Person

Radwan El Kashef

Directing · 1952–2002 · Cairo, Egypt

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.

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  Summer Thefts

  Assistant Director

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  Date Wine

  Director

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  The Magician

  Director

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  The Downfall

  Script Supervisor

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  Why, O Violet?

  Director

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  Fish, Milk, Tamarind

  Assistant Director

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  Axe in the head

  Assistant Director

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  الجنوبية

  Director

• 2002The MagicianDirector
• 1999Date WineDirector
• 1993Why, O Violet?Director
• 1992Axe in the headAssistant Director
• 1990The DownfallScript Supervisor
• 1988Fish, Milk, TamarindAssistant Director
• 1988Summer TheftsAssistant Director
• 1988الجنوبيةDirector