Ahmad Badrakhan
Born: 1909-09-18 in Cairo, Egypt
Died: 1969-08-26
Known For: Directing
Biography
Ahmad Badrakhan (18 September 1909 – 26 August 1969) was an Egyptian film director and screenwriter of Kurdish origin. He directed 41 films between 1936 and 1968. He is famous for his 1952 romantic drama A Night of Love starring Mahmoud Almeleji and Mariam Fakhr Eddine. He directed Intisar al-chabab (1941) which for the first time starred the virtuoso oud player and singer Farid al-Atrash along with singer Asmahan. He was married to Asmahan, and would be a central figure in Misr studios, Egypts most popular cinema studio at the time.
Filmography
1969
- Nadia ... (Director)
1968
- Joys ... (Director)
1967
- The Other Half ... (Director)
1966
- Sayed Darwish ... (Director)
1958
- A Stranger ... (Director)
1956
- The Little Doll ... (Director)
- How Can I Forget You ... (Director)
1955
- God Is on Our Side ... (Director)
- Pledge of Love ... (Director)
1954
- علشان عيونك ... (Director)
1953
- Melody of My Love ... (Director)
1952
- Mustafa Kamel ... (Director)
- I Want To Get Married ... (Director)
1951
- A Night of Love ... (Director)
- Al-Sharaff Ghali ... (Director)
1950
- The Last Lie ... (Director)
1949
- I Love You Only ... (Writer)
1947
- Fatmah ... (Director)
- قبلني يا أبي ... (Director)
- Cairo-Baghdad ... (Director)
1946
- Ma'adarsh ... (Director)
- Glory and tears ... (Director)
1945
- Shahr aleasal ... (Director)
- A kiss in Lebanon ... (Director)
1944
- The Innocent ... (Director)
- Who's Done it ? ... (Director)
1942
- Eayida ... (Director)
- On the stage of life ... (Director)
1941
- The Victory of Youth ... (Director)
- Storm over the countryside ... (Director)
1940
- Dananeir ... (Director)
- The Life of Darkness ... (Director)
1938
- Lasheen ... (Writer)
- شيء من لا شيء ... (Director)
1937
- Hymn of Hope ... (Director)
1936
- Wedad ... (Writer)
1934
- Yacout ... (Assistant Director)