Portrait of Helmy Rafla

Directing

Helmy Rafla

Career

Active from 1947 to 1978, busiest in 1954 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Idol of the Masses
Idol of the Masses
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Helmy Rafla Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.3, average 3.6
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Mystery
    2.3, average 3.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Egyptian Cinema 12
  • Classic Egyptian Cinema 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Nostalgic 7
  • Romantic Comedy 5
  • Romantic Drama 5
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Romance 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Romantic Entanglements 3
  • Musical 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

119
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

23 titles ยท average score 63
Mokalmet Baa'd Montasaf Elleil
Mokalmet Baa'd Montasaf Elleil (1978)

Director

Women in the City
Women in the City (1977)

Director

First Year of Love
First Year of Love (1976)

Producer, Director

No My Ex-Lover
No My Ex-Lover (1976)

Director

Love on Miami Beach
Love on Miami Beach (1976)

Director

Love... Sweeter Than Love
Love... Sweeter Than Love (1975)

Director

Hobi Al Awal Wa Al Akhir
Hobi Al Awal Wa Al Akhir (1975)

Director

The Happy Marriage
The Happy Marriage (1974)

Director

The Swindlers
The Swindlers (1973)

Director

Housing crisis
Housing crisis (1972)

Director

My Dear Daughter
My Dear Daughter (1971)

Director

The Cheikh's Daughter
The Cheikh's Daughter (1970)

Director

1960s

14 titles ยท average score 73
A Very Jealous Wife
A Very Jealous Wife (1969)

Director

Nadia
Nadia (1969)

Producer

Days Of Love
Days Of Love (1968)

Producer

Idol of the Masses
Idol of the Masses (1967)
GoodWatch score 68

Producer, Director

Nisaa' min Zahab
Nisaa' min Zahab (1967)

Director

Mansion of Longing
Mansion of Longing (1966)

Producer

Fares Bani Hemdan
Fares Bani Hemdan (1966)

Producer

Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly
Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly (1962)

Director

The Seven Daughters
The Seven Daughters (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer

Melody of Joy
Melody of Joy (1960)

Director

The River of Love
The River of Love (1960)
GoodWatch score 76

Producer

Kholkhal habibi
Kholkhal habibi (1960)

Producer

1950s

40 titles ยท average score 69
Ismail Yassine in Damascus
Ismail Yassine in Damascus (1958)

Director

The Man of My Dreams
The Man of My Dreams (1957)

Director, Producer

The General Inspector
The General Inspector (1956)

Director, Writer

Nights of Love
Nights of Love (1955)

Director

Abo El-Dahab
Abo El-Dahab (1954)

Director

Faeil Khayr
Faeil Khayr (1953)

Director

Fascinating Mothers-In-Law
Fascinating Mothers-In-Law (1953)

Director

Qadam Al Kheir
Qadam Al Kheir (1952)

Director

Come and Greet
Come and Greet (1951)

Director

My Mother in Law is an Atomic Bomb
My Mother in Law is an Atomic Bomb (1951)

Director

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1950)

Director

Miss Mama
Miss Mama (1950)

Director

1940s

40 titles
Eid Night
Eid Night (1949)

Director

Fatma, Marika & Rachel
Fatma, Marika & Rachel (1949)

Director

Love and madness
Love and madness (1948)

Director, Writer

Soul and body
Soul and body (1948)

Director

Dove of peace
Dove of peace (1947)

Director

The Mind is on a Vacation
The Mind is on a Vacation (1947)

Director

A Bullet in the Heart
A Bullet in the Heart (1944)

Makeup Artist

Nour al-Din and the Three Sailors
Nour al-Din and the Three Sailors (1944)

Makeup Artist

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1942)

Makeup Artist

The Victory of Youth
The Victory of Youth (1941)

Makeup Artist

Layla the Country Girl
Layla the Country Girl (1941)

Makeup Artist

Dananeir
Dananeir (1940)

Makeup Artist

1930s

2 titles
Hymn of Hope
Hymn of Hope (1937)

Assistant Makeup Artist

Wedad
Wedad (1936)

Makeup & Hair Assistant