Known For
Directing
Born
Jun 14, 2019
Died
Feb 04, 2020
Place of Birth
Egypt
Credits
32 titles
Galal El Sharkawy
Biography
An Egyptian theater director in the field of theater. He obtained a Bachelor of Science from Cairo University in 1954, a Special Diploma in Education and Psychology from Ain Shams University in 1955, a Bachelor of the Higher Institute of Theatricals Arts with honors in 1958, among other degrees. At the beginning of his life, he worked as a science teacher, and during his artistic career, he held several positions, including the dean of the Higher Institute of Theatricals Arts from 1975 to1979. He is a full-time professor at the Institute since 2006. He also authored several books in the field of theater and cinema, including My Life in the Theater. He began his directorial debut in A Widow and Three Daughters (1965). He made during his career a large number of successful plays, including Ateya the Terrorist, West Side Story, and The School of the Misfits, which is his most famous one.
Known For
Filmography
A Lifetime of Joy
بنفسه - لقطات أرشيفية
درب ابن برقوق
نظام
Houda Karama
Director
The Story of the West Quarter
Director
Ayyam Al-Muneera
The Khedive
Director
Atiya The Terrorist
Director
Slowly
Director
Transformation
Director
On the Sidewalk
Director
The Basement
دندراوي
Min Khaf Selim
Elkhatim
Mawad maa al-qadar
Love and other things
Public Sector Dancer
Director
Don't Lose Your Mind
El Baghbaghan
The Person
Director
Doctor Despite his Nose
Writer
Mothers in Exile
Shahin
The Master Builder
The Joker
Director
مين اللي فيهم
عبدالعظيم
They Kill Donkeys
Director
The School of Mischief
Director
The Greatest Kid in the World
Writer
The People Inside
Director
The Shortcoming
Director
A Widow with Three Daughters
الطبيب
عودة الروح
Director
Suppose