From left: Egyptian film stars Faruq al-Fishawi, Elham Shahine, Ezzat Al Alaili and Syrian mega-film producer Mustafa Al-Aqqad attend the awards ceremony at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival, December 4, 1999. AFP
Egyptian actress Hanan Mutawe shakes hands with veteran Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alaili while film stars Yusra, second right, and Nermin al-Feqi look on during the opening ceremony of the 32nd Alexandria film festival in Egypt's northern coastal city of Alexandria on September 21, 2016. AFP
Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alaili receives a Lifetime Achievement Award during the opening ceremony of the 12th Dubai International Film Festival 2015 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 9, 2015. EPA
Egyptian actors Ezzat Al Alaili, left, and Ahmed Bdeir arrive for the opening ceremony of Dubai International Film Festival in Dubai on December 6, 2013. AFP
Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alaili smiles as he holds his lifetime achievement award after being honoured at the 60th Catholic Centre Film Festival in Cairo on May 25, 2012. AFP
Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alaili poses for photographers with his award during an honouring held for the actors who participated in making films about the 6th of October war, in Cairo, Egypt, October 18, 2009. EPA
Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alaili, a member of the jury of the Carthage Film Festival, during the opening ceremony in Tunis, Tunisia, October 25, 2008. EPA
Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alaili during the opening ceremony of the Carthage Film Festival on October 25, 2008 in Tunis. AFP
Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alaili kisses a 5-day-old child during his visit to a hospital in Beirut, August 8, 2006. AFP
Veteran Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alaili, centre, receives an honorary award from Egyptian Culture Minister Faruq Hosni, right, and the president of the Cairo International Film Festival, Sherif al-Shubashi, during the opening ceremony of the festival at the Opera House in Cairo, October 15, 2002. AFP
Egyptian actress Nabila Obeid dances with actor Ezzat Al Alaili during her birthday party on February 9, 2002 at a five-star hotel in Cairo. AFP
Egyptian actors Sabrine and Ezzat Al Alaili visit an injured Palestinian child at Nasser Hospital in Cairo October 8, 2000. AFP
Egyptian movie star Ezzat Al Alaili chats with Elham Shaheen during the opening of the Egyptian Catholic Cinema Centre in Cairo, March 4, 2000. AFP
From left: Egyptian film stars Faruq al-Fishawi, Elham Shahine, Ezzat Al Alaili and Syrian mega-film producer Mustafa Al-Aqqad attend the awards ceremony at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival, December 4, 1999. AFP
Egyptian actress Hanan Mutawe shakes hands with veteran Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alaili while film stars Yusra, second right, and Nermin al-Feqi look on during the opening ceremony of the 32nd Alexandria film festival in Egypt's northern coastal city of Alexandria on September 21, 2016. AFP
Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alaili receives a Lifetime Achievement Award during the opening ceremony of the 12th Dubai International Film Festival 2015 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 9, 2015. EPA
Egyptian actors Ezzat Al Alaili, left, and Ahmed Bdeir arrive for the opening ceremony of Dubai International Film Festival in Dubai on December 6, 2013. AFP
Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alaili smiles as he holds his lifetime achievement award after being honoured at the 60th Catholic Centre Film Festival in Cairo on May 25, 2012. AFP
Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alaili poses for photographers with his award during an honouring held for the actors who participated in making films about the 6th of October war, in Cairo, Egypt, October 18, 2009. EPA
Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alaili, a member of the jury of the Carthage Film Festival, during the opening ceremony in Tunis, Tunisia, October 25, 2008. EPA
Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alaili during the opening ceremony of the Carthage Film Festival on October 25, 2008 in Tunis. AFP
Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alaili kisses a 5-day-old child during his visit to a hospital in Beirut, August 8, 2006. AFP
Veteran Egyptian actor Ezzat Al Alaili, centre, receives an honorary award from Egyptian Culture Minister Faruq Hosni, right, and the president of the Cairo International Film Festival, Sherif al-Shubashi, during the opening ceremony of the festival at the Opera House in Cairo, October 15, 2002. AFP
Egyptian actress Nabila Obeid dances with actor Ezzat Al Alaili during her birthday party on February 9, 2002 at a five-star hotel in Cairo. AFP
Egyptian actors Sabrine and Ezzat Al Alaili visit an injured Palestinian child at Nasser Hospital in Cairo October 8, 2000. AFP
Egyptian movie star Ezzat Al Alaili chats with Elham Shaheen during the opening of the Egyptian Catholic Cinema Centre in Cairo, March 4, 2000. AFP
From left: Egyptian film stars Faruq al-Fishawi, Elham Shahine, Ezzat Al Alaili and Syrian mega-film producer Mustafa Al-Aqqad attend the awards ceremony at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival, December 4, 1999. AFP
