Director

Mahmoud Zulfiqar

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Directed movies: 47Directed series: 0All crew credits: 55

TMDB ID: 1436848

IMDb ID: nm0958575

Known for: Directing

Born: February 17, 1914

Died: May 22, 1970

Age: 56

Place of birth: Tanta, Egypt

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1939 - 1972

Years active: 34

Wikidata: Q4884383

Also known as

محمود ذو الفقار • Mahmoud Zou El Faqqar • Mahmood Dhulfeqar • Махмуд Зу Эль Фукар • Махмуд Зульфикар

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Director (47)Screenplay (4)Writer (3)Story (1)

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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".

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