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

Ethics for Sale
Ethics for Sale
abn albalad
abn albalad
Laylat Al-farah
Laylat Al-farah
Valley of stars
Valley of stars
my daughter
my daughter
Hababa
Hababa
Qamar Arba'tashar
Qamar Arba'tashar
Afrah
Afrah
The workshop
The workshop

Filmography

1968 The Headmaster Woman
as زوج الناظرة
1958 Girl of 17
as
1955 Birds of Paradise
as Kamal Fahmi
1953 Ghaltet El Omr
as Dr. Sami Hassan
1953 Deadly doubt
as
1951 My Father Deceived Me
as
1950 Ethics for Sale
as
1950 Afrah
as
1950 Qamar Arba'tashar
as Mohsen
1949 The night is ours
as Dr. Wahid
1949 Nadia
as
1948 Fatat min Falastin
as
1948 Above the clouds
as
1947 Hadaya
as
1945 Al-anissa Busa
as Mohsen Rushdi
1944 Hababa
as
1944 my daughter
as حازم
1943 Valley of stars
as عدلي
1942 abn albalad
as
1942 Laylat Al-farah
as