in Our House]]'' (Fi Baytina Ragul)|| [[Henri Barakat]] || 1961 </tr>
| ''[[Heroes' Struggle]]'' (Siraa Al-Abtal)|| [[Tawfiq Saleh]] || 1962 </tr>
| ''[[Chased by the Dogs]]'' (Al Lis wa Al Kilab)|| [[Kamal El Sheikh]] || 1962 </tr>
| ''[[Saladin the Victorious|Salaadin the Victorious]]'' (Al Nasser Saleheddin)|| [[Youssef Chahine]] || 1963 </tr>
| ''[[Mother of the Bride (1963 film)|Mother of the Bride]]'' (Umm Al-Arousa)|| [[Atef Salem]] || 1963 </tr>
| ''[[The Sin (1965 film)|The Sin]]'' (Al Haram)|| [[Henri Barakat]] || 1965 </tr>
| ''[[The Mountain (1965 Egyptian film)|The Mountain]]'' (Al-Gabal)|| [[Khalil Shawqi]] || 1965 </tr>
| ''[[Khan Al-Khalili]]'' || [[Atef Salem]] || 1966 </tr>
| ''[[The Postman (1968 film)|The Postman]]'' (Al Boustaghi)|| [[Hussein Kamal]] || 1968 </tr>
| ''[[The Holy Lantern]]'' (Qandil Umm Hashim)|| [[Kamal Attiya]] || 1968 </tr>
| ''[[Something of Fear]]'' (Shai' min Al-Khowf)|| [[Hussein Kamal]] || 1969 </tr>
| ''[[The Land (1969 film)|The Land]]'' (Al Ard)|| [[Youssef Chahine]] || 1970 </tr>
| ''[[My Wife and the Dog]]'' (Zawgati wal-Kalb)|| [[Saïd Marzouq]] || 1971 </tr>
| ''[[Pay Attention to Zouzou]]'' (Khalli Balak min Zouzou)|| [[Hassan El-Imam]] || 1972 </tr>
| ''[[Al-Sukariya]]'' || [[Hassan El-Imam]] || 1973 </tr>
| ''[[Night and Prison Bars]]'' (Leil wa Qudban)|| [[Ashraf Fahmi]] || 1973 </tr>
| ''[[The Malatili Bath]]'' (Hamam Al-Malatili)|| [[Salah Abu Seif]] || 1973 </tr>
| ''[[Al Asfour|The Sparrow]]'' (Al-'Usfour)|| [[Youssef Chahine]] || 1974 </tr>
| ''[[Children of Silence]]'' (Abnaa Al-Samt)|| [[Mohamed Radi]] || 1974 </tr>
| ''[[The Night of Counting the Years]]'' (Al-Mummiya)|| [[Shadi Abdel-Salam]] || 1975 </tr>
| ''[[Dawn's Visitor]]'' (Za'ir Al-Fagr)|| [[Mamdouh Shoukri]] || 1975 </tr>
| ''[[I Want a Solution]]'' (Uridu Hallan)|| [[Saïd Marzouq]] || 1975 </tr>
| ''[[Whom Should We Shoot?]]'' (Ala man Nutliq Al-Rasas)|| [[Kamal El-Sheikh]] || 1975 </tr>
| ''[[The Karnak]]'' (Al-Karnak)|| [[Ali Badrakhan]] || 1975 </tr>
| ''[[The Sinners]]'' (Al-Muzniboun)|| [[Saïd Marzouq]] || 1976 </tr>
| ''[[Return of the Prodigal Son (film)|Return of the Prodigal Son]]'' (Awdat Al-Ibn Al-Dal)|| [[Youssef Chahine]] || 1976 </tr>
| ''[[Circle of Vengeance]]'' (Da'irat Al-Intiqam)|| [[Samir Seif]] || 1976 </tr>
| ''[[The Waterbearer is Dead]]'' (Al-Saqa Matt)|| [[Salah Abu Seif]] || 1977 </tr>
| ''[[The Wallet is with Me]]'' (Al-Mahfaza Mi'aya)|| [[Mohamed Abdel-Aziz]] || 1978 </tr>
| ''[[Alexandria, Why?]]'' (Iskendriya Leih? )|| [[Youssef Chahine]] || 1979 </tr>
| ''[[Eyes that Never Sleep]]'' (Ouyoun La Tanam)|| [[Raafat El-Mihi]] || 1981 </tr>
| ''[[Life is Bountiful]]'' (Arzaq ya Duniya)|| [[Nader Galal]] || 1982 </tr>
| ''[[The Shame (film)|The Shame]]'' (Al-'Ar)|| [[Ali Abdel-Khaleq]] || 1982 </tr>
