Bashir El Deek

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.