Hassan Al-Imam

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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Watch Out for Zuzu

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Average Rating

6.5

12 votes

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Nov 06, 1972

54 years ago
Amira.. My Love

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6.4

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 07, 1975

52 years ago
Rendezvous with Soso

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6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1977

50 years ago
The Newspaper Seller

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6.0

1 votes

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Nov 18, 1963

63 years ago
Wife from the Street

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7.0

1 votes

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Nov 14, 1960

66 years ago
The Bread Seller

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0.0

0 votes

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Aug 17, 1953

73 years ago
Dalal Al-Masria

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0.0

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Release Date

Nov 23, 1970

56 years ago
The Time of Miracles

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0.0

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Jul 23, 1952

74 years ago
Bamba Kasher

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0.0

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Jan 02, 1974

53 years ago
Badia Masabni

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0.0

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Dec 21, 1975

51 years ago
Qamar Al-Zaman

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0.0

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Jan 01, 1976

51 years ago
Prayer of the oppressed

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0.0

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Sep 12, 1977

49 years ago
Prayer of the oppressed

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0.0

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Sep 12, 1977

49 years ago
Blood on Pink Dress

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0.0

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Jul 21, 1981

45 years ago
Huwa wa el nessaa

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0.0

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Aug 31, 1966

60 years ago
Cup of torment

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0.0

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Jul 28, 1952

74 years ago
Cup of torment

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0.0

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Jul 28, 1952

74 years ago
Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora

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0.0

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Mar 06, 1978

48 years ago
Money and Women

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0.0

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Nov 27, 1960

66 years ago
Scandal monger

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0.0

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Apr 16, 1953

74 years ago
Al-Hob Walmal

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0.0

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Apr 19, 1971

55 years ago
Little devil

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0.0

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Jan 19, 1958

69 years ago
Laylat Al-Jumea

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0.0

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Mar 26, 1945

82 years ago
Hokm Elqawi

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0.0

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Feb 27, 1951

76 years ago
Ana bint Nass

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0.0

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Aug 13, 1951

75 years ago
People's secrets

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0.0

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Dec 31, 1951

75 years ago
Banat Al-Lail

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0.0

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Mar 21, 1955

72 years ago
Al-Jasad

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0.0

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Jul 25, 1955

71 years ago
Farewell at dawn

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0.0

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Jul 12, 1956

70 years ago
House of Forbidden Pleasures

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0.0

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Release Date

Sep 29, 1957

69 years ago
The Great Love

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0.0

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Apr 29, 1957

69 years ago
Qoloob El Azara

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0.0

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Oct 26, 1958

68 years ago
Hayati hi althaman

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0.0

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Release Date

Feb 26, 1961

66 years ago
The Student

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0.0

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Release Date

Nov 12, 1961

65 years ago
Don't leave me alone

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0.0

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Jan 27, 1975

51 years ago
Al-Karawan Loh Shafayef

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0.0

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Dec 20, 1976

50 years ago
Hob Fauq Al-Burkan

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0.0

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Release Date

Nov 09, 1978

48 years ago
El-Ganna Taht Qadmeha

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0.0

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Release Date

Dec 03, 1979

47 years ago
Do not wrong women

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0.0

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Mar 17, 1980

46 years ago
Bokra Ahla Men El-Naharda

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0.0

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Release Date

Jan 13, 1986

40 years ago
The Lady of the House

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0.0

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Release Date

Apr 11, 1949

78 years ago
Woman on the Margin

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0.0

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Release Date

Oct 13, 1963

63 years ago
الحب المحرم

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0.0

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Aug 16, 1971

55 years ago
Sweet Aziza

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0.0

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Sep 01, 1969

57 years ago
The Two Orphans

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0.0

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Release Date

Nov 08, 1948

78 years ago
Eghraa

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0.0

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Release Date

Dec 23, 1957

69 years ago
Be Good to Your Parents

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0.0

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Release Date

Oct 24, 1976

50 years ago

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