| ''[[Bus driver (film)|Bus Driver]]'' (Sawwaq Al-Utoubis)|| [[Atef El-Tayyeb]] || 1983 </tr>
| ''[[The Advocate (1984 film)|The Advocate]]'' (Al-Afocato)|| [[Raafat El-Mihi]] || 1984 </tr>
| ''[[So that the Smoke does not Fly Away]]'' <br>(Hata La Yatir Al-Dukhan)|| [[Ahmed Yehia]] || 1984 </tr>
| ''[[The Collar and the Bracelet]]'' (Al-Towq wal-Uswura)|| [[Khairy Bishara]] || 1986 </tr>
| ''[[The Hunger (1986 film)|The Hunger]]'' (Al-Gou' )|| [[Ali Badrakhan]] || 1986 </tr>
| ''[[The Innocent (1986 Egyptian film)|The Innocent]]'' (Al-Bari')|| [[Atef El-Tayyeb]] || 1986 </tr>
| ''[[Dreams of Hind and Camilia]]'' (Ahlam Hind wa Camilia)|| [[Mohamed Khan]] || 1988 </tr>
| ''[[Bitter Day Sweet Day]]'' (Yom Mur Yom Hilw)|| [[Khairy Bishara]] || 1988 </tr>
| ''[[Punch and Judy (film)|Punch and Judy]]'' (Al-Aragoz)|| [[Hani Lashin]] || 1989 </tr>
| ''[[The Escape (1991 Egyptian film)|The Escape]]'' (Al-Huroub)|| [[Atef El-Tayyeb]] || 1991 </tr>
| ''[[All Quiet]]'' (Samaa’ Hos)|| [[Sherif Arafa]] || 1991 </tr>
| ''[[The Kit Kat]]'' (Al-Kit Kat)|| [[Dawoud Abdel-Sayyed]] || 1991 </tr>
| ''[[Ice-Cream in Gleam]]'' (Ice-Cream fi Gleam)|| [[Khairy Bishara]] || 1992 </tr>
| ''[[Mercedes (1993 Egyptian film)|Mercedes]]'' || [[Yousry Nasrallah]] || 1993 </tr>
| ''[[Three on the Road]]'' (Thalatha 'Ala Al-Tariq)|| [[Mohamed Kamel El-Qalyoubi]] || 1993 </tr>
| ''[[Mr President's Visit]]'' (Ziyarat Al-Sayed Al-Ra'is)|| [[Munir Radi]] || 1994 </tr>
| ''[[Cheap Flesh]]'' (Lahm Rikhis)|| [[Inas El-Deghidi]] || 1995 </tr>
| ''[[O Life, My Beloved]]'' (Ya Dunia ya Gharami)|| [[Magdi Ahmed Ali]] || 1996 </tr>
| ''[[Asphalt Devils]]'' (Afarit Al-Asphalt)|| [[Osama Fawzi]] || 1996 </tr>
| ''[[The Sea Captain (film)|The Sea Captain]]'' (Al-Qubtan)|| [[Sayed Said]] || 1997 </tr>
| ''[[Date Wine]]'' ('Araq Al-Balah)|| [[Radwan El-Kashef]] || 1999 </tr>
| ''[[Land of Fear]]'' (Ard Al-Khowf)|| [[Dawoud Abdel-Sayyed]] || 2000 </tr>
| ''[[First Year in High School]]'' (Oula Thanawi)|| [[Mohamed Abu Seif]] || 2001 </tr>
| ''[[Closed Doors (film)|Closed Doors]]'' (Al-Abwab Al-Mughlaqa)|| [[Atef Hatata]] || 2001 </tr>
| ''[[A Citizen, a Police Detective and a Thief]]''<br>(Muwatin wa Mukhbir wa Harami)|| [[Dawoud Abdel-Sayyed]] || 2001 </tr>
| ''[[Nights Vigil]]'' (Sahar Al-Layali)|| [[Hani Khalifa]] || 2003 </tr>
| ''[[Best Times]]'' (Ahla Al-Awqat)|| [[Hala Khalil]] || 2004 </tr>
| ''[[I Love Cinema]]'' (Bahib Al-Sima)|| [[Osama Fawzi]] || 2004 </tr>
| ''[[The Yacoubian Building]]'' (Imarat Yaqoubiyan)|| [[Marwan Hamed]] || 2006 </tr>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
* [[Bibliotheca Alexandrina]]

==External links==
* [https://www.bibalex.org/en/ Bibliotheca Alexandrina official website]

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