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Shoukry Sarhan

Date of birth: 1925-03-13

Place of birth: Alexandrie - Egypt

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Mohamed Shukry Sarhan, شكري سرحان, Shokry Sarhan, Шукри Сархан, Shoukry Sarhan

Shoukry Sarhan

Biography

Sarhan was born in El Sharqiya, Egypt on 12 March 1925. He graduated from the "High Institute of Acting in Egypt" in 1947. In 1949, Sarhan acted in his first movie, Lahalibo. His rise to stardom was in 1951 when Youssef Chahine, a famous Egyptian film director, chose him for the lead role in the movie Ibn El-Nile "Son of the Nile". Sarhan had earned the title "The young man of the screen". He received several awards throughout his career. President Gamal Abdel Nasser honored Sarhan with the Order of the Republic. In 1984, he received a Best Actor's award for his lead role, with Faten Hamama, in the movie Lelt El abd Ala Fatema "The Night of Fatima's Arrest". which was directed by Henry Barakat. During the celebrations of the centennial of cinema, he was nominated by Egyptian critics as the best actor of the century in Egypt, having participated more than any other actor in The Greatest 100 Egyptian films. Sarhan's last movie was El-Gablawi in 1991. He died in 1997.

Movie Credits

Appointment with Life
3

Appointment with Life

1953-12-14

Amal and her friend Fatima are happily in love with Ahmed and Dr. Mamdouh respectively. After it is

A Sinful Life
0

A Sinful Life

1957-05-14

Rawyh falls for Mamdouh, the frivolous rich boy who shows off their relationship to his friends. Raw

Lover's Walk
0

Lover's Walk

1957-03-17

Lover's Walk

The Leech
3.7

The Leech

1956-01-09

A rural mother sells her only cow in order to enroll her son, an imam (Shukri Sarhan) at Dar al-Uloo

Son of the Nile
3.5

Son of the Nile

1951-01-10

Hemaidah is a Farmer who hates country life. He hates working in fields and taking care of the anima

The Divorcees
0

The Divorcees

1975-04-21

After Samia marries Mahmoud, she finds out that he's cheating on her. She gets divorced and starts a

A Woman from Cairo
0

A Woman from Cairo

1973-01-08

The tragic life of a woman, Mona, as she divorces her opportunistic husband and gets engaged to Sher

Orphans' money
0

Orphans' money

1952-01-01

A family whose breadwinner dies, leaving his wife and university-student daughter in the care of his

طريق السعادة
0

طريق السعادة

1953-04-16

Bekaya azraa
0

Bekaya azraa

1962-03-04

The film takes place in a social drama framework, where (Nabila) works as a teacher in Cairo, and on

Flame
0

Flame

1964-04-26

Assaad El Ayam
0

Assaad El Ayam

1954-07-19

Morsi is a government employee and works in one of the companies. The company decides to dispense wi

Alhaqibat alsawda
0

Alhaqibat alsawda

1964-04-06

علشان عيونك
0

علشان عيونك

1954-04-29

Guard Dogs
0

Guard Dogs

1984-05-14

Effat leads a gang in the port that smuggles spoiled food and drugs, relying on higher authorities t

نداء الحب
0

نداء الحب

1956-04-30

The Shore of Memories
0

The Shore of Memories

1955-11-21

Before his death, the captain of the boats, Hussein, calls on his stepson to recommend his real son

Stillness of the Storm
0

Stillness of the Storm

1965-08-16

When her mother dies, the responsibility of keeping the family together falls on Sawsan, who tries t

Goodbye, Night
0

Goodbye, Night

1966-08-24

Ahmed is a college student who dedicates his life to patriotic work in the wake of a classmate's dea

Anklet Ring
4.8

Anklet Ring

1955-07-25

A homeless girl after her father dies, lives on the kindness of an old man who checks up on her. He

Lahalibo
0

Lahalibo

1949-09-26

Elham is a young dancer whose misogynist grandfather refuses to acknowledge. Elham disguises herself

El avocato Madiha
0

El avocato Madiha

1950-04-10

Muhammad Effendi is a graduate of the College of Agriculture and adheres to traditions. He works as

The Bread Seller
0

The Bread Seller

1953-08-17

A husband dies,leaving his wife Khadija and their two children, Nemat and Sami behind. Khadija is a

Eashiqat nafsiha
0

Eashiqat nafsiha

1972-01-24

Dalyal is a girl of astonishing beauty. Because of this beauty, she suffers from a psychological com

