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Kamal El Sheikh is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Editor Egyptien born on 5 february 1919

Kamal El Sheikh

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Nationality Egypte
Birth 5 february 1919
Death 1 february 2004 (at 84 years) at Cairo (Egypte)

Kamal El Sheikh (2 February 1919 – 2 January 2004) was an Egyptian film director. He directed 28 films between 1952 and 1987.

Usually with

Faten Hamama
Faten Hamama
(7 films)
Youssef Wahbi
Youssef Wahbi
(3 films)
Ferdoos Mohammed
Ferdoos Mohammed
(4 films)
Emad Hamdy
Emad Hamdy
(2 films)
Mahmoud el-Meliguy
Mahmoud el-Meliguy
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Kamal El Sheikh (13 films)

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Director

I Won't Confess
I Won't Confess (1961)

Directed by Kamal El Sheikh
Genres Drama
Actors Faten Hamama, Ahmad Ramzy, Ahmed Mazhar, Salah Mansour
Rating72% 3.611093.611093.611093.611093.61109
Amal (Faten Hamama) is the wife of Ahmed (Ahmed Mazhar) who manages a textile factory. One day, she receives a threatening letter directed at Ahmed. The letter reveals that Ahmed committed a murder; he killed a teller to steal the factory's money. Amal remembers that her husband had come to her telling her that he had lost his money, and weeks later had restored his money. One of the factory workers (Salah Mansour) meets Amal and confirms what the letter said, claiming that he witnessed the crime.
My Only Love
My Only Love (1960)

Directed by Kamal El Sheikh
Genres Romance
Actors Omar Sharif, Nadia Lutfi, Kamal el-Shennawi
Rating60% 3.047453.047453.047453.047453.04745
Mona is in a love triangle with Adel (Omar Sharif), an airplane pilot who she loves, and Rushdi (Kamal Al-Shennawi), a family friend of Mona, who she has rejected on several occasions.
Sayedat el kasr
Sayedat el kasr (1958)

Directed by Kamal El Sheikh
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Faten Hamama, Omar Sharif, Stephan Rosti, Ferdoos Mohammed
Rating69% 3.484363.484363.484363.484363.48436
Faten Hamama plays Sawsan, a middle-class orphan who meets Adel (Omar Sharif), a rich man, at an auction hall. He tries to approach her but she refuses him. As a result, he eventually marries her. His playboy friends, Shafeek and Malak (among others), feel uncomfortable with Sawsan being around, as she condemns the style of life that they lead, and therefore Adel orders her to stay at home. While staying alone at home, Sawsan works on some land Adel owns, with the help of one of Adel's old friends, Mustafa (Omar El-Hariri). Adel's playboy friends try to destroy Adel's marriage by telling him that Sawsan is having an affair with his friend, Mustafa. Adel's friends try to exploit Adel for his fortunes and convince him to sell his land. Mustafa talks to Adel and convinces him not to sell his land to his exploiter friends. Adel realizes his mistake, expels his friends, and returns to his wife.
Land of Peace
Land of Peace (1957)

Directed by Kamal El Sheikh
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors Faten Hamama, Omar Sharif, Abdel Salam Al Nabulsy
Rating64% 3.223563.223563.223563.223563.22356
The film takes place in Palestine and portrays the lives of freedom fighters trying to free their village from the control of the Israelis. Ahmed (Omar Sharif) is an Egyptian freedom fighter who ends up in this village. There, he meets Salma, a girl from the village. Together they try to save the Palestinians and always escape danger. Their friendship evolves into a love relationship and they marry each other.
Love and Tears
Love and Tears (1955)

Directed by Kamal El Sheikh
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Zaki Rostom زكي رستم, Ahmad Ramzy, Faten Hamama, Stephan Rosti, Zeinab Sedky
Rating58% 2.9210252.9210252.9210252.9210252.921025
Faten Hamama plays Fatimah, a woman who is forced to leave her fiance for an old man to whom her father is in debt. Her father kills the man but is also killed himself. She is forced to work in a cabaret but returns to her love, Ahmed.
House No. 13
House No. 13 (1952)

Directed by Kamal El Sheikh
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Faten Hamama, Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Emad Hamdy, Seraj Munir, Ferdoos Mohammed
Rating68% 3.4020753.4020753.4020753.4020753.402075
A psychotic psychiatrist has killed a young man, `Abbas, and plans a conspiracy. He convinces his friend and patient, Sharif, that he had killed `Abbas after hypnotizing him. He also orders Sharif to give him the money that `Abbas's wife should receive, all to make Sharif seem like the suspect. Sharif is believed to have killed `Abbas for the money, and is shockingly arrested during his wedding.

Scriptwriter

Life or Death
Life or Death (1954)

Directed by Kamal El Sheikh
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Emad Hamdy, Youssef Wahbi
Roles Story
Rating72% 3.620463.620463.620463.620463.62046
House No. 13
House No. 13 (1952)

Directed by Kamal El Sheikh
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Faten Hamama, Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Emad Hamdy, Seraj Munir, Ferdoos Mohammed
Roles Writer
Rating68% 3.4020753.4020753.4020753.4020753.402075
A psychotic psychiatrist has killed a young man, `Abbas, and plans a conspiracy. He convinces his friend and patient, Sharif, that he had killed `Abbas after hypnotizing him. He also orders Sharif to give him the money that `Abbas's wife should receive, all to make Sharif seem like the suspect. Sharif is believed to have killed `Abbas for the money, and is shockingly arrested during his wedding.

Producer

House No. 13
House No. 13 (1952)

Directed by Kamal El Sheikh
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Faten Hamama, Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Emad Hamdy, Seraj Munir, Ferdoos Mohammed
Roles Producer
Rating68% 3.4020753.4020753.4020753.4020753.402075
A psychotic psychiatrist has killed a young man, `Abbas, and plans a conspiracy. He convinces his friend and patient, Sharif, that he had killed `Abbas after hypnotizing him. He also orders Sharif to give him the money that `Abbas's wife should receive, all to make Sharif seem like the suspect. Sharif is believed to have killed `Abbas for the money, and is shockingly arrested during his wedding.

Editor