Hollywood of the East
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Hollywood of the East is a nickname for Egyptian cinema, reflecting its historic dominance and prolific film production in the Arab world.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hollywood of the East canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliesTo | film industry in Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDistrict | Heliopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Arab culture
ⓘ
Egyptian culture ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
center of Arab film production
ⓘ
hub for Arab filmmakers ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
1940s
ⓘ
1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ 20th century ⓘ |
| field |
cinema
ⓘ
entertainment industry ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced Arab storytelling in cinema
ⓘ
shaped Arab film stars system ⓘ |
| influence |
Arab popular culture
ⓘ
Middle Eastern cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCinema | Arabic ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| notableAssociation |
Egyptian film directors
ⓘ
Egyptian film stars ⓘ Egyptian film studios ⓘ |
| notableOutput | Egyptian classic films ⓘ |
| producedGenres |
comedy films
ⓘ
drama films ⓘ musical films ⓘ romance films ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname |
historic dominance in Arab cinema
ⓘ
prolific film production ⓘ |
| refersTo | Egyptian cinema ⓘ |
| region | Arab world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
regional
ⓘ
transnational in the Arab world ⓘ |
| typeOfNickname |
cultural nickname
ⓘ
industry nickname ⓘ |
| usedBy |
film critics
ⓘ
historians of cinema ⓘ journalists ⓘ |
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