A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Wadid Sirri
وديد سري
Birthplace:
Cairo, Egypt
Born:
August 14, 1914
Died:
May 3, 1984
Wadid Sirry (وديد سري) was an Egyptian cinematographer born on August 4, 1914. He was known as the pioneer of cinematography. He joined Studio Misr at the beginning of his work as an assistant to Mustafa Hassan. Then, he traveled to the United States of America, where he obtained his degree from the University of California. He was the first photographer to learn photography in the United States academically, and filmed his first novel in 1848. In partnership with Sami Brill, in the name of: Love does not die, and filmed 73 films. He died on May 3, 1984.
Director of Photography:
1956 Miracle from heaven
1956 Wakeful Eyes
1961 A Man in Our House
1963 Saladin the Victorious
1967 Mister Fish
1969 Mama's Secretary
1971 Then the sun rises
1973 The School of Mischief
1975 The Lady and the Wolves
1978 A Man Named Abbas
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