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Henry Barakat

Henry Antoun Barakat (Arabic: هنري أنطون بركات, 11 June 1914, Cairo – 27 May 1997, Cairo) was a well known Egyptian film director.

He was born in Shubra to a Melkite Greek Catholic father of Syro-Lebanese descent, and a Syro-Lebanese mother. His father, Dr. Antoun Barakat, was a physician and received the title of Beik by the King for the services he rendered. During a career spanning for 50 years. He worked in different eras of the Egyptian film industry, directed 65 films, many of which are considered notable in Egyptian cinema.

He made a large number of films with a number of extremely famous stars, including ten films with Farid Al-Atrash, three films with Abdel Halim Hafez, three films with Layla Mourad, two films with Salah Zulfikar, two films with Sabah, two films with Mohamed Fawzy, two films with Fairuz, and two films with Hoda Sultan. However, the biggest share went to the Faten Hamama, with whom he directed 18 films, some of which are among the most important films in Egyptian cinema.

2 wins & 3 nominations

Berlin International Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

Jakarta Film Festival

Valencia Festival of Mediterranean Cinema

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