Bashir El Deek
Egyptian Screenwriter and Film Director
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Bashir El Deek
Egyptian Screenwriter and Film Director
Full Name: Bashir Sadeq El Deek
Date of Birth: July 27, 1944 – Damietta Governorate
Date of Death: December 31, 2024 (aged 80) – Cairo
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Religion: Islam
Nationality:
Kingdom of Egypt (1944–1952)
Republic of Egypt (1953–1958)
United Arab Republic (1958–1971)
Arab Republic of Egypt (1971–2024)
Education: Bachelor's in Commerce – Cairo University (1966)
Languages: Arabic
Occupation: Screenwriter, Film Director, Writer
Notable Work: The Knight and the Princess
Biography
He was born in the village of Al-Khayata in Damietta City. He began his career writing short stories published in cultural magazines, then shifted to screenwriting.
First Film:
Premeditated (1979) – Directed by Ashraf Fahmy, starring Mahmoud Yassin, Nour El Sherif, and Mervat Amin.
He collaborated with prominent directors such as:
Atef El Tayeb: The Bus Driver, Masterstroke, Against the Government, Naji Al-Ali, A Hot Night
Mohamed Khan: The Street Player, A Dinner Date, Desire, A Bird on the Road
He directed only two films:
The Flood – Starring Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
Travel Route – Starring Nour El Sherif
In the 2000s: He distanced himself from cinema and focused more on TV dramas such as People of Kafr Askar, Spy Wars.
Selected Filmography
Premeditated (1979)
Desire (1980)
A Dinner Date (1981)
The Bus Driver (1982)
The Street Player (1984)
Against the Government (1992)
Naji Al-Ali (1992)
A Hot Night (1995)
Temptation (1995)
The Elders (2010)
Television Works
The Good Land (1984)
People of Kafr Askar (2003)
Places in the Heart (2005)
The Warrior's Shadow (2008)
Spy Wars (2009)
Abed Kerman (2011)
The Flood (2017)
In Animation
He wrote and supervised the animated film The Knight and the Princess, completing it after the death of original director Mohamed Hassib.
The film was released in 2020.
Death
He passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, corresponding to 30 Jumada al-Thani 1446 AH, at the age of 80 after a battle with illness.
