Helmy Halim, also Hilmi Halim (; 1916 – 1971) was an Egyptian film director,

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

, and producer. He has worked with many stars like

Omar Sharif Omar Sharif (, ; born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub ; 10 April 1932 – 10 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. He began his career in his native country in the 1950s. He is bes ...

Salah Zulfikar Salah El-Din Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar (, ; 18 January 1926 – 22 December 1993) was an Egyptian actor and film producer. He started his career as a Egyptian National Police, police officer, before becoming an actor in 1956. He is regarded as one o ...

Ahmed Ramzy Ahmad Ramzy (; 23 March 1930 – 28 September 2012) was an Egyptians, Egyptian actor who played leading roles in many Cinema of Egypt, Egyptian films in 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Early life Ramzy was born Ramzy Mahoud Bayoumi'' in 1930 to Dr Ma ...

Faten Hamama Faten Ahmed Hamama (, ; 27 May 1931 – 17 January 2015) was an Egyptian film and television actress and film producer. She made her screen debut in 1939, when she was only seven years old. Her earliest roles were minor, but her activity an ...

and

Abdel Halim Hafez Abdel Halim Ali Shabana (), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez (, ) (21 June 1929 – 30 March 1977), was an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teacher and film producer. Abdel Halim is considered to be one of the greatest ...

. In 1955, he discovered

and cast him as Ramzy in Ayyamna al-HolwaAl-Ahram Weekly article

Partial filmography

*'' Ayyamna al-Holwa'' *'' Ard al-Salam'' *'' Hekayit Hob'' (A Love Story), released: January 12, 1959, starring:

Mariam Fakhr Eddine Mariam Mohamed Fakhr Eddine (, 8 September 1933 – 3 November 2014) was an Egyptian film and television actress, and was the second wife of prominent filmmaker Mahmoud Zulfikar (1914 – 1970). She was nicknamed the "Belle of the Screen" (). Be ...

*'' Maww'ed fil Borg'' (Date at the Tower), released: December, 1962, starring:

Soad Hosny Soad Mohammad Kamal Hosny (, ; 26 January 1943 – 21 June 2001) was an Egyptian actress. She was known as the "Cinderella of the Screen" and one of the most influential actresses in the Middle East and the Arab world. She is generally regarded a ...

. *'' Maabodat El Gamahir'' (The Beloved Diva), released: January, 1967, starring:

Shadia Fatma Ahmad Kamal Shaker (; 8 February 193128 November 2017), better known by her stage name Shadia (, ''Shādya''), was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was famous for her roles in light comedies and Drama (film and television), drama in th ...

. *

References

External links

* Egyptian film directors 1916 births 1971 deaths {{Egypt-film-director-stub