No one denies the great status that the teacher enjoys, as he contributes to raising a new, conscious and cultured generation, raised on good human values and principles, and capable of innovation, developing society and contributing to its renaissance.

It was natural for Egyptian cinema to present the character of the teacher in its films, but a good observer of cinema will notice that most of these films are predominantly comic in nature, as the character of the teacher is presented in a sarcastic, comedic way that has remained engraved in the minds of viewers for many years, despite the appearance of some films that attempted Overcoming and resisting this phenomenon, the image of the teacher was done justice, presenting an exceptional image of the virtuous educator of generations.

Many actors excelled in embodying the character of the teacher with various personalities and styles. The audience became attached to it, loved it, and kept repeating the most famous sentences that came from their tongues for many years. Therefore, in this article, we review with you the best people who performed this role with great success.

Cotton candy 1949

The artist Naguib Al-Rihani presented one of the most famous teacher models in Egyptian cinema, through the character of Professor “Hamam” in the movie “Ghazal Al-Banat”. He is a poor teacher who teaches the Arabic language to “Laila”, the pasha’s wealthy, spoiled daughter, whose role was played by the artist Laila Murad. During the events of the film, the teacher's character continued to be insulted, starting with accusing him of stealing a gold bracelet, through to the funny pranks that the girl and her friends carried out on her teacher to mock him. Until the professor falls in love with his student and saves her from falling into the clutches of a playboy.

They taught me love 1957

The movie “Teach Me Love” presented the story of Professor “Sami,” played by the artist Saad Abdel Wahab. He joins a girls’ school as a music teacher, and falls in love with his romantic student, “Nawal,” played by the artist Iman. However, he is ashamed to be honest with her about his feelings, especially when he discovers that His close friend Mamdouh has proposed to her, so Sami decides to stay away from her and hide his love in his heart. Nawal accidentally discovers her professor’s feelings and tells him that she does not love Mamdouh, but Sami refuses to confess his love to her so as not to lose his friend. Mamdouh overhears their conversation and decides to sacrifice his fiancée for the sake of his friend, when he is certain of Nawal’s love for him.

Love Street 1959

The stereotypical image of the love story between the poor professor and the rich, spoiled schoolgirl is repeated through the character “Abdel Moneim Sabry,” presented by the artist Abdel Halim Hafez in the movie “Love Street.” Where we find a young singer who joins to work as a music teacher, and is forced to disguise himself as an old man by installing a mustache and an artificial beard, and he becomes the subject of ridicule among the girls. “Karima” or the artist Sabah is betting with “Mervat” or the artist Munira Sonbol, on which of them can shave the professor’s mustache and beard before the other. The professor and the student fall in love when Karima discovers his real age. But Menem broke off his relationship with her after he discovered the bet between the two girls, but Karima insisted on helping him by presenting him in a big concert at the opera.

Ambassador Aziza 1961

One of the positive images that Egyptian cinema presented of the teacher was included in the movie “Ambassador Aziza,” where the artist Abdel Moneim Ibrahim starred in the role of Professor “Hakam,” the Arabic language teacher who masters classical Arabic and only speaks it. This is a character that he presented in more than one form in other films, such as “The Olive Branch” and “Ismail Yassin in the Fleet.” As for Shukri Sarhan, in the same film, he played the role of “Ahmed,” the young teacher who rejects injustice and fights evil. He stands next to his wife, “Aziza,” whose inheritance was seized by her brother, “Abbas,” and tries to reconcile them, but “Abbas” quarrels with him and beats him up, but “Ahmed” is finally able to return the rights to his owner.

Olive Branch 1964

The movie “Olive Branch” included the story of love and deadly jealousy that brought together Professor “Abdo,” presented by the artist Ahmed Mazhar, who falls in love with “Attiyat,” the most beautiful girl in the school, despite his objection to her reckless behavior and the rumors that linked her with his colleague, Professor “Jamal.” . After a long hesitation, Abdo proposed marriage to Atiyat. But the past continued to haunt him, and he began to doubt the continuation of his wife’s relationship with Professor “Jamal,” which turned her life into hell, until she left him and decided to return to her family’s home. “Abdo” decided to kill “Jamal” after he felt that he was the reason for ruining his life, only to discover that “Jamal” had never had a relationship with “Attiyat,” and that his admiration for her was merely an admiration for an outstanding student. “Jamal” told him that he loved his cousin and could not marry her because he was impotent as a result of his injury in an accident. He reassured “Abdo,” and the doubt removed from his heart, and he returned to his wife apologetically.

School of Troubles 1973

Filmmakers in Egypt took advantage of the overwhelming success of the play “School of Unruly People,” and presented the same idea in a movie in which the artist Mervat Amin played the role of the young professor “Afaf Salem,” who takes charge of a classroom that includes five unruly students who cause many problems due to their recklessness and corruption. Moral. Ms. Afaf begins to deal with the students in a different way than the previous teachers, until she succeeds in disciplining and controlling them, and gains their trust after giving each of them the opportunity to develop their talent, and she manages to make them study their lessons. The artist Samir Ghanem also presented in the film the character of Professor Allam Al-Malwani, a teacher with a weak character who was constantly made by the students an object of ridicule.

The Last Gentlemen 1984

A very ideal image of teachers was presented by the artist Nour El-Sherif in his film “The Last of the Gentlemen,” where he appeared in the character of “Ferjani,” a teacher in one of the schools in the villages of Upper Egypt, who is tasked with supervising the students on a school trip to visit the Cairo Zoo. During the trip, the student “Nessma” disappears. Not only does Ferjani report to the police, he shows the human side of the teacher’s personality, so he begins the journey of searching for her himself because of his feeling of responsibility towards her. The child's family's conflict is renewed with a large family in Upper Egypt, thinking that they have kidnapped her, until Ferjani discovers that a woman named "Soraya", whose role was played by the artist B.