The Headmaster_
Ashour, Salaah’s father, runs his school with severity and cruelty. after Ashour's death, Salah inherits the job and lets Sayed, his deputy, take charge. Hussein the teacher makes a great effort to guide Salah to succeed in managing the school and achieve good results, while salah is dealing with his trust issues and his need to prove himself by getting out of his father's shadow. with the help of Hussien, his girlfriend Wafaa, and his two friends Atef and Lemby .. can he run the school his own way?
Starring
Alaa Wali El Din, Hesham Selim, Hassan Hosny
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
The Headmaster was released 26 years ago in 2000.
Overview
Ashour, Salaah’s father, runs his school with severity and cruelty. after Ashour's death, Salah inherits the job and lets Sayed, his deputy, take charge. Hu...
The Headmaster is a Comedy film with a runtime of 2h 2m.
CAST (20)
Alaa Wali El Din
Ashoor / Salah / Gawaher
Hesham Selim
Hussien
Hassan Hosny
Mr. Said
Ahmed Helmy
Atef
Mohamed Saad
El Lemby
Basma
Wafaa
Sami Sarhan
Mr. Nazmy
Soliman Eid
Rasmy
Hanan ElTaweil
Miss Enshraah
Youssef Eid
Zakaria EL Dardiri
Mohamed Youssef
Atef's Father
Hagag Abdel Azim
Mr. Hossam
Hatem Gamil
Wael
Husain Abu-Haggag
Mekha
Karim Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
Nabil the loving student
Lobna Mahmoud
Safia - Atef's Mom
Hamdy El Sakhawy
The Doctor
HH
Hamdi Heikal
Holako's Messenger
Nahed Ismail
Hoda / the girl's school headmaster
Ahmed El Tohami
billiard player
DETAILS
Release
Status
Released
Runtime
122 min (2h 2m)
Country
EG
Rating
7.7/10 (40 votes)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is The Headmaster about?
Ashour, Salaah’s father, runs his school with severity and cruelty. after Ashour's death, Salah inherits the job and lets Sayed, his deputy, take charge. Hussein the teacher makes a great effort to guide Salah to succeed in managing the school and achieve good results, while salah is dealing with his trust issues and his need to prove himself by getting out of his father's shadow. with the help of Hussien, his girlfriend Wafaa, and his two friends Atef and Lemby .. can he run the school his own way?
How long is The Headmaster?
The Headmaster has a runtime of 122 minutes (2h 2m).
Who stars in The Headmaster?
The cast of The Headmaster includes Alaa Wali El Din, Hesham Selim, Hassan Hosny, Ahmed Helmy, Mohamed Saad.
What is the rating of The Headmaster?
The Headmaster has a rating of 7.7 out of 10 based on 40 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Comedy