Ashraf Fahmy

Ashraf Fahmy (; 25 August 1936 – 25 January 2001) was an Egyptian film director, active in the Egyptian film industry since the late 1960s. He was credited with launching his career and directing his first feature film (The Killers – Arabic: القتلة) with the lead role played by leading film star Salah Zulfikar, making a huge commercial success. Fahmy is a daring director frequently seen in film festivals worldwide, in addition he wrote the script of three films including (Until The End of Lifetime – Arabic: حتى آخر العمر ), considered one of his notable films.

Early academic life Ashraf Fahmy earned a bachelor's degree of arts (History major) from the Cairo University in 1961, then he graduated from the Egyptian High Cinema Institute in Giza (first class) in 1963 to start his career in the Egyptian cinema, after that he studied Directing at the University of California from 1964 until 1967.

Starting as a director Fahmy worked as a director at the "National Center for Documentary Seetma", he directed his first short film; A New Life and was awarded for this film at "Dok Leipzigfilm festival", then worked as an assistant to Fatin Abdel Wahab, Abduel Rahman Khamisi and Youssef Chahine, then he directed his first Feature Film The Killers (1971).

Personal life Ashraf Fahmy was born and raised in Cairo, he was a son of an Egyptian father of a high-class family of Cairo and a Turkish mother, got married twice and has one son Mostafa Ashraf Fahmy and two daughters Jala Fahmy from a different mother and Ingy, He died in the early 2001's during an open heart surgery leaving a legacy in Egyptian cinema.

Cinema Since his first feature film (The Killers – Egyptian Arabic: القتلة) which was starred by Egypt's influential movie star Salah Zulfikar earning him huge box office success in Fahmy's debut. His films of the 70's, 80's & 90's gave him a reputation as a director of thrillers. He was involved in the Cinema Council Adarhmassh in 1969 and then nominated as chairman of the board of directors of Studios, Production and High investment in 1977. throughout his career, he directed, wrote and produced over 50 feature films.

Awards Fahmy was honored by Egyptian, Middle eastern & International Film Festivals. His most notable award was for A New life at the Dok Leipzig film festival of Leipzig, East Germany.

Filmography Writer: Execution of a Judge (1990) School Teacher Assassination (1988) Until The End of Lifetime (1975) Producer: The Unknown (1984) The Housemaid (1984) The Investigation is still ongoing (1979) Director: 50 Films

Films Year Arabic Title Translation Transliteration Notes 1 2002 العشق والدم Love and Blood al Eshq w al dam Actress Sherihan 2 2000 إمرأة تحت المراقبة Woman under surveillance emraa that el morakabah 3 1998 القتل اللذيذ The Tasty Murder El-katl El-laziz 4 1997 امرأة فوق القمة Woman on the top emraa foka al kemma 5 1997 سنوات الشقاء والحب مسلسل Years of misery and love the series sanawat el shakaa w alhob 6 1995 ضربة جزاء Penalty darbet gazaa 7 1994 الرايا حمرا The red banner el raya el hamraa 8 1994 ليلة القتل The night of the murder Laylat El Katl 9 1993 الحب بين قوسين Love Brackets el hob bain kawseen 10 1993 لصوص خمس نجوم Five-Star Thieves lesos khamas negoom Actor Salah Zulfikar 11 1992 فخ الجواسيس Spies Trap Fakh al jawasees 12 1991 قانون إيكا The Law of Ica kanoon Ica 13 1990 ليل و خونة Night and Traitors layl w khawanah 14 1990 اعدام قاضى Judge Execution eadam kady 15 1989 عنبر الموت Death Row anbar al mawt 16 1988 بستان الدم Blood Orchard Bostan el dam 17 1988 اغتيال مدرسة Assassination of a Teacher Eghteyal modaresa 18 1987 امراة مطلقة The Divorced woman Imraa Motalaka 19 1987 لعدم كفاية الادلة For lack of Evidence li adam kefayet al adella 20 1986 وصمة عار Stain Wasmat Aar 21 1985 سعد اليتيم Saad the Orphan Saad el yateem 22 1984 الراقصة والطبال The Dancer and The Drummer Al-raqissa wa al-tabal 23 1984 لا تسألنى من أنا Do not ask me who I am La tasalni man ana 24 1984 المجهول The Unknown el maghool 25 1984 الخادمة The Maid el khadima 26 1984 كلام Words kalam 27 1983 حادث النصف متر The half meters accident hadithet el nsf mtr 28 1982 الخبز المر The Bitter Bread el khobz el mor Actress Sherihan 29 1981 الشيطان يعظ The Devil Preaches Al shaytan yaez 30 1980 الشريدة The Houseless Al sharida 31 1980 الوحش داخل الإنسان The beast inside a man al wahsh dakhel ensan 32 1980 الأقوياء The Toughs al akweyia 33 1979 كرامتى My dignity karamati 34 1979 ولا يزال التحقيق مستمرا The investigation is still on Wa la yazal al tahqiq mostameran 35 1979 مع سبق الإصرار premeditated maa sabk el esrar 36 1978 رحلة داخل امراة A Trip inside a woman Rehla dakhel emraa 37 1978 المرأة الأخرى The Other Woman Al maraa al okhra 38 1978 امراة قتلها الحب Woman killed her love emraa katalha al hob 39 1977 بص شوف سكر بتعمل ايه Look what Sugar does bos shof sokkar btaamel eh 40 1977 ميعاد مع سوسو A Date with Soso meaad maa Soso 41 1976 شوق Longing shawk 42 1976 امواج بلا شاطئ Beach Without Waves amwaj bela shatea 43 1975 حتى آخر العمر Until The End of Lifetime hatta akher el omr 44 1974 امرأة عاشقه Woman in-love emraa ashiqa 45 1973 ليل وقضبان Night and Bars lail w kodban 46 1972 رغبات ممنوعة Forbidden Needs Raghabat Mamnouaa 47 1972 صور ممنوعة القصة الأولى (ممنوع) Forbidden Pictures Sowar Mamnouaa 48 1971 القتلة The Killers al katalah Film debut, Actor Salah Zulfikar 49 1970 واحد فى المليون One in a million Wahed fel million Ass. Director 50 1970 الأرض The Land al ard Ass. Director