Kamal El Sheikh
Kamal El Sheikh (2 February 1919 – 2 January 2004) was an Egyptian film director. He directed 28 films between 1952 and 1987, with eight of them in the Top 100 Egyptian films list. He was known in the fifties and early sixties as "Hitchcock of Egypt" because of his influence from the cinema of the well-known British director.
Kamal El Sheikh
- Name
- Kamal El Sheikh
- Born
- 2 February 1919
- Birthplace
- Egypt
- Died
- 2 January 2004
- Place of death
- Cairo, Egypt
- Occupation
- Film director
- Languages
- Arabic · Egyptian Arabic
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Kamal El Sheikh (2 February 1919 – 2 January 2004) was an Egyptian film director. He directed 28 films between 1952 and 1987, with eight of them in the Top 100 Egyptian films list. He was known in the fifties and early sixties as "Hitchcock of Egypt" because of his influence from the cinema of the well-known British director.
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Kamal El Sheikh (1919–2004) was a film director and film editor, of Egyptian nationality. The film director was born in Egypt and died in Cairo. Languages used include Arabic and Egyptian Arabic.
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• Name — Kamal El Sheikh • Native Name — كمال الشيخ • Born — 2 February 1919 • Birthplace — Egypt • Died — 2 January 2004 • Place of death — Cairo, Egypt • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1952–1987
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• Malak al-Rahma (1946 - editor) • Fatma (1947 - editor) • Al-Manzel Raqam 13 (1952) • Life or Death (1954) • Hob wa Dumoo` (1955) • Ard al-Salam (1957) • Sayyidat al-Qasr (1958) • Hobbi al-Wahid (1960) • Malaak wa Shaytan (1960) • Lan Aataref (1961) • Chased by the Dogs (1962) • Last Night (1964) • Three Thieves (Story 3) (1966) • The Man who lost his Shadow (1968) • Sunset and Sunrise (1970) • Whom Should We Shoot? (1975) • The Peacock (1982)
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Kamal El Sheikh died at Cairo.
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