List of Egyptian films from 1907 to 1919:
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | ||||||
| The Visit of the Khedive Abbas Helmi
(Zyaret Al Khidiwi 'Abbas Helmi) |
Short Documentary | First Egyptian documentary.[1] | ||||
| 1918 | ||||||
| Bedouin's honor
(Sharaf El Badawi) |
Mohamed Karim | Short | [2][3] | |||
| The Deadly Flowers
(Al Azhar Al Momita) |
Mohammed Karim | Short | This film was never projected and is considered the first Egyptian film to be banned from viewing for religious reasons[1] | |||
| 1919 | ||||||
| Madame Loretta | Leonard Ricci | Fawzi El Gazayerly | Adaptation of a play; featuring the Egyptian theatre actor Fawzi El Gazayerly and his theatrical troupe.[1][4] | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c "The Early Years of Documentaries and Short Films in Egypt (1897-1939)". Bibliotheca Alexandria.
- ^ "Mohamed Karim (1886-1972)". Bibliotheca Alexandria.
- ^ "THE HISTORY OF EGYPTIAN CINEMA" (PDF). Ricerca Cooperation in Egypt and SEMAT.
- ^ Leaman, Oliver (16 December 2003). Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. ISBN 9781134662524.