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Ali Abdel-Khalek
Egypt
An Egyptian director, who was born in Cairo on June 9, 1944, to a middle family. After completing his secondary education, he joined the Higher Institute of Cinema, directing depa…
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An Egyptian director, who was born in Cairo on June 9, 1944, to a middle family. After completing his secondary education, he joined the Higher Institute of Cinema, directing department. He was influenced by leftist thought in his youth, which was reflected in his early films. After graduating from the institute in 1966, he worked as an assistant director for a while, then turned to directing documentaries, including Farewell Song. His feature directorial debut was A Song on the Passage (1972), which gained critical acclaim. During the 80s, he collaborated with writer Mahmoud Abu Zeid in several successful films, including The Shame (1982), Drug Habit (1985), and Monsters Run (1987). In television, he directed the TV series Star of the Masses (2003), and The Second Gate (2009).
Filmography
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2007
Azzam's Children
TV show Director
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2006
Zaza
Movie Director
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2004
Dignity Day
Movie Director
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2003
Awad in a Mess
Movie Director
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2002
Whaling
Movie Director
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2001
Rendez-Vous
Movie Director
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2000
El Nems
Movie Director
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2000
Bono Bono
Movie Director
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1999
El-Kafeer
Movie Director
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1999
The Empress
Movie Director
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1996
El Gentel
Movie Director
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1995
Ladies' Threshold
Movie Director
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1993
A Maid...However
Movie Director
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1991
El Mazag
Movie Director
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1990
Darb Al Rahba
Movie Director
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1990
The Egg and the Stone
Movie Director
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1989
Rape
Movie Director
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1989
Help Us
Movie Director
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1987
Monsters Run
Movie Director
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1987
The Well of Treason
Movie Director
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1987
Four On An Official Mission
Movie Writer
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1987
The Mud
Movie Director
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1986
Graveyards for Rent
Movie Director
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1986
The Hustlers
Movie Director
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1986
Market of The Fish
Movie Director
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1985
El Keif
Movie Director
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1985
Execution Of A Dead Man
Movie Director
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1984
Devilish Daughters
Movie Director
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1983
The Venal Gentlemen
Movie Director
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1982
The Shame
Movie Director
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1981
Love Alone is Not Enough
Movie Director
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1980
EL ABALSSA
Movie Director
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1978
A traveler without a road
Movie Director
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1976
A House Without Tenderness
Movie Director
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1972
A Song on the Passage
Movie Director
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1970
Yellow Valley
Movie Assistant Director
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1970
Farewell Song
Movie Director
