FrameThrower · Actors · Mahmoud El Meligy
Mahmoud El Meligy
2 films · 130 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1978–1979
Born 22 December 1910 · Cairo, Egypt · died 6 June 1983
Mahmoud El Meligy was an Egyptian screenwriter and actor of film, theatre, and television. He started his career playing minor roles, but achieved stardom in the late 1930s. A popular and award-winning actor, he has acted in hundreds of films and was famous for his evil, villain roles.
How their films are shot
Measured across 130 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Mahmoud takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 46% of their frames are day, 44% low key — the look of the work Mahmoud takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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