Ezz El-Dine Zulficar

Ezz El-Dine Zulficar

Egyptian Film Director & Military Officer

🟢 Born: October 28, 1919 – Abbasiya, Cairo

🔴 Died: July 1, 1963 (aged 43) – Cairo

🟡 Spouses:

Faten Hamama (1947-1954)

Kawthar Shafik (1954-until his death)

👧 Children:

Nadia Zulficar (from Faten Hamama)

Dina Zulficar (from Kawthar Shafik)

👬 Siblings:

Mahmoud Zulficar

Salah Zulficar

🎬 Career

💼 Education: Egyptian Military Academy

🎖 Military Service:

Rank: Captain

Branch: Artillery

📽 Film Industry:

Started as an assistant director in Dunia Bikhair (1946) and Azhar wa Ashwak (1947)

Directed his first film Aseer Al-Zalam (1947)

Remade the film in 1962 as The Black Candles

Co-founded Ezz El-Dine Zulficar Films Company with his brother Salah Zulficar

🎥 Notable Works

📌 As a Director:

Back to My Heart (1957) ❤️

Love Street (1958) 🎵

The Second Man (1959) 🕵️

Among the Ruins (1959) 💔

River of Love (1960) 💞

The Black Candles (1962) 🎹

📜 As a Writer:

I Am the Past (1951) ⏳

Path of Hope (1957) 🛤

Battle of the Heroes (1962) ⚔

🎭 As an Actor:

Immortality (1948) 🎭

Port Said (1957) 🚢

🎬 As a Producer:

Among the Ruins (1959)

The Second Man (1959)

Angel and Devil (1960)

Battle of the Heroes (1962)

🏆 Awards & Honors

🏅 Order of the Republic in Arts & Sciences (First Class)

🏆 Major Film Awards:

🥇 State Award for Best Directing – I Am the Past (1951)

🏅 Catholic Center Film Festival Award – Loyalty (1953)

🏆 Lebanese Press Award – An Appointment with Life (1953)

🎖 State Award for Best Story – Port Said (1957)

🏆 State Award for Best Production & Screenplay – Battle of the Heroes (1963)

🕊 Death

📅 July 1, 1963 – Passed away at the age of 43 after battling illness, leaving behind a lasting legacy in Egyptian cinema.