Biography
Helmy Rafla (May 15, 1909 – April 22, 1978; Arabic: حلمي رفلة) was an Egyptian film director, screenwriter, film producer, and make-up artist. He is considered one the most prominent Egyptian filmmakers. Helmy Rafla was born on 15 May 1909 in the Kingdom of Egypt.Rafla did make-up for actress Umm Kulthum in many of her films, which allowed him travel to France to learn the art of make-up. After he returned to Cairo, businessman Talaat Harb asked Rafla to work as an assistant to some foreigners from Europe that were working at Studio Misr, a Cairo-based film studio established by Harb.
Rafla continued to work in Studio Misr, until 1936 when the Egyptian Ministry of Education announced they were dispatching Egyptians to France and England in order to learn more about the art of theatre and cinema, including cosmetology. This training was in preparation for the opening of the Egyptian National Theatre Troupe (now the National Theater of Egypt). He studied in France photography, set decoration, and film directing, and upon returning to Egypt he focused on working as a make-up art in the theater for five years. Around 1938, Rafla pivoted to working in make-up for cinema. He did make-up for more than 40 films.Rafla began his film career in 1942 as an assistant to various film directors such as Ahmed Kamel Morsi, Ibrahim Emara, Abbas Kamel (filmmaker), and Hussein Fawzi (filmmaker). He produced, directed, composed and composed many films, most of them in Egypt and some of them in Lebanon, Turkey, and Nigeria.
Filmography
all 69
Movies 69
Director 54
Producer 14
مكالمة بعد منتصف الليل (1978)
Women in the City (1977)
First Year of Love (1976)
No My Ex-Lover (1976)
Love on Miami Beach (1976)
Love... Sweeter Than Love (1975)
Tears Run Dry (1975)
Hobi Al Awal Wa Al Akhir (1975)
وكان الحب (1974)
The Great Loyalty (1974)
Sound Of Love (1973)
The Swindlers (1973)
The Night Women (1973)
ليلة حب أخيرة (1972)
Housing crisis (1972)
My Dear Daughter (1971)
Date with the Beloved (1971)
The Son of Africa (1970)
The Pickpocket (1970)
A Very Jealous Wife (1969)
نساء من ذهب (1967)
Maa'boudat Al-Gamahir (1967)
Mansion of Longing (1966)
Knooz (1966)
The Mamluks (1965)
A wife from Paris (1964)
Shafiqa Al-Qibtiya (1963)
Rabia el-adawiya (1963)
Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly (1962)
The River of Love (1960)
Kholkhal habibi (1960)
Melody of Joy (1960)
Esh El-Gharam (1959)
For the Sake of a Woman (1959)
A woman on the Road (1958)
The Love Street (1958)
Ismail Yassine in Damascus (1958)
Fata Ahlamy (1957)
Tarek Al Amal (1957)
The General Inspector (1956)
The City's Revolt (1955)
Nights of Love (1955)
Soul lover (1955)
iinsan ghalban (1954)
Abo El-Dahab (1954)
For Who's Your Passion (1954)
Almar'a kl shay' (1953)
Fascinating Mothers-In-Law (1953)
Faeil Khayr (1953)
Child For rent (1953)
حظك هذا الاسبوع (1953)
Habib qalbi (1952)
Qadam Al Kheir (1952)
According to Your Taste (1952)
Al Montaser (1952)
My Mother in Law is an Atomic Bomb (1951)
Come and Greet (1951)
Albanat sharabat (1951)
Nehayet qessa (1951)
Girls Are Sweet (1951)
فايق ورايق (1951)
Miss Mama (1950)
A Dancer's Infatuation (1950)
البطل (1950)
The Millionaire (1950)
Eid Night (1949)
Fatma, Marika & Rachel (1949)
Cuteness casino (1945)
The Mind is on a Vacation
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1909-05-15
Deathday1978-04-22 (68 years old)
CitizenshipsEgypt
Also Known Asحلمي رفلة, حلمي رفله, حلمى رفله, حلمى رفلة, Хильми Рафла
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