Mahmoud Zulfiqar
Directing • Born 1914-02-17 – Died 1970-05-22
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".
Filmography
25 credits
Ethics for Sale
Movie • 1950
Wives factory
Movie • 1941
abn albalad
Movie • 1942
Laylat Al-farah
Movie • 1942
Valley of stars
Movie • 1943
عدلي
my daughter
Movie • 1944
حازم
Hababa
Movie • 1944
Qamar Arba'tashar
Movie • 1950
Mohsen
Afrah
Movie • 1950
The workshop
Movie • 1940
أحمد بك فخري
My Father Deceived Me
Movie • 1951
Hadaya
Movie • 1947
Birds of Paradise
Movie • 1955
Kamal Fahmi
Nadia
Movie • 1949
The Apple Seller
Movie • 1939
مراد
The Headmaster Woman
Movie • 1968
زوج الناظرة
Al-anissa Busa
Movie • 1945
Mohsen Rushdi
Fatat min Falastin
Movie • 1948
Above the clouds
Movie • 1948
The night is ours
Movie • 1949
Dr. Wahid
Ghaltet El Omr
Movie • 1953
Dr. Sami Hassan
Girl of 17
Movie • 1958
Deadly doubt
Movie • 1953
Return to the countryside
Movie • 1939
هارب من الحب
Movie • 1956