Ezz El-Dine Zulficar Films Company (Arabic: شركة أفلام عز الدين ذو الفقار, aka: Ezz El-Dine Zulficar Films) is a film production company founded in Cairo by Ezz El-Dine Zulfikar and Salah Zulfikar in 1958. It operated in the Middle East and North Africa since 1958 until 1963.[1][2]
| ِEzz El-Dine Zulficar Films | |
Native name | شركة أفلام عز الدين ذو الفقار |
| Company type | Private sector |
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Founder | Ezz El-Dine Zulficar, Salah Zulfikar |
| Defunct | 1963 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Middle East • North Africa |
Key people | Ezz El-Dine Zulficar, Salah Zulfikar |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Services | Filmmaking |
| Owner | Ezz El-Dine Zulficar, Salah Zulfikar |
History
editIn 1958, the Zulfikar brothers; Ezz El-Dine Zulficar and Salah Zulfikar established a film production corporation under the trade name of Ezz El-Dine Zulficar Films. Salah took over the administrative side. The Zulfikar brothers produced their first film; Among the Ruins (Bain Al Atlal) (1959) starring Faten Hamama, Emad Hamdy and Salah Zulfikar. The film was directed by Ezz El-Dine Zulficar and was commercially and critically successful, and was listed later in the Top 100 Egyptian films.[3]
Their second venture was The Second Man (Al Ragol Al Thani) (1959) directed by Ezz El-Dine Zulficar, featuring Salah Zulfikar in two roles alongside Rushdy Abaza, Samia Gamal and Sabah. The film was a box-office hit.[4] In 1960, they produced Angel and Devil (Malaak wa Shaytan) starring Rushdy Abaza and directed by Kamal El Sheikh. The film was another breakthrough to Rushdy Abaza after his success in The Second Man. Followed by The Holy Bond (Al Rabat Al Moqaddas) (1960) starring Sabah, Salah Zulfikar, Emad Hamdy, and directed by their older brother Mahmoud Zulfikar, the film later became an Egyptian cinematic classic. Their next venture was Tewfik Saleh's Struggle of the Heroes (1962) (Sir'a Al-Abtal), which was later listed in the Top 100 Egyptian films.[5][6] The company’s final venture was Black Candles (Al-Shomoo' Al-Sawdaa) (1962) featuring Nagat, Saleh Selim and Fouad El-Mohandes, the film was a financial and critical success.[7][8][9]
Films
editFeature films
edit| Year | Title | Native Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Among the Ruins | Bayn al Atlal, بين الأطلال |
| 1959 | The Second Man | Al Rajul al Thani, الرجل الثاني |
| 1960 | Angel and Devil | Malaak wa Sheitan, ملاك وشيطان |
| 1960 | The Holy Bond | Al Rebat Al Moqaddas, الرباط المقدس |
| 1961 | Without Tears | Bela Domoo', بلا دموع |
| 1962 | Struggle of the Heroes | Sira’ Al-Abtal', صراع الأبطال |
| 1962 | The Black Candles | Al Shumou Al Sawda', الشموع السوداء |
Legacy
editIn 1996, in the centenary of Egyptian cinema, two productions of Ezz El-Dine Zulficar Films were listed in the Top hundred Egyptian films of the 20th century.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "مؤلف وممثل ومخرج ومنتج.. «عز الدين ذو الفقار» شركة إنتاج سينمائية مكتملة الأركان". صوت الأمة. 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ Limbrick, Peter (2020-03-10). Arab Modernism as World Cinema: The Films of Moumen Smihi. Univ of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-33056-6.
- ^ "25 عامًا على رحيله صلاح ذو الفقار.. لماذا تخلى عن رتبته العسكرية في فيلم عيون سهرانة؟". دار الهلال (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "Remembering Roushdy Abaza: Egyptian silver screen's first man". Al Ahram. 27 July 2021.
- ^ Shafik, Viola (2007). Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-065-3.
- ^ Leaman, Oliver (2003-12-16). Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-66252-4.
- ^ "صلاح ذو الفقار .. الممثل والملاكم وضابط مذبحة الشرطة". مصراوي.كوم. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ Ashraf Gharib (7 November 2019). "Remembering Ezz Eldin Zulfikar: The romantic film pioneer". Al Ahram.
- ^ The Cultural Yearbook. al Idarah al-ʼAmmah lil-Thaqafah. 1960.
- ^ "Top 100 Egyptian Films (CIFF)". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
External links
edit- Ezz El-Dine Zulficar Films at elcinema