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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-02-17 (111 years old)

Place of Birth

Tanta, Egypt

Mahmoud Zulfiqar

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".

Known For

Acting

1968

The Headmaster Woman as زوج الناظرة

1958

1955

1953

Ghaltet El Omr as Dr. Sami Hassan

1951

1950

1949

The night is ours as Dr. Wahid

1948

1947

1945

Al-anissa Busa as Mohsen Rushdi

1944

my daughter as Hazem

1943

1942

1941

1940

The workshop as Ahmed Bey Fakhry

1939

The Apple Seller as مراد

Directing

1972

Faceless Men as Director

1970

Virgo as Director
Adolescents' Love as Director

1969

The Showgirl as Director
Girls' Secrets as Director
Three Women as Director
Al-Hob Sanat 70 as Director

1968

Rawaat El Hob as Director

1967

نورا as Director
Love Vacation as Director

1965

1964

For Men Only as Director

1963

Soft Hands as Director
The Rebellious as Director
Thaman Al-Hob as Director
Years of love as Director

1962

1961

الحب كده as Director
Mawa'ed Ma' Almady as Director
Big Teenager as Director
No Tears as Director

1960

Alribat Almuqadas as Director
Giant as Director

1959

1958

Repentance as Director
Chabab El Yom as Director

1957

أنا وقلبي as Director
Lover's Walk as Director

1955

Anklet Ring as Director

1954

Girl next door as Director

1953

Ghaltet El Omr as Director

1952

Believing in God as Director

1951

1950

Ethics for Sale as Director
Kisma wa Nassib as Director

1949

The night is ours as Director

1948

Fatat min Falastin as Director
Above the clouds as Director

1947

Hadaya as Director

Production

1950

Ethics for Sale as Producer

1947

Hadaya as Producer

Writing

1964

For Men Only as Story

1963

Thaman Al-Hob as Writer

1961

Big Teenager as Writer

1959

El Murra El Maghoula as Screenplay

1958

Chabab El Yom as Writer
Repentance as Writer

1955

Anklet Ring as Writer

1951

1947

Hadaya as Writer

1942

Laylat Al-farah as Writer