Hussein Kamal () (17 August 1932 – 24 March 2003) was an

Egyptian Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...

television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...

, film and

theatre director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...

. He is considered to be an important director of traditional

Egyptian cinema The cinema of Egypt refers to the flourishing film industry based in Cairo, sometimes also referred to as Hollywood on the Nile. Since 1976, the capital has held the annual Cairo International Film Festival, which has been accredited by the Intern ...

. One of his most famous films is ''

Chitchat on the Nile ''Chitchat on the Nile'' ( ar, ثرثرة فوق النيل) (''Adrift on the Nile'') is a 1971 film based on the 1966 novel ''Adrift on the Nile'' by Egyptian Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz. The film is a member in Top 100 Egyptian films list. ...

'' (1971), a critique of the decadence of Egyptian society during the Nasser era. His 1972 film '' Empire M'' was entered into the

8th Moscow International Film Festival The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film ''Affection'' directed by Lud ...

in 1973.

Selected filmography

Film

* '' The Impossible'' (1965) * ''

A Taste of Fear A Taste of Fear ( aliases: Something of Fear or A Bit of Fear or Something from Fear or A Touch of Fear, Egyptian Arabic: ''شئ من الخوف'', translit: ''Shey Min El Khouf'' or ''Shey min al-Khouf'') is a 1969 Egyptian film directed by Husse ...

'' (1969) * '' My Father Up on the Tree'' (1969) * ''

'' (1971) * '' Empire M'' (1972)

Television

* ''

The Return of the Spirit The Return of the Spirit also known as The Soul Return ( arz, عودة الروح, aliases: Return of the Spirit or Return of Soul or The Return of Consciousness, translit: ''Awdat Al-Roh'', French: ''Retour de l'Esprit'') is a 1977 Egyptian ...

'' (1977)

References

External links

* 1932 births 2003 deaths Egyptian film directors {{Egypt-film-director-stub