Henry Antoun Barakat ( ar, هنري أنطون بركات, 11 June 1914,

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– 27 May 1997, Cairo) was a well known

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ian film director. He was born in

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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., He directed some of the most famous films in the

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Filmography

Awards and honors

2 wins & 3 nominations Berlin International Film Festival *

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Nominated Golden Berlin Bear Hassan wa Nayima (1959) *

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Nominated Golden Berlin Bear Doa al karawan (1959) Cannes Film Festival *1965 Nominated Golden Palm El Haram, (1965) Jakarta Film Festival *1964 Won Best Film Bab el maftuh, El (1964) Valencia Festival of Mediterranean Cinema *1984 Won Special Mention Leilet al quabd al Fatma (1984) Egypt State Incentive Prize in Arts and Letters of the Supreme Council of Culture, 1995.

In the Press

The best of Egyptian cinema , the 15 best Egyptian films of all time

References

* Armes, Roy. ''Dictionary of African Filmmakers''. Indiana University Press, 11 July 2008. , 9780253000422.

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