Fatin Abdelwehab
Fatin Abdel Wahab (22 November 1913 – 12 May 1972) was an Egyptian film director. He directed 52 films between 1949 and 1970. His 1961 film Wife Number 13 was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Fatin Abdelwehab
- Name
- Fatin Abdel Wahab
- Born
- 22 November 1913
- Birthplace
- Damietta, Egypt
- Died
- 12 May 1972
- Place of death
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Occupation
- Film director
- Full name
- فطين منير عبد الوهاب.
- Nationality
- Egypt.
- Languages
- Arabic.
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His 1965 film Driven from Paradise was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.
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• Name — Fatin Abdel Wahab • Native Name — فطين عبد الوهاب • Born — 22 November 1913 • Birthplace — Damietta, Egypt • Died — 12 May 1972 • Place of death — Beirut, Lebanon • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1949–1970
Filmography
Filmography
• Al-Ustazah Fatimah (1952) • Miss Hanafi (1954) • Have a Good Day (1955) • Ismail Yassine in the Navy (1957) • Hamido's son (1957) • Tahera (film) (1957) • A Rumor of Love (1960) • Wife Number 13 (1961) • Bride of the Nile (1963) • Driven from Paradise (1965) • Three Thieves (1966) • My Wife, the Director General (1966) • My Wife's Dignity (1967) • My Wife's Goblin (1968) • Land of Hypocrisy (1968)
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Damietta.
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Beirut.
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It won the Lion’s Share award in the list of the 100 best comedies in Egyptian cinema, and the list included 17 works, based on the selection of the Alexandria Film Festival for the Red Sea Countries and the Egyptian Association of Film Writers and Critics.
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- 1.Roy Armes. Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage. Éditions Karthala. 2008. 9782845869585.
- 2.Magda Wassef. Egypte, 100 ans de cinéma. Institut du monde arabe. 1995. 9782906062818.
- 3.Ahmed Bedjaoui. Littérature et cinémas arabes. Chihab. 2022.
- 4.Samir Farid. Cinema dei paesi arabi. Mostra internazionale del Nuovo Cinema di Pesaro.
- 5.awards. Al zouga talattashar.
- 6.1965 год. moscowfilmfestival.ru.
- 7.20210510145810. akhbarak.net. فطين عبد الوهاب. رائد السينما الكوميدية والضحك الراقي. 08/04/2022.
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