Togo Mizrahi was an Egyptian director, actor, producer, and screenwriter.
14 Facts About Togo Mizrahi
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Joseph Elie Togo Mizrahi was born in Alexandria, Egypt, to a Jewish family with Italian nationality.
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Togo Mizrahi was born into a wealthy family who had made their fortune in the cotton and textile trades.
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In terms of his education, Togo Mizrahi studied in France and in Italy before returning to Alexandria to begin his career as a filmmaker.
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In 1929 Togo Mizrahi established a studio in Alexandria, Egypt, and founded a production company, The Egyptian Films Company, or the Shirkat al-Aflam al-Misriyya in Arabic.
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Togo Mizrahi produced his first films in Alexandria until 1939, when he moved to Cairo and rented Studio Wahbi which was the centre of his filmmaking until he opened a second location.
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Togo Mizrahi made a number of comedies starring Chalom, Ali al-Kassar, and Fawzi al-Jazayirli.
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Togo Mizrahi worked with Youssef Wahbi, Amina Rizk, and Anwar Wagdi.
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Togo Mizrahi directed actors Taheyya Kariokka and Ismail Yassine in their screen debuts.
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Togo Mizrahi was extremely popular in his time both with the public and with critics for creating culturally Egyptian stories for the Egyptian public.
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Togo Mizrahi has however been dismissed by some critics for his unserious style which was judged by some as lacking depth.
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One of the last films Togo Mizrahi made was "Sallama" in 1946, a film centred around Arab history.
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In 1952, he appointed his brother Alfred Togo Mizrahi to oversee daily operations of the Egyptian Films Company.
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Togo Mizrahi left Egypt and settled in Rome, where he died on June 5,1986.