Ali Badrakhan
Ali Badrakhan (born April 25, 1946) is an Egyptian film director and screenwriter, the son of the director Ahmed Badrakhan. He worked as assistant to Fatin Abdel Wahab in Land of Hypocrisy in 1968, and with Youssef Chahine in the films Selection in 1971 and The Sparrow in 1974; his first movie was The Love That Was (1973) by Soad Hosny. Badrakhan collaborated with Naguib Mahfouz, Salah Jahin, and Ahmed Zaki.
Also recorded as Aly Badrakhan
Ali Badrakhan
- Name
- Ali Badrakhan
- Born
- 25 April 1946
- Birthplace
- Cairo, Egypt
- Known for
- The Love that was
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Egypt.
- Languages
- Arabic.
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Ali Badrakhan (born April 25, 1946) is an Egyptian film director and screenwriter, the son of the director Ahmed Badrakhan. He worked as assistant to Fatin Abdel Wahab in Land of Hypocrisy in 1968, and with Youssef Chahine in the films Selection in 1971 and The Sparrow in 1974; his first movie was The Love That Was (1973) by Soad Hosny. Badrakhan collaborated with Naguib Mahfouz, Salah Jahin, and Ahmed Zaki.
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• Name — Ali Badrakhan • Native Name — علي بدرخان • Born — 25 April 1946 • Birthplace — Cairo, Egypt • Known for — The Love that was • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Father — Ahmed Badrakhan
Early life
Early life
Badrakhan was born to Ahmed Badrakhan who is of Kurdish descent and Salwa Allam in Cairo circa 1946.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Arabic Title — Notes • 1969 — Nadia • 1975 — Karnak — الكرنك — Director, Writer • 1978 — Shafika and Metwali — شفيقة ومتولي — Director, Writer • 1981 — People on the Top — أهل القمة — Director, Writer • 1986 — The Hunger — Al-Go'a, الجوع — Director, Writer, Producer • 1991 — The Sheperd and the Women — Al-Ra'i wal Nisaa, الراعى والنساء — Director, Producer • 2002 — Desire — Al-Raghba — Director
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Aly Badrakhan. His recorded language was Arabic. He was the child of Ahmed Badrakhan. He married Soad Hosny.
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1946
Ali Badrakhan born at Cairo.
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