Person

Faisal Al-Yasiri

Creator · 1933–2022 · Iraq

He was born in 1933. He worked in journalism in 1948. He published a collection of short stories titled On the Road. He also published a novel titled She Was a Virgin (1952). Before turning to the cinema, he obtained a distinction in directing and editing for television from Vienna, and worked in 1958 as a director for Baghdad TV. He also worked from 1959 to 1962 as a director for East Germany TV, and at the end of 1965, he worked on Syrian TV until his work in the movie The Head (1976) in Iraq. He directed a number of documentaries and about ten feature films, including the films: The River (1977), and The Sniper (1979). Among the television series that he directed are: Gold Dinars, and The Blue Book.

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  The Mexican Hoax

  Writer

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  اللسان العربي

  Creator

• Ammunitions

  Director

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  The Sniper

  Writer

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  Hamido's Return

  Director

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  King Ghazi of Iraq

  1993

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  Bagdad My Rosy Dream

  Director

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  The Head

  Director

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  The River

  1978

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  Iftah Ya Simsim

  Creator

• 2013Bagdad My Rosy DreamDirector
• 1998الطرائف الغريبة والنوادر العجيبةSupervising Art Director
• 1998Tales Before the Verses Were RevealedSupervising Art Director
• 1997خذ بيديSupervising Art Director
• 1997ورشة حارتناSupervising Art Director
• 1997AmmunitionsDirector
• 1996أوائل العربSupervising Art Director
• 1996Sundooq Al DuniaArt Direction
• 1995اللغة العربيةSupervising Art Director
• 1995اللسان العربيCreator
• 1993King Ghazi of Iraq
• 1988Babel habibitiDirector
• 1982The Princess and the RiverDirector
• 1980The SniperWriter
• 1979Iftah Ya SimsimCreator
• 1978The River
• 1977The HeadDirector
• 1972The Mexican HoaxWriter
• 1971Hamido's ReturnDirector