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Personal Info

Known For

Camera

Known Credits

30

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-08-14

Deathday

1984-05-03 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Cairo, Egypt

Also Known As

  • وديد سري
  • Wadid Sirri

Wadid Sirry

Biography

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.

Known For

Saladin the Victorious
7.5%

Saladin the Victorious

Feb 25, 1963

A Man in Our House
6.6%

A Man in Our House

Apr 17, 1961

Soft Hands
6.2%

Soft Hands

Dec 29, 1963

For Men Only
6.5%

For Men Only

Nov 16, 1964

Too Young for Love
7.5%

Too Young for Love

Jan 5, 1966

A woman on the Road
6.2%

A woman on the Road

Dec 22, 1958

The School of Mischief
5.3%

The School of Mischief

Dec 31, 1973

Teenagers
7.3%

Teenagers

Dec 5, 1960

The Thug
8.7%

The Thug

Apr 29, 1957

Dearer Than My Eyes
8.3%

Dearer Than My Eyes

Mar 28, 1955

Shabab Magnoun Geddan
6.5%

Shabab Magnoun Geddan

Sep 25, 1967

Miracle from heaven
7.0%

Miracle from heaven

Mar 19, 1956

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1979
Afraid of Something as Director of Photography
1978
Life is a Moment as Director of Photography
1978
A Man Named Abbas as Director of Photography
1975
The Lady and the Wolves as Director of Photography
1974
The clock strikes ten as Director of Photography
1973
The School of Mischief as Director of Photography
1973
Two-faced as Director of Photography
1972
The Barrier as Director of Photography
1971
Then the sun rises as Director of Photography
1970
Wife of five men as Director of Photography
1969
Nadia as Director of Photography
1969
Mama's Secretary as Director of Photography
1969
The Showgirl as Director of Photography
1967
Shabab Magnoun Geddan as Director of Photography
1967
A Crime in the Calm Neighbourhood as Camera Operator
1967
Endama Nouheb as Director of Photography
1967
Mister Fish as Director of Photography
1966
Too Young for Love as Director of Photography
1964
The Road as Director of Photography
1964
For Men Only as Director of Photography
1963
Soft Hands as Director of Photography
1963
Saladin the Victorious as Director of Photography
1961
A Man in Our House as Director of Photography
1960
Teenagers as Director of Photography
1958
A woman on the Road as Director of Photography
1958
Khalid ibn el Walid as Director of Photography
1957
The Thug as Director of Photography
1956
Wakeful Eyes as Director of Photography
1956
Miracle from heaven as Director of Photography
1955
Dearer Than My Eyes as Director of Photography
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