Cairo Film Festival Unveils Final Lineup for Restored Egyptian Classics

Cairo International Film Festival is pleased to announce the final lineup for the Restored Egyptian Classics program in its 46th edition, which will take place from November 12 to 21, 2025.

The Restored Egyptian Classics program includes 21 films:

Palace of Desire | Hassan Al-Imam | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1967 | 130 min

Palace Walk | Hassan Al-Imam | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1964 | 135 min

Something of Fear | Hussein Kamal | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1969 | 120 min

Cairo 30 | Salah Abu Seif | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1966 | 130 min

The Second Wife | Salah Abu Seif | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1967 | 112 min

The Sin | Henry Barakat | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1965 | 105 min

The Quail and the Autumn | Houssam El-Din Moustafa | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1967 | 129 min

The Beggar | Houssam El-Din Moustafa | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1973 | 138 min

The Mirage | Anwar El-Shenawy | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1970 | 130 min

The Impossible | Hussein Kamal | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1965 | 110 min

My Wife and the Dog | Said Marzouk | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1971 | 95 min

Sunset and Sunrise | Kamal El-Sheikh | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1970 | 125 min

The Lamp of Umm Hashim | Kamal Attia | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1968 | 105 min

A Crime in a Quiet Neighborhood | Houssam El-Din Moustafa | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1967 | 95 min

The Man Who Lost His Shadow | Kamal El-Sheikh | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1968 | 130 min

A Woman on the Road | Ezz El-Dine Zulficar | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1958 | 115 min

The People and the Nile | Youssef Chahine | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1972 | 105 min

Khan al-Khalili | Atef Salem | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1966 | 115 min

Night and Jail Bars | Ashraf Fahmy | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1973 | 100 min

My Wife, the General Manager | Fatin Abdel Wahab | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1966 | 110 min

The Road | Houssam El-Din Moustafa | Arab Republic of Egypt | 1964 | 105 min

Cairo International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious festivals in the Arab world and Africa, and the only one in the region to hold a Category "A" accreditation from the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) in Paris. Founded in 1976, the festival is held annually under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture.