Ahmed_Badrakhan

Ahmed Badrakhan

Ahmed Badrakhan

Egyptian film director and screenwriter


Ahmed Badrakhan (18 September 1909 26 August 1969) was an Egyptian film director and screenwriter of Iraqi Kurdish origin.[1] 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,[2] Egypts most popular cinema studio at the time.

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Selected filmography

  • Wedad (1936)
  • Intisar al-chabab (1941)
  • El kahira-Baghdad (1947)
  • Ana Wa inta (1950)
  • A Night of Love (1951)
  • Lahn hubi (1954)
  • Alashan eyounik (1955)
  • Allah maana (1955)
  • Izhay ansak (1956)

References

  1. "Remembering Ahmed Badrakhan: Egyptian pioneer of musical film - Film - Arts & Culture". Ahram Online. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. "The lost honor of Farid al-Atrash, Egyptian legend". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 18 February 2021.



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