Ashraf Fahmy (Arabic: أشرف فهمي; 25 August 1936 – 25 January 2001) was an Egyptian film director, active in the Egyptian film industry since the late 1960s. He was credited with launching his career and directing his first feature film (The Killers Arabic: القتلة) with the lead role played by the leading film star Salah Zulfikar, making a huge commercial success.[1][2] Fahmy is a daring director frequently seen in film festivals worldwide, in addition he wrote the script of three films including (Until The End of Lifetime – Arabic: حتى آخر العمر ), which is considered his most memorable movie.[3][4][5]

Ashraf Fahmy
Fahmy in Cairo 90's
Born(1936-08-25)25 August 1936
Died25 January 2001(2001-01-25) (aged 64)
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityEgypt Egypt
OccupationEgyptian Film Director.

Early academic life

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Ashraf Fahmy earned a bachelor's degree of arts (History major) from the Cairo University in 1961, then he graduated from the Egyptian High Cinema Institute in Giza (first class) in 1963 to start his career in the Egyptian cinema, after that he studied Directing at the University of California from 1964 until 1967.

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Starting as a director

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Fahmy worked as a director at the "National Center for Documentary Seetma", he directed his first short film; A New Life and was awarded for this film at "Dok Leipzigfilm festival", then worked as an assistant to Fatin Abdel Wahab, Abduel Rahman Khamisi and Youssef Chahine, then he directed his first Feature Film The Killers (1971).[7][8]

Personal life

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Ashraf Fahmy was born and raised in Cairo, he was a son of an Egyptian father of a high-class family of Cairo and a Turkish mother, got married twice and has one son Mostafa Ashraf Fahmy and two daughters Jala Fahmy from a different mother and Ingy, He died in the early 2001's during an open heart surgery leaving a legacy in Egyptian cinema.[9]

Cinema

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Since his first feature film (The Killers Egyptian Arabic: القتلة) which was starred by Egypt's influential movie star Salah Zulfikar earning him huge box office success in Fahmy's debut. His films of the 70's, 80's & 90's gave him a reputation as a director of thrillers. He was involved in the Cinema Council Adarhmassh in 1969 and then nominated as chairman of the board of directors of Studios, Production and High investment in 1977. throughout his career, he directed, wrote and produced over 50 feature films.

Awards

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Fahmy was honored by Egyptian, Middle eastern & International Film Festivals. His most notable award was for A New life at the Dok Leipzig film festival of Leipzig, East Germany.

Filmography

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  • Writer:
    1. Execution of a Judge (1990)
    2. School Teacher Assassination (1988)
    3. Until The End of Lifetime (1975)
  • Producer:
    1. The Unknown (1984)
    2. The Housemaid (1984)
    3. The Investigation is still ongoing (1979)

