Ezz El-Dine Zulficar

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Ezz El-Dine Ahmed Mourad Zulficar (Arabic: عز الدين ذو الفقار, romanized: ‘Ezz ed-Dīn Zū l-Fiqār; 28 October 1919 – 1 July 1963) was an Egyptian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer known for his distinctive style, which blends romance and action. He is widely regarded one of the most influential filmmakers in the golden age of Egyptian Cinema. In a career spanning sixteen years, he directed over 30 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Born to the noble Zulfikar family, he initially graduated from the Egyptian Military College. He worked as a military officer in the Egyptian Armed Forces for eight years. After resigning from the military in 1947, he started his career as a filmmaker, Zulficar worked as an assistant director to director Mohamed Abdel Gawad in the films The World is Fine (1946), It Returned to its Rules (1946), Flowers and Thorns (1947). His directorial debut was Prisoner of the Shadows (1947). Zulficar's first successful film...

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