Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
90
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-02-17
Day of Death
1970-05-22 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Tanta, Egypt
Also Known As
محمود ذو الفقار
Mahmoud Zou El Faqqar
Mahmood Dhulfeqar
Махмуд Зу Эль Фукар
Махмуд Зульфикар
Mahmoud Zulfiqar
Biography
Mahmoud Zulfikar (February 18, 1914 – May 22, 1970) was an Egyptian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He was a major figure in Egyptian film industry. He started his career as an architect, before becoming an actor in 1939. Zulfikar was one of the most prominent artists in Egyptian cinema, he was known for his boldness and adventure with the new talents he presented to the Egyptian audience, later, he was nicknamed the "Talent Finder". Zulfikar was able to go beyond the limits of the film location with accurate calculations and through his imaginations, he could make his scripts alive. This earned him in Egypt the nickname of "The Event Maker".