Films

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# Year Arabic Title Translation Transliteration Notes
1 2002 العشق والدم Love and Blood al Eshq w al dam Actress Sherihan
2 2000 إمرأة تحت المراقبة Woman under surveillance emraa that el morakabah
3 1998 القتل اللذيذ The Tasty Murder El-katl El-laziz
4 1997 امرأة فوق القمة Woman on the top emraa foka al kemma
5 1997 سنوات الشقاء والحب مسلسل Years of misery and love the series sanawat el shakaa w alhob
6 1995 ضربة جزاء Penalty darbet gazaa
7 1994 الرايا حمرا The red banner el raya el hamraa
8 1994 ليلة القتل The night of the murder Laylat El Katl
9 1993 الحب بين قوسين Love Brackets el hob bain kawseen
10 1993 لصوص خمس نجوم Five-Star Thieves lesos khamas negoom Actor Salah Zulfikar
11 1992 فخ الجواسيس Spies Trap Fakh al jawasees
12 1991 قانون إيكا The Law of Ica kanoon Ica
13 1990 ليل و خونة Night and Traitors layl w khawanah
14 1990 اعدام قاضى Judge Execution eadam kady
15 1989 عنبر الموت Death Row anbar al mawt
16 1988 بستان الدم Blood Orchard Bostan el dam
17 1988 اغتيال مدرسة Assassination of a Teacher Eghteyal modaresa
18 1987 امراة مطلقة The Divorced woman Imraa Motalaka
19 1987 لعدم كفاية الادلة For lack of Evidence li adam kefayet al adella
20 1986 وصمة عار Stain Wasmat Aar
21 1985 سعد اليتيم Saad the Orphan Saad el yateem
22 1984 الراقصة والطبال The Dancer and The Drummer Al-raqissa wa al-tabal
23 1984 لا تسألنى من أنا Do not ask me who I am La tasalni man ana
24 1984 المجهول The Unknown el maghool
25 1984 الخادمة The Maid el khadima
26 1984 كلام Words kalam
27 1983 حادث النصف متر The half meters accident hadithet el nsf mtr
28 1982 الخبز المر The Bitter Bread el khobz el mor Actress Sherihan
29 1981 الشيطان يعظ The Devil Preaches Al shaytan yaez
30 1980 الشريدة The Houseless Al sharida
31 1980 الوحش داخل الإنسان The beast inside a man al wahsh dakhel ensan
32 1980 الأقوياء The Toughs al akweyia
33 1979 كرامتى My dignity karamati
34 1979 ولا يزال التحقيق مستمرا The investigation is still on Wa la yazal al tahqiq mostameran
35 1979 مع سبق الإصرار premeditated maa sabk el esrar
36 1978 رحلة داخل امراة A Trip inside a woman Rehla dakhel emraa
37 1978 المرأة الأخرى The Other Woman Al maraa al okhra
38 1978 امراة قتلها الحب Woman killed her love emraa katalha al hob
39 1977 بص شوف سكر بتعمل ايه Look what Sugar does bos shof sokkar btaamel eh
40 1977 ميعاد مع سوسو A Date with Soso meaad maa Soso
41 1976 شوق Longing shawk
42 1976 امواج بلا شاطئ Beach Without Waves amwaj bela shatea
43 1975 حتى آخر العمر Until The End of Lifetime hatta akher el omr
44 1974 امرأة عاشقه Woman in-love emraa ashiqa
45 1973 ليل وقضبان Night and Bars lail w kodban
46 1972 رغبات ممنوعة Forbidden Needs Raghabat Mamnouaa
47 1972 صور ممنوعة القصة الأولى (ممنوع) Forbidden Pictures Sowar Mamnouaa
48 1971 القتلة The Killers al katalah Film debut,

Actor Salah Zulfikar

49 1970 واحد فى المليون One in a million Wahed fel million Ass. Director
50 1970 الأرض The Land al ard Ass. Director

References

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  1. ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
  2. ^ Bazzoli, Maria Silvia; Gariazzo, Giuseppe (2001). Onde del desiderio: il cinema egiziano dalle origini agli anni Settanta (in Italian). Torino film festival, Associazione cinema giovani. ISBN 978-88-88357-01-0.
  3. ^ "أشرف فهمي - ﺇﺧﺮاﺝ فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو".
  4. ^ Saʻd, ʻAbd al-Munʻim (1976). موجز تاريخ السينما المصرية (in Arabic). د . ن القاهرة. ISBN 978-977-702-611-6.
  5. ^ Shiri, Keith (1992). Directory of African Film-makers and Films. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-948911-60-6.
  6. ^ "تشييع جثمان المخرج المصري أشرف فهمي". www.aawsat.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. ^ "من أعلام السينما........المخرج اشرف فهمى!!".
  8. ^ http://www.aljazeera.net/news/pages/9d3304a6-39f7-4fff-8830-2310772acc7c [dead link]
  9. ^ "Ashraf Fahmy". IMDb.
  10. ^ "أشرف فهمي - ﺇﺧﺮاﺝ فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو".
  11. ^ "Ashraf Fahmy". IMDb. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

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