Biographies: Ahmed Badrakhan - Director

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He was an Egyptian director and one of the early pioneers of Egyptian cinema, born in 1909 in Cairo. He enrolled at the American University, joining its acting group. In 1933, he traveled to Paris, obtained a diploma in directing, and returned in 1934 with the screenplay for the movie Wedad, which starred Umm Kulthum. After which he collaborated with her in all her films except Salama (1945). He is known for Last Lie (1950), Lasheen (1938), and Dananir (1939). In his long cinematic career, he presented more than forty films between directing, writing and producing, most of which were musical films. He's the father of director Ali Badrakhan. He died on the night of the release of his last movie, Nadia, on August 23, 1969.

• 30 August 2021
• Dalia Saad