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Mahmoud Zulfiqar

Directing
56 years oldTanta, Egypt

Biography

Mahmoud Zulfikar (February 18, 1914 – May 22, 1970) was an Egyptian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He was a major figure in Egyptian film industry. He started his career as an architect, before becoming an actor in 1939. Zulfikar was one of the most prominent artists in Egyptian cinema, he was known for his boldness and adventure with the new talents he presented to the Egyptian audience, later, he was nicknamed the "Talent Finder". Zulfikar was able to go beyond the limits of the film location with accurate calculations and through his imaginations, he could make his scripts alive. This earned him in Egypt the nickname of "The Event Maker".

Personal Details

Born
February 17, 1914 - May 22, 1970 (age 56)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Tanta, Egypt
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

محمود ذو الفقار
Mahmoud Zou El Faqqar
Mahmood Dhulfeqar
Махмуд Зу Эль Фукар
Махмуд Зульфикар

Movies (50)

Faceless Men

Faceless Men

Director (Directing)

1972

Virgo
6.0

Virgo

Director (Directing)

1970

Adolescents' Love

Adolescents' Love

Director (Directing)

1970

My Husband’s Woman
5.0

My Husband’s Woman

Director (Directing)

1970

Me, my wife and the secretary

Me, my wife and the secretary

Director (Directing)

1970

Al-Hob Sanat 70
6.0

Al-Hob Sanat 70

Director (Directing)

1969

Girls' Secrets

Girls' Secrets

Director (Directing)

1969

The Showgirl
6.0

The Showgirl

Director (Directing)

1969

Three Women

Three Women

Director (Directing)

1969

The Headmaster Woman

The Headmaster Woman

as زوج الناظرة

1968

Rawaat El Hob
5.0

Rawaat El Hob

Director (Directing)

1968

The Tale of Three Girls

The Tale of Three Girls

Director (Directing)

1968

نورا

نورا

Director (Directing)

1967

Love Vacation

Love Vacation

Director (Directing)

1967

Al koubla al akhira
6.0

Al koubla al akhira

Director (Directing)

1967

El Khouroug Min El Guana
8.5

El Khouroug Min El Guana

Director (Directing)

1967

المراهقة الصغيرة

المراهقة الصغيرة

Director (Directing)

1966

Enemy of Women
6.0

Enemy of Women

Director (Directing)

1966

El talata yuhebbunaha

El talata yuhebbunaha

Director (Directing)

1965

Dearer Than My Life

Dearer Than My Life

Director (Directing)

1965

For Men Only
6.5

For Men Only

Story (Writing)

1964

Soft Hands
6.2

Soft Hands

Director (Directing)

1963

Thaman Al-Hob

Thaman Al-Hob

Director (Directing)

1963

Years of love

Years of love

Director (Directing)

1963

The Rebellious

The Rebellious

Director (Directing)

1963

A Woman in a Spiral

A Woman in a Spiral

Director (Directing)

1962

No Tears

No Tears

Director (Directing)

1961

الحب كده

الحب كده

Director (Directing)

1961

Big Teenager

Big Teenager

Director (Directing)

1961

لا تذكريني

لا تذكريني

Director (Directing)

1961

Mawa'ed Ma' Almady

Mawa'ed Ma' Almady

Director (Directing)

1961

Alribat Almuqadas

Alribat Almuqadas

Director (Directing)

1960

Giant

Giant

Director (Directing)

1960

El Murra El Maghoula
7.0

El Murra El Maghoula

Director (Directing)

1959

نساء محرمات

نساء محرمات

Director (Directing)

1959

Repentance
5.0

Repentance

Director (Directing)

1958

Girl of 17

Girl of 17

1958

Chabab El Yom

Chabab El Yom

Director (Directing)

1958

أنا وقلبي

أنا وقلبي

Director (Directing)

1957

Lover's Walk

Lover's Walk

Director (Directing)

1957

هارب من الحب

هارب من الحب

1956

Birds of Paradise

Birds of Paradise

as Kamal Fahmi

1955

Anklet Ring
9.5

Anklet Ring

Writer (Writing)

1955

الأرض الطيبة

الأرض الطيبة

Director (Directing)

1954

Girl next door

Girl next door

Director (Directing)

1954

Ghaltet El Omr

Ghaltet El Omr

as Dr. Sami Hassan

1953

Deadly doubt

Deadly doubt

1953

Believing in God

Believing in God

Director (Directing)

1952

My Father Deceived Me

My Father Deceived Me

1951

Ethics for Sale

Ethics for Sale

1950