Ahmed Badrakhan

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Ahmed Badrakhan
Born	(1909-09-18)18 September 1909 Egypt
Died	26 August 1969(1969-08-26) (aged 59) Egypt
Nationality	Egyptian
Citizenship	Egyptian
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1936–1968
Known for	A Night of Love
Spouse	Asmahan (div.)
Children	Ali Badrakhan

Ahmed Badrakhan (18 September 1909 – 26 August 1969) was an Egyptian film director and screenwriter of Iraqi Kurdish origin. He directed 41 films between 1936 and 1968. He is famous for his 1952 romantic drama A Night of Love starring Mahmoud Almeleji and Mariam Fakhr Eddine. He directed Intisar al-chabab (1941) which for the first time starred the virtuoso oud player and singer Farid al-Atrash along with singer Asmahan. He was married to Asmahan, and would be a central figure in Misr studios, Egypts most popular cinema studio at the time.

Selected filmography

Wedad (1936)
Intisar al-chabab (1941)
El kahira-Baghdad (1947)
Ana Wa inta (1950)
A Night of Love (1951)
Lahn hubi (1954)
Alashan eyounik (1955)
Allah maana (1955)
Izhay ansak (1956)

References

^ "Remembering Ahmed Badrakhan: Egyptian pioneer of musical film - Film - Arts & Culture". Ahram Online. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
^ "The lost honor of Farid al-Atrash, Egyptian legend". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

External links

Ahmed Badrakhan at IMDb


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