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Wadid Sirry (1914-1984)

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Alias:
Wadid Sirri
وديد سري

Birthplace:
Cairo, Egypt

Born:
August 14, 1914

Died:
May 3, 1984

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Director of Photography:
1955  Dearer Than My Eyes
1956  Miracle from heaven
1956  Wakeful Eyes
1957  The Thug
1958  A woman on the Road
1958  Khalid ibn el Walid
1960  Teenagers
1961  A Man in Our House
1963  Saladin the Victorious
1963  Soft Hands
1964  For Men Only
1964  The Road
1966  Too Young for Love
1967  Mister Fish
1967  Shabab Magnoun Geddan
1969  Mama's Secretary
1969  Nadia
1969  The Showgirl
1971  Then the sun rises
1972  The Barrier
1973  The School of Mischief
1973  Two-faced
1974  The clock strikes ten
1975  The Lady and the Wolves
1978  A Man Named Abbas
1978  Life is a Moment

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