Talaat Zakaria

Actor

December 18, 1960 (58 years)

† October 8, 2019

Alexandria, Egypt

Biography

Talaat was an Egyptian comedy actor who was born in Alexandria. Among his most important works was “Haha wa Tuffaha” (“Haha and the Apple”) which saw him work with Yasmine ‘Abd Al ‘Azeez and Hassan Housni. The actor also took part in the film “Sayyid al-‘Attafee” with Tamer Housni and the film “Ew’a Wishak” with Ahmed ‘Eid and Ahmed Rezk. Thereafter he worked on one of his most important projects, “Tabakh al-Raees” (The President’s Chef), in his first independent lead. In September 2007, Tal’at…

Filmography

8.0

Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh

Based on the novel by Naguib Mahfouz (The Harafish), the series presents the biography of the popular hero Ashour Al-Naji and his family, as he represents a symbol of principles, values, justice, mercy and fairness to the simple.

7.5

The Oracle

A crook manages to evade capture for a long time as he switches between various identities that make it difficult for the police to catch him. As he is finally caught by the police officer who has spent his life chasing him, both of them are changed forever by a series of events.

7.5

Stray Light

The role of the story about the class struggle between the old feudal class represented in the family of Al-'Azayzeh and the class of new owners represented in the family of Al-Sawalim who were previously employed.

5.8

Zohra and Her Five Husbands

Zohra's beauty attracts an unimaginably large number of suitors. Her kindheartedness and love for all those who approach her lead her into trouble when she finds herself married to five men at the same time.

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Abo El-Ela 90

The idealistic rural man Abo El-Ela resumes his journey with his family, as he struggles to fight corruption and greed around him while trying to keep his loved ones away from trouble.

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رحلة أبو الوفا

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النوّة

طمان/ مسعد

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7.4

The Yacoubian Building

Bar Owner

The lives of residents in an old Cairo building, "The Yacoubian Building," are affected by issues like corruption, extremism, class disparity, and sexuality. Through diverse characters, the film offers a critical examination of Egyptian society.

5.2

Kareem's Women

ماجد

Kareem, a divorced young man, seeks the help of his girl friends from college to get back to his wife, Gigi. However, most of them like him, which makes the situation even more complicated as he tries to win Gigi back.

9.0

Live Your Days

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The Foul Wind

In Alexandria, a girl goes out to work in trade in order to provide for her siblings and afford their education, an endeavor that leaves her exposed to a lot of difficulties as she tries to keep the family together.

8.5

El-Zeibaq

Omar Salah, a surveillance camera technician at General Jalal’s company, is recruited by Egyptian intelligence through officer Khaled Sabry in order to infiltrate Europe to uncover the Mossad cells present there and in Egypt and learn the tasks required of them.

7.5

Super Henedy

The series is based on a police comedy, and its episodes are full of funny situations with social and political content,and executed by two-dimensional animation technology.

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One Thousand and One Nights: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the forty thieves are one of the most famous stories and characters with eastern features, and it is one of the well known fairy tales that inspired writers and artists around the world. The story revolves around a simple Arab lumberjack named Ali Baba who accidentally hears the password that opens the door of the cave in which a gang of thieves hide their treasures. Thanks to the password, open Sesame, Ali Baba managed to obtain the treasures hidden in the cave, and his name became a sign of thievery throughout the world.

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ألف ليلة وليلة: علي بابا والأربعين حرامي

السجيني

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5.2

Haha W Tofaha

حاحا

In a house the popular area, Abdeen, live Haha and his sister, Tuffaha, Haha works as "Nubachi" whose duty is to collect gift money thrown at belly dancers, at wedding parties, from under the dancers, while Tuffaha works as a nurse in a hospital. A conflict arises between them about who gets to keep the family home, as Haha wants to get married a live in it, and Tuffaha is in love with Fawzi, a gas cylinder mobile salesman, and wants to marry him and live in family home, but Haha disapproves this relationship.

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Chi Tutu Restaurant

Where one of the restaurants owned by Adel and his friend Nagaty, after Adel returns from abroad deciding to start a small business that generates income for him, his friend Nagaty offers him a stay.

6.0

Azmy & Ashgan

The comedic story of two criminals who get into funny situations while trying not to get arrested by the police.

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The Upper Egyptian's Dream

Nasr and Hudan the cat, the teacher of Egyptian history, discover the location of the tomb of Alexander the Great in the city of Alexandria, Egypt, through a manuscript that was in the possession of the antiquities dealer Imran Al-Garhi, and Nasr finds himself chased by Al-Jarhi in Alexandria.

5.5

Okal

(Okal) is devastated when his ex fiancee is married to a rich man. After getting drunk,he finds himself in a coffin heading to Turkey. The mayor of Egyptians take him in and he falls in love with his daughter.