About

Known credits:
9
Birthday:
1952-08-06
Place of birth:
Cairo, Egypt
Website:
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Radwan El Kashef

Overview

Radwan El Kashef (August 6, 1952 - June 5, 2002) was an Egyptian film director and author. He obtained a BA in Film Directing from the Higher Institute of Cinema in Cairo in 1984 and was the first of his class. El Kashef worked as an assistant director in nearly twenty films with Youssef Chahine, Raafat El Mihi, Daoud Abdel Sayed, and others. He was best known for Date Wine (1998), Why, O Violet (1993), and The Magician (2001).

In 2002, El Kashef died at the age of 49 due to a sudden heart attack after returning from the International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Netherlands, in which he participated for his last film The Magician. He left behind only 3 films.

Known for

Directing
2001 The Magician Directing Director 58
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1998 Date Wine Directing Director 58
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1993 Why, O Violet? Directing Director 59
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1992 Axe in the head Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1988 Fish, Milk, Tamarind Directing Assistant Director 59
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1988 Summer Thefts Directing Assistant Director 59
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Writing
1998 Date Wine Writing Writer 58
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1993 Why, O Violet? Writing Writer 59
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Production
2001 The Magician Production Producer 58
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