Daddy as a Bridegroom
0

Daddy as a Bridegroom

1950-09-01

A wealthy man decides to leave his family to marry another woman, and falls in love with Qashta, who

The Thief and the Dogs
3.5

The Thief and the Dogs

1962-11-12

This film, inspired by Naguib Mahfouz' The thief and the dogs, tells the story of Mahran, a thief wh

The Postman
3.3

The Postman

1968-04-15

Abbas, a resident of Cairo, is appointed by the government to hold the office of supervisor in a pos

دلوني يا ناس
0

دلوني يا ناس

1954-10-14

Saedat El Rigal
0

Saedat El Rigal

1960-12-12

A singer who works in a nightclub, and seeks to retire from this world, meets a poor young man who f

صراع العشاق
0

صراع العشاق

1981-05-25

The Second Wife
3.6

The Second Wife

1967-10-14

A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village wit

Rayya and Sekina
3.4

Rayya and Sekina

1952-02-23

In Alexandria a terrifying phenomenon of the disappearance of women, spreads terror in the city. Pol

Eghraa
0

Eghraa

1957-12-23

The events revolve around the character of the girl Nemat (Sabah), who aspires to have a prosperous

Hayati Inta
0

Hayati Inta

1952-09-29

The film's events revolve around (Samir), a hardworking young man who is finishing his university st

Thaman Al-Hob
0

Thaman Al-Hob

1963-11-25

Alawi Bey squanders his wealth and seizes his late brother's estate and property. He did not know th

The Sun Will Never Set
3.8

The Sun Will Never Set

1961-12-25

An aristocratic family is torn down after the death of its patriarch. He leaves alone his widow wife

Fi Sharaa Meen
0

Fi Sharaa Meen

1953-03-12

Zakia is a reckless woman who pushes her husband to deal in drugs in order to provide the money she

Kollohom Awlady
0

Kollohom Awlady

1962-09-23

A father with three children: (Amin) a lawyer, (Salem) a police officer, (Medhat) who hopes to be an

I Love you Hassan
0

I Love you Hassan

1958-04-14

The story of Hassan, a wealthy young man whose father seeks to marry him to his cousin, whom he does

سجن العذارى
0

سجن العذارى

1959-02-09

Nafusa's mother owns an old house in which a widow has a share. She gets close to the widow's son, K

رجل بلا قلب
0

رجل بلا قلب

1960-10-17

رجل زائد عن الحاجة
0

رجل زائد عن الحاجة

1972-08-24

The Fools Alley
3.1

The Fools Alley

1955-01-02

Khadiga lives in a poor neighborhood with her parents. She tries to save up money so she could marry

نهاية حب
0

نهاية حب

1957-11-09

Ana bint Nass
0

Ana bint Nass

1951-08-13

A delicate girl grows up with a poor family despite her wealthy origins. She marries a guy who sympa

People's secrets
0

People's secrets

1951-12-31

After serving his prison sentence, Mansour is released but tries to seduce the wife of the man who h

Albi Ala Waldi
0

Albi Ala Waldi

1953-03-23

A dancer takes advantage of Taher and takes his money. Taher gives her whatever money she asks for w

Fleeing from life
0

Fleeing from life

1964-04-20

Dr. Kamal falls in love with Suhair, who works as a hostess in a nightclub. At the same time, Dr. Ma

Hikaya min Baladina
0

Hikaya min Baladina

1969-02-24

The mayor of an Upper Egyptian village has monopoly over beans which harms the simple villagers whil

Prisoner of the Night
0

Prisoner of the Night

1963-09-16

Al-Gharib is a dangerous criminal who only strikes at night. As the police fail to catch him, Al-Gha

Qayes Wi Laila
0

Qayes Wi Laila

1960-01-18

The film tells the story of Qais bin Al-Malouh and Laila, who falls in love with her and sings poetr

Desire and Price
0

Desire and Price

1978-09-03

A crime occurs in a pension. The police force moves from the station to find the dead man in his han

Life when it smiles
0

Life when it smiles

1953-01-01

The millionaire loves the sister of the observer claiming that he is a simple employee in the same m

Sweet Aziza
0

Sweet Aziza

1969-09-01

Aziza is a beautiful dancer from Mansoura, after she rejects the mayor's son who loves her, he defor

In Your Hands
1

In Your Hands

1960-01-27

The story deals with an upscale family that is down on its luck. As the butcher Madbouly foots the b

Qolob El Nas
0

Qolob El Nas

1954-02-01

Conditions worsen for the wealthy husband after he marries one of the dancers. He decides to divorce

