Frank Agrama
Frank Agrama (actually Farouk Agrama , * 1935 in Alexandria , Egypt ) is an Egyptian film and television producer and film director .
Life
Agrama graduated from the University of California and began acting in his home country in the late 1950s; in the following decade he moved to Beirut and took up the production and director's chair there. In 1970 he went to Italy and wrote the screenplay for two films before making his directorial debut in Europe with L'amico del padrino . An Obscure 1974 film directed by Elfriede Gaeng was its last Italian production.
In England he produced and directed the trash film Queen Kong and went to the United States in 1979, where The Pharaoh's Mummy is his first work. In 1983 he founded the production company and rental company Harmony Gold USA and is still in charge today. With her he produced numerous fantastic materials and film adaptations of classics, including Heidi , The lost World and Robotech .
Filmography (selection)
- 1959: Malish Gherak (actor)
- 1965: El ainab el murr (director)
- 1968: Bazi-e eshgh (production)
- 1971: Hexenkessel Kairo ( Si puo fare molto con sette donne ) (director, screenplay)
- 1972: L'amico del padrino (production, direction)
- 1976: Queen Gorilla ( Queen Kong ) (Writer, Director)
- 1981: The mummy of Pharaoh ( Dawn of the Mummy ) (director, production, screenplay)
- 1993: Heidi (production)
Web links
- Frank Agrama in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agrama, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Agrama, Farouk (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian film and television producer and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alexandria , Egypt |