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.

Movies with Galal El Sharkawy

• Don't Lose Your Mind 1985 · ★ 8.0
• Mothers in Exile 1981 · ★ 7.0
• The Basement 1987 · ★ 6.0
• El Baghbaghan 1984 · ★ 6.0
• A Lifetime of Joy 2020 · ★ 8.0
• A Widow with Three Daughters 1965
• Min Khaf Selim 1987
• Elkhatim 1987
• Mawad maa al-qadar 1986
• The Master Builder 1980

Movies directed by Galal El Sharkawy

• The School of Mischief 1973 · ★ 8.5
• The Joker 1979 · ★ 6.6
• On the Sidewalk 1987 · ★ 8.0
• The Story of the West Quarter 1996 · ★ 3.5
• The Shortcoming 1967 · ★ 7.0
• A Widow with Three Daughters 1965
• Public Sector Dancer 1985
• The People Inside 1969
• عودة الروح 1963
• They Kill Donkeys 1974
• The Khedive 1993
• Houda Karama 1998
• Doctor Despite his Nose 1982
• The Person 1982
• Slowly 1990
• Transformation 1988
• The Greatest Kid in the World 1972
• Atiya The Terrorist 1992