Foreign decades, he directed some of the most famous actors, singers and dancers of the Arab world. In the 1955 hit Days and Nights, he directed belly-dancer Zeinat Olwi in one of her most memorable performances. The best of Egyptian cinema, the 15 best Egyptian films of all time.
2 wins & 3 nominations Berlin International Film Festival 1959 Nominated Golden Berlin Bear Hassan wa Nayima (1959) 1960 Nominated Golden Berlin Bear Doa al karawan (1959) Cannes Film Festival 1965 Nominated Golden Palm Haram, El (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.
