Kamal El Sheikh ( ar, كمال الشيخ; 2 February 1919 – 2 January 2004) was an Egyptian
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...
.
He directed 28 films between 1952 and 1987, with eight of them in the
Top 100 Egyptian films
Top 100 Egyptian films aliases: CIFF 100 Egyptian films or Greatest 100 Egyptian films in 20th century or Top 100 films in the centenary of Egyptian cinema (Egyptian Arabic: قائمة أفضل مئة فيلم في مئوية السينما ال� ...
list.
Selected filmography
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Malak al-Rahma
''The Angel of Mercy'' ( arz, ملاك الرحمة, translit. Malak al-Rahma) is a 1946 Egyptian drama film directed and written by Youssef Wahbi. It stars Wahbi, Faten Hamama, Raqiya Ibrahim, Farid Shawqi, and Nejma Ibrahim.
Plot
Fou ...
'' (1946 - editor)
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Al-Manzel Raqam 13'' (1952)
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Hob wa Dumoo`'' (1955)
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Life or Death'' (1955)
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Ard al-Salam'' (1957)
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Sayyidat al-Qasr
''Sayyidat al-Qasr'' ( ar, سيدة القصر, en, Lady of the Palace) is a 1958 Egyptian romance film starring Faten Hamama and Omar Sharif. The film is directed by the Egyptian film director Kamal El Sheikh and written by Hussein Helmy Almoha ...
'' (1958)
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Hobbi al-Wahid
''My Only Love'' ( ar, حبي الوحيد) is a 1960 Egyptian drama/romance film directed by the Egyptian film director Kamal El Sheikh. It starred Omar Sharif, Kamal Al-Shennawi, and Nadia Lutfi.
Plot
Mona is in a love triangle with Adel (Oma ...
'' (1960)
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Lan Aataref
''I Will Not Confess'' ( ar, لن أعترف, ''Lan Aataref'') is a 1961 Egyptian crime film starring Faten Hamama, Ahmed Mazhar and Ahmed Ramzy. The film is directed by the Egyptian film director Kamal El Sheikh.
Plot
Amal (Faten Hamama) is th ...
'' (1961)
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Chased by the Dogs'' (1962)
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Last Night'' (1964)
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Three Thieves'' (Story 3) (1966)
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The Man who lost his Shadow
The Man who lost his Shadow ( Egyptian Arabic: الرجل الذي فقد ظله translit: ''El Ragol El-lazi fakad Zilloh'') is a 1968 Egyptian film directed by Kamal El Sheikh. It is based on Fathy Ghanem’s story under the same name. The fil ...
'' (1968)
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Sunset and Sunrise'' (1970)
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Whom Should We Shoot?
''Whom Should We Shoot?'' ( ar, على مَن نطلق الرَصاص؟, translit.`Alā mann Notlīq Ar-rasās, IPA �ælɑ: mʌn nʊtˤlq ərəsˤʌs is a 1975 Egyptian drama film directed by Kamal El Sheikh. The film was listed in the CIFF To ...
'' (1975)
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The Peacock'' (1982)
References
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1919 births
2004 deaths
Egyptian film directors
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