Lovers' Call
4

Lovers' Call

1960-10-20

Beautiful dancer Warda finds herself homeless. She finds a job at a cotton ginning plant. She loves

A Man in My Life
0

A Man in My Life

1961-06-21

As Hamdy fights with a fisherman and kills him in front of his daughter, he goes to prison as the fi

Son of Cleopatra
2

Son of Cleopatra

1964-12-31

In Roman-dominated Egypt, the corrupt administration of a governor named Petronius has sparked a rev

The Sky Devils
0

The Sky Devils

1956-04-02

Farghali, Awad, and Ahmed are three soldiers who meet for the first time after a successful operatio

The Barred Road
3.5

The Barred Road

1958-04-22

Faiza is raised in a family where the mother and the two sisters work in illegal acts. They try to d

The Next-Door Girl
0

The Next-Door Girl

1964-04-21

A drug dealer in love with university student Ikhlas resorts to taking revenge when she refuses to m

Hassan, Morcos and Cohen
0

Hassan, Morcos and Cohen

1954-05-31

Hassan, Morcos and Cohen are the owners of a drug store, and Abbas is the only worker in the store,

شريك حياتى
0

شريك حياتى

1953-03-23

I Am Free
3.4

I Am Free

1959-01-02

Part of a trilogy by Salah Abu Seif about women’s empowerment. The film takes place in late 1940s /

A woman on the Road
3.1

A woman on the Road

1958-12-22

A man lives with a former belly dancer who has agreed to marry him, even if she prefers his older br

El hasnaa waal talaba
0

El hasnaa waal talaba

1963-12-08

The young villager, Metwalli, arrives in Cairo to complete his studies. Metwalli is married to Samir

La la ya habibi
0

La la ya habibi

1970-01-05

Mahmoud is jealous of his wife, Souad, which makes him always take her to work and monitor her. Mahm

Afrah
0

Afrah

1950-05-01

Afrah is a music teacher, her father is an obscure musician, and her sister Nahid works in Hindawi s

ماليش حد
0

ماليش حد

1953-11-26

العمر أيام
0

العمر أيام

1964-05-17

The Criminal
0

The Criminal

1954-09-30

A criminal kidnaps a girl from her wealthy family and demands a ransom. When the family refuses to p

Return of the Prodigal Son
3.2

Return of the Prodigal Son

1976-09-24

Freed after spending years in prison, an activist's homecoming turns into a dark affair as his disil

The Name Caller
0

The Name Caller

1975-10-06

Hamed leaves his hometown and goes to Cairo to work as a gatekeeper in a building. He marries Fathia

Women Can’t Lie
3.9

Women Can’t Lie

1954-10-11

A man and a woman get married, but soon the husband suffers a lot of boredom and anger because of th

Strangers
0

Strangers

1973-04-09

Nadia is a young girl who's torn between the stances of three men in her life; her artist lover, her

El Murra El Maghoula
3.5

El Murra El Maghoula

1959-12-07

Ahmed likes Fatima, and feelings of love grow between the two, imagining that they are from noble fa

The Night Of Fatima's Arrest
3.8

The Night Of Fatima's Arrest

1984-03-26

Galal sends men from the mental hospital to Port Said to arrest his sister Fatma, using his politica

Lady Aziza
3.6

Lady Aziza

1961-01-30

Ahmed who work as a teacher rent an apartment in Abbas the vicious butcher Building in Al-Hussein di

البيوت اسرار
2.3

البيوت اسرار

1971-12-13

The great lawyer Mamdouh neglects his cases because of gambling, and after the insistence of his wif

Our Green land
4

Our Green land

1956-10-23

The peasant lives with his wife and child a happy life on an estate owned by a feudal lord, who seek

Crime and Punishment
3.5

Crime and Punishment

1957-03-18

Former student Hosni is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the

Visitor at Dawn
3.1

Visitor at Dawn

1975-03-03

Rescue police receives a report on the killing of a leftist journalist in her apartment. The prosecu

The Rebels
0

The Rebels

1968-01-02

A sick doctor is admitted to an isolated sanatorium located in the middle of a desolate desert. As a

Struggle of the Heroes
3

Struggle of the Heroes

1962-01-02

A difficult period in Egypt in the year 1947, when the villages of Egypt attacked cholera. A doctor

Return My Heart
2.7

Return My Heart

1957-12-10

In Egypt forties and before the 14th of July revolution in 1952, a poor family lives in a prince's p

Kandil om Hashem
3.3

Kandil om Hashem

1968-11-04

Set in one of Cairo's densely-populated neighborhoods, Sayyida Zeinab, the film showcases beautiful

