List of Egyptian films before 1920 explained

List of Egyptian films from 1907 to 1919:

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1907
The Visit of the Khedive Abbas Helmi (Zyaret Al Khidiwi 'Abbas Helmi)			Short Documentary	First Egyptian documentary.^[1]
1918
Bedouin's honor (Sharaf El Badawi)		Mohamed Karim	Short	^[2] ^[3]
The Deadly Flowers(Al Azhar Al Momita)		Mohammed Karim	Short	This film was never projected and is considered the first Egyptian film to be banned from viewing for religious reasons
1919
Madame Loretta				Adaptation of a play; featuring the Egyptian theatre actor Fawzi El Gazayerly and his theatrical troupe.^[4]

External links

• The Early Years of Documentaries and Short Films in Egypt at Bibliotheca Alexandria's Alex Cinema

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Early Years of Documentaries and Short Films in Egypt (1897-1939). Bibliotheca Alexandria.
2. Web site: Mohamed Karim (1886-1972). Bibliotheca Alexandria.
3. Web site: THE HISTORY OF EGYPTIAN CINEMA. Ricerca Cooperation in Egypt and SEMAT.
4. Book: Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. 9781134662524. Leaman. Oliver. 16 December 2003.