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.

Known for

Lachine, the People's Hope

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1969	Nadia	Director
1968	Joys	Director
1967	The Other Half	Director
1966	Sayed Darwish	Director
1958	Ghareeba	Director
1956	How Can I Forget You	Director
1956	The Little Doll	Director
1955	Pledge of Love	Director
1955	God Is on Our Side	Director
1955	God Is on Our Side	Dialogue
1955	God Is on Our Side	Scenario Writer
1953	Melody of My Love	Director
1952	A Night of Love	Director
1952	Mustafa Kamel	Director
1952	Aiza atgawiz	Director
1951	Al-Sharaff Ghali	Director
1950	The Last Lie	Director
1949	It's You I Love	Writer
1949	It's You I Love	Director
1947	Fatmah	Director
1946	Cairo-Baghdad	Director
1946	ما أقدرش	Director
1944	Who's Done it ?	Director
1944	The Innocent	Director
1942	On the stage of life	Director
1942	Eayida	Director
1941	The Victory of Youth	Director
1941	The Victory of Youth	Writer
1940	Dananeir	Director
1940	Dananeir	Writer
1940	The Life of Darkness	Director
1938	Lachine, the People's Hope	Writer
1938	Lasheen	Dialogue
1938	Lasheen	Scenario Writer
1938	Lasheen	Screenplay
1937	Hymn of Hope	Director
1936	Wedad	Director
1934	ياقوت	Assistant Director