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Faisal Al-Yasiri (1933-2022)

Alias:
فيصل الياسري

Birthplace:
Iraq

Born:
September 16, 1933

Died:
October 27, 2022

Biography from TheMovieDB

He was born in 1933. He worked in journalism in 1948. He published a collection of short stories titled On the Road. He also published a novel titled She Was a Virgin (1952). Before turning to the cinema, he obtained a distinction in directing and editing for television from Vienna, and worked in 1958 as a director for Baghdad TV. He also worked from 1959 to 1962 as a director for East Germany TV, and at the end of 1965, he worked on Syrian TV until his work in the movie The Head (1976) in Iraq. He directed a number of documentaries and about ten feature films, including the films: The River (1977), and The Sniper (1979). Among the television series that he directed are: Gold Dinars, and The Blue Book.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
1971  Hamido's Return
1977  The Head
1978  The River
1980  The Sniper
1982  The Princess and the River
1988  Babel habibiti
2013  Bagdad My Rosy Dream

Screenplay:
1971  Hamido's Return
1977  The Head
1978  The River
1980  The Sniper
1982  The Princess and the River
1988  Babel habibiti
2013  Bagdad My Rosy Dream

Writer:
1971  Hamido's Return
1972  The Mexican Hoax
1977  The Head
1978  The River
1980  The Sniper
1982  The Princess and the River
1988  Babel habibiti
2013  Bagdad My Rosy Dream

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TV Production

Art Direction:
1996  صندوق الدنيا

Creator:
1995  اللسان العربي
1995  اللغة العربية
1996  أوائل العرب
1996  صندوق الدنيا
1997  خذ بيدي
1998  الطرائف الغريبة والنوادر العجيبة
1998  حكايات قبل أن تنزل الآيات

Director:
1995  اللسان العربي
1995  اللغة العربية
1996  أوائل العرب
1996  صندوق الدنيا
1997  Ammunitions
1997  خذ بيدي
1998  الطرائف الغريبة والنوادر العجيبة
1998  حكايات قبل أن تنزل الآيات

Supervising Art Director:
1995  اللسان العربي
1995  اللغة العربية
1996  أوائل العرب
1996  صندوق الدنيا
1997  Ammunitions
1997  خذ بيدي
1997  ورشة حارتنا
1998  الطرائف الغريبة والنوادر العجيبة
1998  حكايات قبل أن تنزل الآيات

Writer:
1995  اللسان العربي
1995  اللغة العربية
1996  أوائل العرب
1996  صندوق الدنيا
1997  Ammunitions
1997  خذ بيدي
1997  ورشة حارتنا
1998  الطرائف الغريبة والنوادر العجيبة
1998  حكايات قبل أن تنزل الآيات

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