Ali Abdel-Khalek
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 9, 1944
- Died
- September 2, 2022 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- Egypt
Biography
An Egyptian director, who was born in Cairo on June 9, 1944, to a middle family. After completing his secondary education, he joined the Higher Institute of Cinema, directing department. He was influenced by leftist thought in his youth, which was reflected in his early films. After graduating from the institute in 1966, he worked as an assistant director for a while, then turned to directing documentaries, including Farewell Song. His feature directorial debut was A Song on the Passage (1972), which gained critical acclaim. During the 80s, he collaborated with writer Mahmoud Abu Zeid in several successful films, including The Shame (1982), Drug Habit (1985), and Monsters Run (1987). In television, he directed the TV series Star of the Masses (2003), and The Second Gate (2009).
Known For
Filmography
Azzam's Children
TV · Director · 30 eps
Zaza
Movie · Director
Dignity Day
Movie · Director
Awad in a Mess
Movie · Director
Whaling
Movie · Director
Rendez-Vous
Movie · Director
El Nems
Movie · Director
Bono Bono
Movie · Director
The Empress
Movie · Director
El-Kafeer
Movie · Director
El Gentel
Movie · Director
Ladies' Threshold
Movie · Director
A Maid...However
Movie · Director
El Mazag
Movie · Director
The Egg and the Stone
Movie · Director
Darb Al Rahba
Movie · Director
Rape
Movie · Director
Help Us
Movie · Director
Four On An Official Mission
Movie · Director
Monsters Run
Movie · Director
The Mud
Movie · Director
The Well of Treason
Movie · Director
Market of The Fish
Movie · Director
The Hustlers
Movie · Director
Graveyards for Rent
Movie · Director
El Keif
Movie · Director
Execution Of A Dead Man
Movie · Director
Devilish Daughters
Movie · Director
The Venal Gentlemen
Movie · Director
The Shame
Movie · Director
وضاع حبي هناك
Movie · Director
Love Alone is Not Enough
Movie · Director
EL ABALSSA
Movie · Director
A traveler without a road
Movie · Director
A House Without Tenderness
Movie · Director
A Song on the Passage
Movie · Director
Farewell Song
Movie · Director
Yellow Valley
Movie · Assistant Director