Hassan Al-Imam
Directing
Born 1919-03-06
Died 1988-01-29
Al Mansoura, Egypt
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Hassan El Imam is an Egyptian director. He was born in the city of Mansoura in 1919, and received his education at a French school in Cairo, but after his father died following a financial crisis, Hassan was forced to work at an early age to provide for his family, and as he was fluent in both English and French, he started working as a translator. He then moved to working in film as an assistant director to Youssef Wahba. El Imam started his directorial career in a period that was dominated by melodramas and tragic stories in film, which was the major influence on his style and aesthetic, and led his films to become blockbusters, despite the constant panning from critics even after his death. El Imam's directorial debut was “Mala'ikat Gohanam” (Hell's Angels) in 1946. His most famous films from this period include: “Al Yatimatan” (The Two Orphans) (1948), “Zalamoony Elnas” (People Oppressed Me) (1950). In 1962, El Imam started a new phase in his career, by landing as a substitute for director Salah Abu Seif on the film adaptation of Naguib Mahfouz's “Bein El Qasrein” (Between the Two Palaces). He then continued to direct extremely successful film adaptations of Naguib Mahfouz novels, including “Zuqaq Almidaq” (Almidaq Alley) (1963), “Qasr Elshouq” (Palace of Longing) (1966), and “Alsokkareya” (1973). Despite meeting acclaim from audience, El Imam has always been accused by critics of ruining Mahfouz's novels with his film adaptations. In the 1970's, El Imam started shifting away from melodramas and experimented with different genres, mainly comedies and musicals that were also highly successful among audiences, starting with “Khally Balak men Zuzu” (Take Care of Zuzu) in 1972, which had a theatrical run of over a year and became one of the highest grossing Egyptians films of all time. He invested Zuzu's success afterwards to make other musical comedies like “Hekayty ma'a Elzaman” (My Story with Time) and “Amira Hobby Ana” (Amira my Love). El Imam co-wrote most of his films, and was known for seeking inspiration from French popular stories and fairy tales. He died on the 29th of January, 1988 at the age of 66.
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Filmography
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Directing
51 credits
Between Two Palaces
بنت بديعة
Oh The wonders of time
Hassan & Hassan
Love & Pride
Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora
Al Sokkareya
The Time of Miracles
Ana bint Nass
The Bread Seller
Zalamoni El Nas
Dalal Al-Masria
Alley of The Pestle
A Tale from the Arabian Nights
Elsetat Afaret
Alkhataya
Mansion of Longing
Cup of torment
Imtithal
Do not wrong women
Love In The Darkness
Woman on the Margin
The Miracle
I'll Never Cry
Shafiqa Al-Qibtiya
Blood on Pink Dress
Al-Malak Al-Zalem
Amira.. My Love
Little devil
The Student
Wife from the Street
Money and Women
Kaydahonna Azeem
El-Ganna Taht Qadmeha
Alkharsaa
Don't leave me alone
Farewell at dawn
Lawahez
Three Thieves
Eghraa
Mohammed Ali Street
Hokm Elqawi
The era of love
Hayati hi althaman
My Story With Time
Prayer of the oppressed
Heya Wil Regal
The Nun
Hob Fauq Al-Burkan
Saa La Qalbak
Bitter honey of love
Writing
20 credits
Oh The wonders of time
Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora
The Time of Miracles
Ana bint Nass
The Bread Seller
Dalal Al-Masria
Cup of torment
Do not wrong women
Woman on the Margin
Blood on Pink Dress
Amira.. My Love
Little devil
The Student
Wife from the Street
Money and Women
El-Ganna Taht Qadmeha
Farewell at dawn
Eghraa
Hayati hi althaman
Hob Fauq Al-Burkan
Acting
10 credits
Love & Pride
Mr. Omar
Laylat Al-Jumea
Passion and Revenge
Fangs
Cup of torment
Don't leave me alone
The invisibility cap
Hokm Elqawi
Prayer of the oppressed
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