List of Egyptian films before 1920
Appearance
List of Egyptian films from 1907 to 1919:
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1907 | ||||||
The Visit of the Khedive Abbas Helmi
(Zyaret Al Khidiwi 'Abbas Helmi) |
Short Documentary | First Egyptian documentary.[1] | ||||
1918 | ||||||
Bedouin's honor
(Sharaf El Badawi) |
Mohamed Karim | Short | [2][3] | |||
The Deadly Flowers
(Al Azhar Al Momita) |
Mohammed Karim | Short | This film was never projected and is considered the first Egyptian film to be banned from viewing for religious reasons[1] | |||
1919 | ||||||
Madame Loretta | Leonard Ricci | Fawzi El Gazayerly | Adaptation of a play; featuring the Egyptian theatre actor Fawzi El Gazayerly and his theatrical troupe.[1][4] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "The Early Years of Documentaries and Short Films in Egypt (1897-1939)". Bibliotheca Alexandria.
- ^ "Mohamed Karim (1886-1972)". Bibliotheca Alexandria.
- ^ "THE HISTORY OF EGYPTIAN CINEMA" (PDF). Ricerca Cooperation in Egypt and SEMAT.
- ^ Leaman, Oliver (16 December 2003). Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. ISBN 9781134662524.