Biography
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.
Filmography
all 66
Movies 66
Director 62
Narrator 1
Writer 1
Graveyards for Rent (1986)
عسل الحب المر (1985)
Lial (1982)
Fangs (1981)
لا تظلموا النساء (1980)
الجنة تحت قدميها (1979)
حب فوق البركان (1978)
القضية المشهورة (1978)
Rendezvous with Soso (1977)
Qamar Al-Zaman (1976)
Badia Masabni (1975)
La tatroukni wahdi (1975)
Amira.. My Love (1975)
Agony over smiling lips (1974)
My Story With Time (1974)
Bamba Kasher (1974)
Al Sokkareya (1973)
Watch Out for Zuzu (1972)
Imtithal (1972)
Love & Pride (1972)
Shaqa Mafrousha (1970)
Dalal Al-Masria (1970)
Sweet Aziza (1969)
An Ordinary Girl (1968)
The Beggars' Strike (1967)
Mansion of Longing (1966)
Huwa wa el nessaa (1966)
Three Thieves (1966)
The Nun (1965)
Heya Wil Regal (1965)
Alf Leila We Leila (1964)
Walk (1964)
Between Two Mansions (1964)
Woman on the Margin (1963)
Alley of The Pestle (1963)
Shafiqa Al-Qibtiya (1963)
The Newspaper Seller (1963)
The Miracle (1962)
Alkhataya (1962)
The Student (1961)
Mal wa Nisaa (1960)
زوجة من الشارع (1960)
I'm accusing (1960)
Hub Hataa Aleibada (1960)
قلوب العذارى (1958)
الشيطانة الصغيرة (1958)
Hob Min Narr (1958)
Eghraa (1957)
House of Forbidden Pleasures (1957)
I'll Never Cry (1957)
Lawahez (1957)
Farewell at dawn (1956)
Flesh (1955)
Qolob El Nas (1954)
The Bread Seller (1953)
Love In The Darkness (1953)
Great running (1953)
The Time of Miracles (1952)
Ghadab El Waledain (1952)
أنا بنت ناس (1951)
أسرار الناس (1951)
Saa La Qalbak (1950)
The Two Orphans (1948)
Elsetat Afaret (1947)
Angels in Hell (1946)
Passion and Revenge (1944)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1919-03-06
Deathday1988-01-29 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceMansoura, Egypt, Egypt
ChildrenMoudy El Imam, Hesin Elemam
CitizenshipsEgypt
Also Known Asحسن الإمام, Hassan El Imam, Hassan al-Imam, Hassan El Emam, Hasan El-Emam, Хасан аль-Имам, Hassan Al-Emam
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