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Medhat El Adl

Writing · Born January 13, 1951 · Egypt

Medhat Tawfeek al-Adl was born Mansoura (Delta of Egypt) in 1951. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in 1981 and worked for two years as a doctor. He started his career in art in the mid 1980’s when he wrote the lyrics of a number of songs of Amr Diab’s film “Ice cream fi Gleem” for which he wrote the dialogue. He also wrote the dialogue of a big number of films; “Amrika shikabika”, “Harb al-farawla”, “Qeshr al-bondok”, “Saeedy fel-game’a al-Amrikeyya”, “Short we fanella we cap”, “Walad we bent” and “Al-dealer”. Medhat also prepared the script of a number of TV series; “Mahmoud al-Masry, “Al-andaleeb”, and “Kessat hobb”.

Medhat El Adl movies and shows

  • Mahmoud Al-Masri2004
  • The Nightingale: The Story of a Nation2006
  • Above Suspicion2016
  • Broken Promises2020
  • Jews Alley2015
  • For the Highest Price2017
  • A Rare Currency2023
  • The Preacher2013
  • Thresholds of Joy2024
  • A Score to Settle2017
  • Henedi Show2021
  • Backstreets2011
  • Our Master, Al Sayed2012
  • Hammaam in Amsterdam1999
  • Coco Chanel2021
  • Mafia2002
  • Upper Egyptian in the American University1998
  • Traffic Light1996
  • The Crew2018
  • Watch Out For Your Face2003
  • Ice Cream in Glim1992
  • Friends or Business2001
  • The Dealer2010
  • America Abracadabra1993