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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-05-05 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Egypt

Hossam ElDein Mostafa

Biography:

Hossam El Din Mostafa, one of the most famous Egyptian film directors, was born in Port Said. With the early 50s, he aspired to travel to the United States to study film directing, and was fortunate when he stood as an executive director for international director Cecil Demel in the movie The Ten Commandments in 1956. He directed 100 films from 1956 to 1994. He's best known for The Bullet Is Still in My Pocket, The Black Glasses, The Enemy Brothers and The Kings of Evil. He also directed TV series including The Knights, Imam Abu Hanifa al-Numan, Heroes and Eagle of the East. He passed away in 2000 at the age of 74, leaving a rich account of important films and purposeful dramas.

Known For

Acting

1989

1966

Chakawet rejala as بشخصيته

1963

Serr el hareba as راكب بالقطار

Directing

1994

1993

Al lo'ba Al Qazera as Director

1992

1990

Al Afaret as Director
El-Mulk Lellah as Director

1989

1988

Snakes Passion as Director
Bird in the sky as Director

1987

1986

Al-Sakakeni as Director
Al-Harafish as Director

1985

El Madbah as Director
Shahd Al-Maleka as Director

1984

When Men Cry as Director

1983

Alley of Love as Director

1980

Al-Batniyya as Director

1978

1977

The Devils as Director

1976

Your Wisdom, God! as Director
Tawheeda as Director

1975

The Victims as Director
Sabreen as Director

1974

Thickets of stems as Director
The Giants as Director
Al Abtaal as Director
Girls and love as Director

1973

Al-Shahat as Director
Word of Honour as Director
Two-faced as Director

1972

The kidnappers as Director
Shayatteen El-bahr as Director
Molok Al Shar as Director
Al-Shaima as Director

1971

A Woman and a Man as Director
Esabat El Shaytaan as Director

1970

The Bad Guys as Director
End of the devils as Director

1968

What a Prank! as Director
Very funny world as Director

1966

Chakawet rejala as Director

1965

Harib min Al-Ayyam as Director

1964

The Three Devils as Director
The Road as Director
harbor girl as Director
Adham Al-Sharqawi as Director

1963

Serr el hareba as Director
Shakawet banat as Director

1962

Ayam Bela Hob as Director
Bekaya azraa as Director

1961

Sett El Banat as Director
Seraa fil jebel as Director

1960

Abu Al-layl as Director
Men in the Storm as Director
Wadaan ya hub as Director

1959

I Am Innocent as Director

1956

Kefaya ya Ein as Director

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Victims Hotel as Director

Writing

1993

1982

1974

Thickets of stems as Scenario Writer

1970

The Bad Guys as Writer
The fox and the chameleon as Scenario Writer

1969

1968

1956

Kefaya ya Ein as Writer

Production

1984

When Men Cry as Producer

1961

Sett El Banat as Producer

1956

Kefaya ya Ein as Producer

Camera

1990

Al Afaret as Camera Operator

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