Masters from Egypt
by ibrahimimam | created - 29 Apr 2012 | updated - 09 Apr 2020 | PublicNot in Order (under construction)
1. Youssef Chahine
Director | Iskanderija... lih?
Youssef Chahine (born in Alexandria, Egypt, 1926) started studying in a friars' school, and then turned to Victoria College until the High School Certificate. After one year in the University of Alexandria, he moved to the U.S. and spent two years at the Pasadena Play House, taking courses on film ...
2. Yousry Nasrallah
Director | El Medina
Yousry Nasrallah was born on July 26, 1952 in Cairo, Egypt. He is a director and writer, known for El Medina (1999), Sarikat Sayfeya (1988) and Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story (2009).
3. Atef El-Tayeb
Director | Leila Sakhina
Atef El-Tayeb was born on December 26, 1947. He was a director and assistant director, known for Leila Sakhina (1995), Gallipoli (1981) and El-Zammar (1985). He died on June 23, 1995.
4. Sherif Arafa
Director | Tamantashar Yom
Sherif is an Egyptian director, screenwriter and producer. He graduated from the Higher Institute for Cinema in 1982 and he is the son of director Sa'ad 'Arafa in addition to being an elder brother to director 'Amr 'Arafa. Sherif began his cinema career in 1987 when he directed the film "al-Aqzam ...
5. Nour El-Sherif
Actor | Leila Sakhina
Nour El-Sherif was born on April 28, 1946 in Egypt. He was an actor and producer, known for Leila Sakhina (1995), Al-Ragol Al-Akhar (1999) and El Hag Metwali's Family (2001). He was married to Poussi. He died on August 11, 2015 in Cairo, Egypt.
6. Hussein Kamal
Director | Imberaturiyyat Mim
Hussein Kamal was born on August 17, 1934 in Egypt. He was a director and actor, known for Imberaturiyyat Mim (1972), Al-boustaguy (1968) and Away from Land (1976). He died on March 24, 2003 in Cairo, Egypt.
7. Hani Khalifa
Director | Sahar el layaly
Hani Khalifa born originally in upper Egypt and started as an assistant director in movies such as "Joy Thief" and "Nut Shells". In 2003 he made his directorial directorial debut"Sahar Al Layali" or "Sleepless Nights", the movie had a critical acclaim in Festivals like Cairo International festival ...
8. Mohamed Khan
Director | Fatat el masnaa
The director Mohamed Khan was born on October 26th 1942. He completed his high school in Egypt, then traveled to England where he earned his diploma in 1962. He directed several movies in 8mm. He went back to Egypt in 1963 & worked as script writer in a Cairo production company. Worked in Lebanon ...
9. Tamer Mohsen
Director | Ot W Far
A renowned director, screenwriter and producer, Tamer Mohsen's passion for art has been present since his early childhood. At the age of seven, he became entranced with the marionettes that he used to perform the famous operetta El Leila El Kebira. After obtaining a degree in Engineering from the ...
10. Daoud Abdel Sayed
Director | Ardh el-Khof
Daoud Abdel Sayed was born on November 23, 1946 in Egypt. He is a director and writer, known for Land of Fear (1999), Messages from the Sea (2010) and Mowaten we mokhber we haramy (2001).
11. Khairy Beshara
Director | Moondog
He was born on June 30, 1947 in Tanta, Egypt when his mother was going to visit some relatives in this Delta town north of Cairo. He lived until he was five years old in the countryside as the eldest of four siblings. The family had to move to Cairo for school and He grew up in the popular ...
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