Mahmoud Zulfiqar
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 17, 1914, Tanta, Egypt
- Died
- May 22, 1970
- Movies
- 81
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".
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1968 | The Headmaster Woman | زوج الناظرة |
| 1958 | Girl of 17 | |
| 1956 | هارب من الحب | |
| 1955 | Birds of Paradise | Kamal Fahmi |
| 1953 | Ghaltet El Omr | Dr. Sami Hassan |
| 1953 | Deadly doubt | |
| 1951 | My Father Deceived Me | |
| 1950 | Ethics for Sale | |
| 1950 | Afrah | |
| 1950 | Qamar Arba'tashar | Mohsen |
| 1949 | The night is ours | Dr. Wahid |
| 1949 | Nadia | مدحت |
| 1948 | Fatat min Falastin | |
| 1948 | Above the clouds | |
| 1947 | Hadaya | |
| 1945 | Al-anissa Busa | Mohsen Rushdi |
| 1944 | Hababa | |
| 1944 | my daughter | حازم |
| 1943 | Valley of stars | عدلي |
| 1942 | abn albalad | |
| 1942 | Laylat Al-farah | |
| 1941 | Wives factory | |
| 1940 | The workshop | أحمد بك فخري |
| 1939 | Return to the countryside | |
| 1939 | The Apple Seller | مراد |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1972 | Faceless Men | Director |
| 1970 | Virgo | Director |
| 1970 | Adolescents' Love | Director |
| 1970 | My Husband’s Woman | Director |
| 1970 | Me, my wife and the secretary | Director |
| 1969 | Al-Hob Sanat 70 | Director |
| 1969 | Girls' Secrets | Director |
| 1969 | The Showgirl | Director |
| 1969 | Three Women | Director |
| 1968 | Rawaat El Hob | Director |
| 1968 | The Tale of Three Girls | Director |
| 1967 | نورا | Director |
| 1967 | Love Vacation | Director |
| 1967 | Al koubla al akhira | Director |
| 1967 | El Khouroug Min El Guana | Director |
| 1966 | المراهقة الصغيرة | Director |
| 1966 | Enemy of Women | Director |
| 1965 | El talata yuhebbunaha | Director |
| 1965 | Dearer Than My Life | Director |
| 1964 | For Men Only | Director |
| 1963 | Soft Hands | Director |
| 1963 | Thaman Al-Hob | Director, Writer |
| 1963 | Years of love | Director |
| 1963 | The Rebellious | Director |
| 1962 | A Woman in a Spiral | Director, Writer |
| 1961 | No Tears | Director |
| 1961 | الحب كده | Director |
| 1961 | Big Teenager | Director, Writer |
| 1961 | لا تذكريني | Director, Screenplay |
| 1961 | Mawa'ed Ma' Almady | Director |
| 1960 | Alribat Almuqadas | Director |
| 1960 | Giant | Director |
| 1959 | The Unknown Woman | Director, Screenplay |
| 1959 | Forbidden Women | Director |
| 1958 | Repentance | Director, Writer |
| 1958 | Chabab El Yom | Director, Writer |
| 1957 | أنا وقلبي | Director |
| 1957 | Lover's Walk | Director, Writer |
| 1955 | Anklet Ring | Writer, Director |
| 1954 | الأرض الطيبة | Director, Screenplay |
| 1954 | Girl next door | Director |
| 1953 | Ghaltet El Omr | Director, Screenplay |
| 1952 | Believing in God | Director |
| 1951 | My Father Deceived Me | Director, Writer |
| 1950 | Ethics for Sale | Director, Producer |
| 1950 | Kisma wa Nassib | Director |
| 1949 | The night is ours | Director |
| 1948 | Fatat min Falastin | Director |
| 1948 | Above the clouds | Director |
| 1947 | Hadaya | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1944 | my daughter | Screenplay |
| 1944 | The invisibility cap | Screenplay |
| 1943 | Valley of stars | Screenplay |
| 1942 | abn albalad | Screenplay |
| 1942 | Laylat Al-farah | Writer |
| 1940 | The workshop | Writer |
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