God Is on Our Side
0

God Is on Our Side

1955-01-02

Officer Emad says goodbye to his sweetheart Nadia as he goes to fight in the Palestine war. As the a

Port Said
0

Port Said

1957-07-08

The events take place during the tripartite aggression against the city of Port Said, through the sp

We the Students
3.3

We the Students

1959-01-02

Three students, Adel, Hassanein, and Samir, face personal struggles. Adel is rejected by his father

ُُThe Student and the Teacher
0

ُُThe Student and the Teacher

1968-11-04

Salwa who enters an institution because of a crime she committed, falls in love with her music teac

Three Women
0

Three Women

1969-01-27

Three different stories about three women. Three women, the first (Hana), who loves (Adel), but she

Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly
4.5

Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly

1962-01-14

Almaz goes from a simple worker to one of the brightest singing stars during the reign of Khedive Is

Kiss Me in the Dark
0

Kiss Me in the Dark

1959-01-01

Lula's father Abdel Hamid loses his wallet. Hussain finds it, and returns it to Abdel Hamid . Impres

مملكة النساء
0

مملكة النساء

1955-01-21

Kawther is married to a women's rights advocate who conducts interviews, seminars and articles to ta

Bufakkar filli nassini
0

Bufakkar filli nassini

1959-01-01

Laila is a good girl and loves the engineer Hossam, and he wants to submit to her, but her family re

Something in my Chest
3.5

Something in my Chest

1971-08-30

Hussein Shaker is a man with dictatorial power, he tries to put one of his colleagues under control

Araess fil mazad
0

Araess fil mazad

1955-01-22

A father sees that he marries his three daughters from wealthy men in order to guarantee them a happ

Waraa Al-Shams
3.5

Waraa Al-Shams

1978-09-03

"Behind the Sun" clearly identifies the time identity of his film. It follows the horrific military

Salwa fi mahab el rih
0

Salwa fi mahab el rih

1962-04-23

Salwa is a girl whose father died and her grandfather takes care of her. After her mother grows, her

Tarek Al Amal
4

Tarek Al Amal

1957-11-28

Sunniyeh, the poor girl, lives with her mother sewing, and during the delivery of Suniyeh one of her

طريق الأبطال
0

طريق الأبطال

1961-03-13

Chair of Confession
0

Chair of Confession

1949-01-01

Cardinal Giovanni (Yusuf Wehbe) falls into a difficult moral position, when (Estonzzi) confesses to

Incident of Dishonor
0

Incident of Dishonor

1971-09-06

One of the beauties of the estate lives with her sister and her brother-in-law. As a man proposes to

Aziza
2.3

Aziza

1954-11-01

Aziza is a show dancer who's supporting her young sister. She lives in trouble because of the thug w

The Fugitive
0

The Fugitive

1958-10-20

A mayor agrees to marry his daughter Zainab to her cousin against her will, so she escapes and her c

Legitimate Father
0

Legitimate Father

1988-02-13

Sharifa is a middle-aged woman whose life is dedicated to managing the textile factory that she inhe

The Headmaster Woman
0

The Headmaster Woman

1968-09-09

Hoda, a student in a boarding school, is neglected by her father at the behest of his wife. On her v

A Bachelor’s Life
0

A Bachelor’s Life

1963-01-07

Omar is a single employee who loves his neighbor Hoda, but her father refuses their marriage. Omar s

Hekayet Gawaz
3.3

Hekayet Gawaz

1964-10-18

On the night of the wedding of Mohamed (Shukry Sarhan) with Adela (Souad Hosny), a letter arrives to

Serr el hareba
0

Serr el hareba

1963-08-04

After Ismail’s father Ismail is killed, and his mother marries the owner of the company that his dea

The Three Troublemakers
0

The Three Troublemakers

1962-01-29

Ahmed attends college while his friend Ramzi inherits a great legacy after the death of his father a

Bridge of Immortals
0

Bridge of Immortals

1960-03-28

The life of a visually-impaired girl gets increasingly burdensome as she struggles on a daily basis

The Rain Stopped
0

The Rain Stopped

1967-09-04

A group of farmers move to a government appointed land after their own land is taken away from them.

Children Of The Streets
0

Children Of The Streets

1951-02-19

Fayez is a married officer who finds a baby and takes him home, until the father of the child knows

College Girls
0

College Girls

1971-01-11

The lives of a group of girls who depart from the strict world of school to the open world of colleg

Ghadab El Waledain
0

Ghadab El Waledain

1952-03-17

One of the office boys in a company succeeds in finding a job for his newly graduated son at his emp

Habibi El Asmar
0

Habibi El Asmar

1958-06-26

A poor girl leaves her fiancé, who works as a mechanic, and be friends a famous dancer, because she

Hob Min Narr
0

Hob Min Narr

1958-02-24

Two young men, Ahmed and Mohamed, who live in Port Said, develop feelings for the same girl, Najaf.

