Mahmoud Zulfikar

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Mahmoud Zulfikar
محمود ذو الفقار
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Born
Mahmoud Qasdy Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar

(1914-02-18)18 February 1914
Tanta, Egypt
Died22 May 1970(1970-05-22) (aged 56)
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Alma materEngineering
Occupation
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
  • actor
Years active1940–1970
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1939; died 1952)​
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(m. 1952; div. 1960)​

Mahmoud Qasdy Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar (18 February 1914 – 22 May 1970) was an Egyptian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He was a major figure in Egyptian film industry.[1][2]

Early life[]

Mahmoud Qasdy Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar was born on 18 February 1914 in Tanta, Egypt. His father, Ahmed Mourad Bek Zulfikar, served as a senior police commissioner in the Ministry of Interior and his mother Nabila hanem Zulfikar was a housewife.

Career[]

Mahmoud Zulfikar graduated from faculty of engineering and worked as an architect in the Design Department at the Ministry of Works, but his passion for movie business encouraged him to make a career shift and become a filmmaker. He was an actor, producer, screenwriter and director.[3][4][5]

Zulfikar in Al lailu lana (1949)

Zulfikar was a comprehensive artist. He was one of the most talented filmmakers in Egyptian cinema’s history. He started as an actor in 1940 and directed 44 films between 1947 and 1970. His notable films were, Akhlaq lel-Bai (1950), The Unknown Woman (1959), El Robat el Mukadass (1960), For Men Only (1964), Dearer than my Life (1965), Al Khroug Men Al Guana (1967) and Featureless Men (1972) which was released posthumously. Zulfikar’s 1964 film Soft Hands was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival and Mahmoud Zulfikar was nominated for Golden Berlin Bear.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Filmography[]

Director[]

  • 1947 Hadaya
  • 1948 Fatat men Falastin
  • 1948 Fakh el suhab
  • 1949 Al lailu lana
  • 1950 Akhlaq lel-Bai
  • 1951 Kisma wa nassib
  • 1951 Khadaini abi
  • 1953 Amin bi Allah
  • 1953 Ghaltat el umr
  • 1954 Bint el jiran
  • 1954 El Ard el Tayeba
  • 1954 The Neighbor's Daughter
  • 1955 Rannet el kholkhal
  • 1957 Rihlah Gharamiyyah
  • 1958 Shabab el-Yom
  • 1959 Nessaa muharramat
  • 1959 Touba
  • 1959 The Unknown Woman
  • 1960 El Imlak
  • 1960
  • 1961 El Morahek el Kabir
  • 1961 El Hub Keda
  • 1961 La Tazkorini
  • 1961 Mawad maal Maadi
  • 1962 Bala Demoue
  • 1963 Imra'a fi dawama
  • 1963 El Motamarreda
  • 1964 Sanawat el hub
  • 1964 Thaman el hub
  • 1964 Soft Hands
  • 1965 Aghla min hayati
  • 1965 Lel Regal Fakat
  • 1966 El Moraheka el Saghira
  • 1966 El Talata yuhebbunaha
  • 1966 Adou el Mara'a
  • 1967 Agazet Gharam
  • 1967 Al Koubla al Akhira
  • 1967 El Khouroug min el Guana
  • 1967 Nora
  • 1968 Hekayet thalass banat
  • 1968 Thalath Nessa
  • 1968 The Splendor of Love
  • 1969 Girls' Secrets
  • 1969 Fatat El Esste'rad
  • 1970 Bourg El Adhra
  • 1970 Imra'at Zawgy
  • 1972 Regal bila Malameh

Writer[]

  • 1944 Taqiyyat al Ikhfa (screenplay)
  • 1945 Ibnati (story)
  • 1945 El Feloos
  • 1947 Fakh el suhab (script)
  • 1951 Khadaini abi (story & screenplay)
  • 1958 Shabab el-Yom (Writer)
  • 1963 Imra'a fi dawama
  • 1964 Thaman el hub (writer)

Producer[]

  • 1947 Hadaya
  • 1948 Fakh el suhab
  • 1951 Khadaini abi
  • 1952 El-Ustazah Fatmah

Actor[]

  • 1939 Bayayet El Tiffah
  • 1940 El awda il al rif
  • 1941 El Warsha
  • 1942 Masnaa el zawjate
  • 1942 Ibn el balad
  • 1942 Wedding Night
  • 1943 Wadi el Nogoom
  • 1945 Al-Anissa Busa
  • 1945 Al-Fulus
  • 1945 Ibnati
  • 1947 Hadaya
  • 1947 Fakh el suhab
  • 1948 Fatat men Falastin
  • 1949 Afrah
  • 1949 Nadia
  • 1950 Ayni bi-triff
  • 1950 Akhlaq lel-Bai
  • 1950 Qamar Arba'tashar
  • 1951 Khadaini abi
  • 1953 El shak el katel
  • 1955 Assafir el Ganna
  • 1957 Hareb minel hub
  • 1968 El-Sit el-Nazra

Personal life[]

Zulfikar married actress Aziza Amir, and together they made a successful duo. After her death he married Mariam Fakhreddine in 1952 and presented her to film industry, she became a famous actress in 1950s. They had one daughter, Iman. He’s the elder brother of Ezz El Dine Zulfikar, film director and producer, and Salah Zulfikar, actor and producer.[14]

Zulfikar died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 56 on 22 May 1970 in Cairo, Egypt.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Soft Hands". imdb.com. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Mahmoud Zulfikar". IMDb. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Philip F. (2010). "Sons and Lovers and the Mirage: Recognition, Melodrama and Psychoanalysis in Maḥfūẓ's al-Sarāb". Journal of Arabic Literature. 41 (1/2): 46–65. doi:10.1163/157006410X486729. ISSN 0085-2376. JSTOR 20720602.
  4. ^ Cowie, Peter; Elley, Derek (1977). World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. ISBN 978-0-498-01565-6.
  5. ^ al-Qawmī, United Arab Republic Wizārat al-Thaqāfah wa-al-Irshād (1960). The Cultural Yearbook.
  6. ^ Kreil, Aymon (2016). "The Price of Love: Valentine's Day in Egypt and ITS Enemies". The Arab Studies Journal. 24 (2): 128–146. ISSN 1083-4753. JSTOR 44742883.
  7. ^ Limbacher, James L. (1983). Sexuality in World Cinema: L-Z. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1609-1.
  8. ^ Motion Picture Herald. Quigley Publishing Company. 1966–1907. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Remembering Shadia: 'The People's Idol' singer and actress - Film - Arts & Culture". Ahram Online. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Mahmoud Zulfikar". MUBI. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  11. ^ "FilmAffinity". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  12. ^ Soft Hands, retrieved 10 September 2021
  13. ^ "Mahmoud Zulfikar - Dhliz - Leading Egyptian movie and artist database". dhliz.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Remembering Mariam Fakhr Eddine on Her Birthday - Sada El balad". 8 January 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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