Faisal Al-Yasiri
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.
- Known for
- Creator
- Born
- 1933-09-16 · Iraq
- Died
- 2022-10-27
Known for
- Sundooq Al Dunia (1996) — Art Direction
- Tales Before the Verses Were Revealed (1998) — Supervising Art Director
- The River (1978)
- The Head (1977) — Director
- The Sniper (1980) — Director
- Babel habibiti (1988) — Director
- The Mexican Hoax (1972) — Writer
- The Princess and the River (1982) — Director
- أوائل العرب (1996) — Supervising Art Director
- اللغة العربية (1995) — Supervising Art Director
- ورشة حارتنا (1997) — Supervising Art Director
- خذ بيدي (1997) — Supervising Art Director
- الطرائف الغريبة والنوادر العجيبة (1998) — Supervising Art Director
- Ammunitions (1997) — Director
- اللسان العربي (1995) — Creator
- King Ghazi of Iraq (1993)