Ahmad Badrakhan

Biography

Ahmad Badrakhan (18 September 1909 – 26 August 1969) was an Egyptian film director and screenwriter of 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.

Directed

1. The Last Lie (1950) — Director
2. Who's Done it ? (1944) — Director
3. Dananeir (1940) — Director
4. I Love You Only (1949) — Director
5. A Night of Love (1951) — Director
6. The Other Half (1967) — Director
7. Pledge of Love (1955) — Director
8. God Is on Our Side (1955) — Director
9. The Victory of Youth (1941) — Director
10. Melody of My Love (1953) — Director
11. Mustafa Kamel (1952) — Director
12. Hymn of Hope (1937) — Director
13. Nadia (1969) — Director
14. Cairo-Baghdad (1947) — Director
15. Fatmah (1947) — Director
16. Sayed Darwish (1966) — Director
17. Joys (1968) — Director
18. Ma'adarsh (1946) — Director
19. The Life of Darkness (1940) — Director
20. Eayida (1942) — Director
21. Shahr aleasal (1945) — Director
22. A kiss in Lebanon (1945) — Director
23. A Stranger (1958) — Director
24. On the stage of life (1942) — Director
25. The Innocent (1944) — Director
26. Al-Sharaff Ghali (1951) — Director
27. How Can I Forget You (1956) — Director
28. I Want To Get Married (1952) — Director
29. The Little Doll (1956) — Director
30. Storm over the countryside (1941) — Director
31. علشان عيونك (1954) — Director
32. شيء من لا شيء (1938) — Director
33. Glory and tears (1946) — Director
34. قبلني يا أبي (1947) — Director