Henry Antoun Barakat (, 11 June 1914, Cairo – 27 May 1997, Cairo) was a well known Egyptian film director.

Biography

He was born in Shubra to a Melkite Greek Catholic father of Syro-Lebanese descent, and a Syro-Lebanese mother. His father, Dr. Antoun Barakat, was a physician and received the title of Beik by the King for the services he rendered. He directed some of the most famous films in the Egyptian Cinema. Barakat had career spanning for 50 years. He worked in different eras of the Egyptian film industry.

Filmography

Awards and honors

2 wins & 3 nominations Berlin International Film Festival Cannes Film Festival Jakarta Film Festival Valencia Festival of Mediterranean Cinema Egypt State Incentive Prize in Arts and Letters of the Supreme Council of Culture, 1995.

In the Press

The best of Egyptian cinema, the 15 best Egyptian films of all time