Director
Mahmoud Zulfiqar
February 17, 1914 · Tanta, Egypt
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".
Often works with
Hussain Ismael
9 titles together
Soft Hands, Anklet Ring, The Tale of Three Girls
Mokhtar El Sayed
7 titles together
Enemy of Women, Rawaat El Hob, The Tale of Three Girls
Emad Hamdy
7 titles together
Rawaat El Hob, The Tale of Three Girls, El Khouroug Min El Guana
Soad Hosny
5 titles together
For Men Only, The Tale of Three Girls, The Showgirl
Anwar Madkour
5 titles together
For Men Only, Soft Hands, The Unknown Woman
Mimi Gamal
5 titles together
Enemy of Women, The Unknown Woman, My Husband’s Woman
Full filmography · 67
Faceless Men
Director
1972
Virgo
Director
1970
My Husband’s Woman
Director
1970
Me, my wife and the secretary
Director
1970
Al-Hob Sanat 70
Director
1969
Girls' Secrets
Director
1969
The Showgirl
Director
1969
Three Women
Director
1969
The Headmaster Woman
as زوج الناظرة
1968
Rawaat El Hob
Director
1968
The Tale of Three Girls
Director
1968
نورا
Director
1967