Ibrahim Amara

Ibrahim Amara ⭐

(1910 - 1972)

🎭 Egyptian Actor - Director - Screenwriter

📅 Born: August 19, 1910 - Baltej, Egypt

✝️ Died: March 23, 1972 (aged 61) - Cairo, Egypt

🇪🇬 Nationality: Egyptian

👨‍👦 Children: Director Hussein Amara, Cinematographer & Producer Mohamed Amara

🎬 Years Active: 1948 - 1970

📖 Biography:

🔹 Moved with his family to Cairo two months after his birth.

🔹 Started his artistic career in school theater, then joined Ramses Theater and Studio Misr.

🔹 Learned filmmaking under the great director Niazi Mostafa and worked as his assistant.

🔹 Directed several documentary films for various ministries.

🔹 Played a key role in discovering the famous actress Tahiya Carioca and introduced her in her debut film, El Settat Fi Khatar (1942).

🔹 Directed around 30 films and acted in nearly 40 films, often portraying religious figures.

🔹 Worked in Kuwait between 1962 and 1965.

🎬 Notable Works:

🎥 As a Director:

🎞 Si Omar (1941)

🎞 The Seventh Wife (1950)

🎞 Mismar Gouha (1952)

🎞 Melody of Loyalty (1955)

🎞 Crime and Punishment (1957)

🎞 The Migration of the Prophet (1964)

🎭 As an Actor:

🎞 Wedad (1936)

🎞 Lashin (1938)

🎞 Labet El Set (1946)

🎞 Saladin the Victorious (1963)

🎞 Love in Karnak (1967)

🎞 Dalal Al-Masriya (1970)

🔹 Ibrahim Amara is considered one of the pioneers of Egyptian cinema, leaving a significant mark in acting, directing, and screenwriting, helping to shape classic Egyptian cinema. 🎥✨