Essa Karama
- Director
- Writer
Also known as: عيسى كرامة · عيسي كرامة · Isa Karamah · Issa Karama
Egyptian director and author, born June 8, 1919.
He studied cinema by correspondence with one of the French institutes, then traveled to Paris, to apply his studies in practice, and specialized in directing in 1951.
He began his artistic career as a production manager in 1947 in the film “Al-Sitat Afareet.”
His film, “For the Sake of Love,” was the first Egyptian film shown in CinemaScope.
The film (Halal Alik) in 1952 is considered his first directorial work.
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Known For
Frequent Collaborators
Ismail Yasseen8 shared works
Mohamed Awad7 shared works
Nagwa Fouad7 shared works
Abdel Ghani El Nagdi4 shared works
Stephan Rosti4 shared works
Abdel Moneim Ibrahim4 shared works
Tawfiq Al-Deqen4 shared works
Mohamed Shawqi4 shared works
Ahmed Ramzy4 shared works
Mohamed Reda3 shared works
Hussain Ismael3 shared works
Hassan Youssef3 shared worksFull Filmography
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Meeting on the honeymoon
1987 · writer
Moghamret Shabab
1970 · director · writer
Sweet and Naughty
1968 · writer · director · ⭐ 9.0
El Ragel Da Hayganeni
1967 · director · ⭐ 10.0
Widow Wanted
1965 · director · writer · ⭐ 6.0
آخر جنان
1965 · director
Akher Shakawa
1964 · director · ⭐ 9.0
Nemar el-Talamzah
1964 · director · ⭐ 7.0
Midnight story
1964 · director · writer · ⭐ 9.0
A Marriage in Danger
1963 · director · ⭐ 8.0
Couples and summer
1961 · director · ⭐ 10.0
Husband for Rent
1961 · director
Shahr Asal Basal
1960 · director · ⭐ 5.5
Hamati malak
1959 · director · ⭐ 6.0
The Surprises Motel
1959 · director · writer · ⭐ 7.0
Ismail Yassine in the Mental Hospital
1958 · director · ⭐ 8.2
Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'
1956 · director · ⭐ 8.0
جرب حظك
1956 · director
For Love
1955 · director · ⭐ 10.0
Have Mercy
1953 · director · ⭐ 6.0
Halal Aleik
1952 · director · ⭐ 7.0