Millione Guinee
0

Millione Guinee

1953-12-07

When Zomorod Agha dies leaving a huge fortune, the heirs are shocked to learn that Falafel the begga

Nadia
0

Nadia

1949-02-07

After their parents' death, Nadia dedicates her life to her younger siblings Mounir and Soraya, and

El Zuhur El Fatina
4.5

El Zuhur El Fatina

1952-08-28

Aziza is a mother of two girls who lives in an alley near the citadel. One of the girls is ambitious

Why Am I Living
3

Why Am I Living

1961-01-23

A good-hearted young man who's his family's sole source of financial support falls in love with his

Ahlam Al-Banat
0

Ahlam Al-Banat

1959-06-04

The events of the film center around three girls who share work and livelihood, and each one of them

Dearest Beloved
0

Dearest Beloved

1961-04-03

The story of a family torn apart; the son goes to prison instead of his father for drug trafficking.

El naas makamat
0

El naas makamat

1954-07-05

Riyad Pasha frequents a gambling den run by an outlaw with his family. In this den, the Pasha loses

killer mother
0

killer mother

1952-01-01

A married engineer with a son and a daughter, he drives in love with a dancer who sets her window ar

The Upper Egyptian Man
0

The Upper Egyptian Man

1987-03-16

American archaeologist Joe comes to Egypt to search for treasures of the Pharaohs, and it turns out

Shayatteen El-bahr
0

Shayatteen El-bahr

1972-01-24

Hamada, Salah and Hassan are three young men who are united by friendship and neighborhood, trying t

House of Forbidden Pleasures
0

House of Forbidden Pleasures

1957-09-29

Escaping the cruelty of the streets, Na'ima turns to a lady who runs a den for vice and gambling. Na

A Forbidden Story
0

A Forbidden Story

1963-03-13

Leila Raheeba
4.5

Leila Raheeba

1957-12-26

The story revolves around the successful doctor (Majdi), and his beautiful fiancée Munira, (Majdi) i

بين قلبين
0

بين قلبين

1953-01-01

A nurse succeeds in replacing the infant (Rashad), the son of her sister with the baby girl (Nadia),

Pity My Tears
0

Pity My Tears

1954-10-31

When Amal's father falls on hard times, he sells his land to his neighbor, Mamdouh, who falls in lov

April Fool
3.5

April Fool

1954-08-08

Ismail wants to grab his wife's Turkish money, claiming that he has the children of a former wife wh

Afreet Am Abdo
0

Afreet Am Abdo

1953-12-16

Afreet Am Abdo

El-Gabalawy
0

El-Gabalawy

1991-08-26

When a dispute happens between Hassan and Jeblawi , Hassan causes the factory owner, said, to fire J

رحلة داخل امرأة
3.5

رحلة داخل امرأة

1978-03-06

A wife enters into a love affair after her husband neglects her.

Kisma wa Nassib
0

Kisma wa Nassib

1950-10-09

Asem is a happy husband and father of two children. He works for the wealthy Fouad and Fouad's daugh

Years of love
0

Years of love

1963-06-13

The work revolves around the love story between Nadia and Adel. On the day they agree to meet, Adel

Zanuba
0

Zanuba

1956-12-11

(Atiya Abu Hadid) is a thug and a thief who leads a gang to commit his crimes. He loves one of the n

Malaekat el-Shaware
0

Malaekat el-Shaware

1985-04-01

The film revolves around Sherifa, the Pasha's daughter, who marries Adel, the driver's son, and give

Beware of Pickpockets
0

Beware of Pickpockets

1949-11-07

جنة و نار
0

جنة و نار

1952-12-01

الحب المحرم
0

الحب المحرم

1971-08-16

أهل الهوى
0

أهل الهوى

1955-05-23

وهبتك حياتي
0

وهبتك حياتي

1956-01-01

ربيع الحب
0

ربيع الحب

1956-09-24

لن اعيش في حلمك
0

لن اعيش في حلمك

1990-07-27

الوادى الأصفر
0

الوادى الأصفر

1970-11-09

المغنواتي
0

المغنواتي

1979-06-06

كم أنت حزين أيها الحب
0

كم أنت حزين أيها الحب

1980-01-01